THE 3rd MOST POPULAR ACL?

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how about a pile of disney bottles

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ORIGINAL: SODAPOPBOB
If you attended a bottle show and came across the following acls lined up in a row on a display table, and all of them were in mint condition and priced exactly the same at $500, and you could only buy one and you only had $500 to spend, which one would you buy?

1. 7up - 1935 - w/ large 7
2. All American
3. Big Hit
4. Brown Boy
5. Cleo Cola
6. Deacon Jones
7. Devil Shake
8. Dr Pepper - candy-stripe
9. Jumbo - A Super Cola (1934)
10. Kist - amber
11. Mountain Dew - Barney and Ally
12. Mountain Dew - party Jug
13. My Favorite - w/ pin-up girl

Dr. Pepper, candy stripe because it looks the coolest, Devil Shake because of the name and Party Jug but only to resell it for a profit. Most likely I wouldn't buy any of them, even at $5, if I couldn't resell them for a profit or trade them for Paterson bottles....

 

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pile of disney bottles

 

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ORIGINAL: MINNESOTA DIGGER

how about a pile of disney bottles

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You need more shelves, you're not doing any of the hidden bottles any justice like this. I'd rather see your best stuff displayed in one row and have the hidden stuff boxed up instead of such a mishmosh of glass...

 

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the disney bottles bring several hundred dollars . were never meant to be saved date from the late 30's . what else could you ask for . city from ladysmith wis with bikini is up there as well

 

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yeah i have a lot of bottles . i have a lot boxed up . i really enjoyed your post . epackage on your pottery jugs from paterson , that surely will only happen once in a lifetime . my goodness those were killer jugs

 

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ORIGINAL: MINNESOTA DIGGER

how about a pile of disney bottles

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You need more shelves, you're not doing any of the hidden bottles any justice like this. I'd rather see your best stuff displayed in one row and have the hidden stuff boxed up instead of such a mishmosh of glass...

You need more shelves, you're not doing any of the hidden bottles any justice like this. I'd rather see your best stuff displayed in one row and have the hidden stuff boxed up instead of such a mishmosh of glass...

this is true i have a hard time deciding what to put out front , is is freezing rain outside , !! i should be digging in red wing mn right now . damn rain / snow

 

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ORIGINAL: SODAPOPBOB

New Title ... (Removing the 3rd)

THE MOST POPULAR ACL?

There are at least a dozen threads like this one in the A-B.net archives, many of which I re-read recently while doing research for this one. While reading through those threads I was reminded that more often than not they eventually develop into "my favorite want/wish list acls" instead of "which acls do you think are the most popular and most sought after among the majority of collectors?" One possible explanation for this might have to do with the fact that so many collectors are primarily focused on regional bottles in their local area and/or bottles that fall into their particular collecting niche as opposed to what might be the most popular acls nationwide. If it were possible to track eBay sales as to which acls sell more than any others, it wouldn't surprise me if a national brand like Coca Cola, Pepsi Cola, 7up, Dr Pepper, Hires, etc; were the top sellers. If this is truly the case, does that mean national brands are the most popular and most sought after bottles in the country? Or does it mean more of those types of bottles sell simply because there are more of them available? The answer is probably the latter. And yet, even with this said, I remain boggled as to why we can't agree on ...

Which individual acl soda bottle is the most popular and most sought after in America by the majority of collectors?

Note: The key words here are "popular" and "majority"

Is there an answer to this question? And if so, will we ever know it?

Please note I am not being argumentative here but rather, genuinely curious.

Thanks again

Bob

P.S.

Let's cut to the chase and try this ...

Hypothetical / Scenario / Decision

If you attended a bottle show and came across the following acls lined up in a row on a display table, and all of them were in mint condition and priced exactly the same at $500, and you could only buy one and you only had $500 to spend, which one would you buy?

I'll post my vote later as I really haven't decided yet. It's a tough decision because I like all of them ... and have none of them!

Note: The bottle you hypothetically choose is to be kept and not re-sold for a higher price.

1. 7up - 1935 - w/ large 7
2. All American
3. Big Hit
4. Brown Boy
5. Cleo Cola
6. Deacon Jones
7. Devil Shake
8. Dr Pepper - candy-stripe
9. Jumbo - A Super Cola (1934)
10. Kist - amber
11. Mountain Dew - Barney and Ally
12. Mountain Dew - party Jug
13. My Favorite - w/ pin-up girl

none of the above maybe heep good series from washington ? paul bunyan . disney . city bottling from ladysmith . definetly not any of these they fall short in my eyes the only one close is deacon jones or cleo cola

 

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i am biased on anything mountain dew but this is an great bottle...not very many around anymore either

 

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i wish i could afford a mountain dew party jug and the hard to find charlie and bill bottle...one just went for 1,500 on ebay..