Hollywood Pop Popcorn Vending Machine

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Does anyone have any clue what these sell for? It seems to be a pretty rare item and I cant find any sort of guide to pricing at all.


this one isnt mine, but just reminds you of what it is. this one in photo seems pretty worn and does not have a bill collector like mine does
 
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pretty damn cool.

cool.
and im a popcorn nut.


milkit said:
Does anyone have any clue what these sell for? It seems to be a pretty rare item and I cant find any sort of guide to pricing at all.


this one isnt mine, but just reminds you of what it is. this one in photo seems pretty worn and does not have a bill collector like mine does
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If it is working and complete, I'd guess between $100 and $300. I have a similar machine that I got at an auction. Make sure it is working and complete, because finding parts will be VERY tough.
-Mark
 
tec9 said:
If it is working and complete, I'd guess between $100 and $300. I have a similar machine that I got at an auction. Make sure it is working and complete, because finding parts will be VERY tough.
-Mark
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yeah its in brand new looking condition and i have yet to find a single problem or issue with any of its functions
 
I have had mine for 4+ years. Fantastic money maker for me. As stated earlier most parts are very hard to find, but even after all these years and thousands of vends, I have yet to replace anything major(some hoses,light bulbs,ect.)
If you have a manual you will see it was designed to have a few different flavors to dispense onto the popcorn. If you value your sanity and time DO NOT use Carmel it will gum EVERYTHING up and you will spend many many many many hours cleaning it out of parts. Depending on usage, plan on spending 1/2 hour a week for general cleaning. If you let unpopped popcorn sit for more than 3-4 weeks you will start to have vend problems(incomplete popping), so you will need to replace every few weeks if not sold.
As far as value, most that I have seen for sale are around the $300 range, but I did have had an offer more than once for $800 (hind sight I should have take one of those offers, but It's been doing so well).
Aaron
 
mrsodapop said:
I have had mine for 4+ years. Fantastic money maker for me. As stated earlier most parts are very hard to find, but even after all these years and thousands of vends, I have yet to replace anything major(some hoses,light bulbs,ect.)
If you have a manual you will see it was designed to have a few different flavors to dispense onto the popcorn. If you value your sanity and time DO NOT use Carmel it will gum EVERYTHING up and you will spend many many many many hours cleaning it out of parts. Depending on usage, plan on spending 1/2 hour a week for general cleaning. If you let unpopped popcorn sit for more than 3-4 weeks you will start to have vend problems(incomplete popping), so you will need to replace every few weeks if not sold.
As far as value, most that I have seen for sale are around the $300 range, but I did have had an offer more than once for $800 (hind sight I should have take one of those offers, but It's been doing so well).
Aaron
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thanks for the info. I do have a manual. When i got it, it had popcorn in it that was no telling how old and would only fill 1/4 a cup. I replaced the kernals with fresh and it fixed that issue! I havent used flavors yet but ill keep that in mind with the caramel!
 
Trying to find Hollywood Pop Popcorn Vending Machine

Hello Everybody!

I am a new member; and I was wondering if anyone would be willing to help me out finding a WORKING VERY GOOD ++ Hollywood Pop Popcorn machine for sale.

There was one recently on EBAY recently for Buy It Now--but the dealer never got back to my 3 e-mails about purchasing the machine and having it picked up and delivered to me C.O.D. They stated pickup only--but it would have been a 24 hour round trip from where I am in Ohio to where it was in Vienna Virginia. The seller was kdkmart2 and the item number was 310198854508. Does anyone have an "in" with this person or can you refer me to a dealer or seller closer to Ohio who may have one for sale.

Feel free to e-mail me at [email protected]

Thank you for your kind attention.

Respectfully,
Mark Roberts
 

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I do not mean to hijack this thread or anything, but I have one of these and it is nonworking. I have been wrestling with it trying to get it to work but with no luck. I have a great location for this machine and I really need it in operation.



The light on the front near the coin entry is on, but will not take quarters.

Is there something weird you have to do to this thing to get it to work? If I open it up and press the pump test and the test button to drop kernels and cup, that works ok. For some reason, it will not take any money to start it up.


The board on the thing looks pretty simple. There are a few leds that are on while the machine is on and a few transistors, some chips and not much else.

Would there be anyone able to help me with this thing? I do not have a manual :(.

Would anyone be able to scan in some or all of the manual?
 
BJones2 said:
I do not mean to hijack this thread or anything, but I have one of these and it is nonworking. I have been wrestling with it trying to get it to work but with no luck. I have a great location for this machine and I really need it in operation.



The light on the front near the coin entry is on, but will not take quarters.

Is there something weird you have to do to this thing to get it to work? If I open it up and press the pump test and the test button to drop kernels and cup, that works ok. For some reason, it will not take any money to start it up.


The board on the thing looks pretty simple. There are a few leds that are on while the machine is on and a few transistors, some chips and not much else.

Would there be anyone able to help me with this thing? I do not have a manual :(.

Would anyone be able to scan in some or all of the manual?
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nepinplayer just pm'd me a couple days ago asking for a manual too. I bought one on ebay when i got mine but its somewhere in the garage buried under a ton of cabs and parts. I am going to try to find it in the next few days and scan it
 
Here it is the name and number of the guy that had it for sale on ebay:

(703) 209 3234 Kenny

He stated it is still for sale.
 
Hello again fellow collectors. I was able to find and purchase a working Hollywood Pop Popcorn machine. My problem now is finding the liquid flavors to put the hoses into in order to put the machine back in service. I am a little "Popcorn Vending Limited:" and collect mostly jukeboxes. If anyone can direct me to the containers of liquid flavors for this machine I would not be able to thank you enough. Thank you for your kind advice and response. Mark Roberts, 13551 Elton Street, S.W., Navarre, OHIO 44662-8102. Home Phone (330) 767-4802 (no cell phone). e-mail address [email protected]
 
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Additional help needed!!!!

markoe said:
Hello Everybody!

I am a new member; and I was wondering if anyone would be willing to help me out finding a WORKING VERY GOOD ++ Hollywood Pop Popcorn machine for sale.

There was one recently on EBAY recently for Buy It Now--but the dealer never got back to my 3 e-mails about purchasing the machine and having it picked up and delivered to me C.O.D. They stated pickup only--but it would have been a 24 hour round trip from where I am in Ohio to where it was in Vienna Virginia. The seller was kdkmart2 and the item number was 310198854508. Does anyone have an "in" with this person or can you refer me to a dealer or seller closer to Ohio who may have one for sale.

Feel free to e-mail me at [email protected]

Thank you for your kind attention.

Respectfully,
Mark Roberts
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Hello everybody. I was able to find and purchase a working Hollywood Pop Popcorn Machine. However--I do not have any idea where I can get the liquid flavorings for it. Can anybody direct me in the right direction. I would not be able to thank you enough. Thanks again! Respectfully, Mark Roberts, 13551 Elton Street, S.W., Navarre, OHIO 44662-8102 Home Phone (330) 767-4803 (no cell phone). e-mail [email protected]
 
Can/Will you help me--a novice?

mrsodapop said:
I have had mine for 4+ years. Fantastic money maker for me. As stated earlier most parts are very hard to find, but even after all these years and thousands of vends, I have yet to replace anything major(some hoses,light bulbs,ect.)
If you have a manual you will see it was designed to have a few different flavors to dispense onto the popcorn. If you value your sanity and time DO NOT use Carmel it will gum EVERYTHING up and you will spend many many many many hours cleaning it out of parts. Depending on usage, plan on spending 1/2 hour a week for general cleaning. If you let unpopped popcorn sit for more than 3-4 weeks you will start to have vend problems(incomplete popping), so you will need to replace every few weeks if not sold.
As far as value, most that I have seen for sale are around the $300 range, but I did have had an offer more than once for $800 (hind sight I should have take one of those offers, but It's been doing so well).
Aaron
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I was finally able to find and purchase a working model of this machine. My problem is that I am "Hollywood Pop Ignorant." Would you, could you please tell me where I would purchase the liquid flavors for this machine. Right now I have none and no leads. I cannot put the machine back in service until I find those darned liquid flavors. Thank you very much for your time and kindness. Respectfully, Mark Roberts "markoe" , 13551 Elton Street, S.W. Navarre, OHIO 44662-8102, Home Phone (330) 767-4803. e-mail [email protected]
 
Hi,
As you probably know by now Rowe manufactured the machines, unfortunately they abandoned the flavor portion early on. Most gummed up parts,were very messy, and very time consuming to keep machines clean(exactly what most vendors did not want).
I personally have tried Chocolate/fudge, and caramel and HIGHLY recommend against caramel. It took my wife and me hours to clean the machine which consisted of any part that had even minimal contact with caramel .
But if your the type that wants to learn on your own, you can find flavors locally. For butter I use Parkay that comes in the squeeze bottles, Chocolate/fudge-Hersey's chocolate syrup, I can't remember what brand caramel, but I got it from a place called Peters Imports in Grand Rapids MI. Basically anything will work as long as it is a thick liquid, or thin paste consistency.
Enjoy
Aaron
 
Could use a manual.

Hi I just recently purchased two Hollywood Pop Machines at an auction today and I'm going to go pick them up tomorrow. I have no idea of the working condition of the machines but the price was right on them. I was curious if anyone had a manual for them that I could get a scan of. It would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!

Eric

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will someone help me /popcorn machine manual

Hello new to this site ,I have one of these machines and have been trying to get it to work I see some of you have repair books on the machine,I don't have anything to go on .I can make it work some of the time but its not right hope someone out there can help with a book it would help me out alot
 
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