Featured 1962 Japan ACL Coke bottle

https://www.ebay.com/itm/303225338408

Can someone explain why this is worth so much? Someone just offered me $500 for it, but we like to let auctions end when we start them. Thanks for any info.

All I could find was that Japan started Coca Cola vending machines in 1962, so maybe a first year bottle?

 

I know absolutely nothing about your bottle, however I have been selling on eBay for 18 years & in my experience it is usually best to let the auctions run till the scheduled ending.

There is obviously great interest in this bottle as is evidenced by the number of bids & the number of watchers.

JMHO thank them for their interest in your listing & tell them you hope they are the top bidder when the auction ends.

 

Appears to be in excellent condition, so maybe that's what makes it stand out for collectors of Cokeiana?

 

Thanks for affirmation, we like the traffic a good item can bring, too!

 

It is very clean, one reason I picked it up at local estate sale.

 

I was surprised at the auction on Friday that a vintage ? Coke sign still brought some spirited bidding. It seems there are still folks out there who are actively seeking stuff for their collections.

It will be interesting to see what it ends up selling for in the end.

 

$500. seems to be more than twice current e.b. price, I'd take the 500 and run and don't look back! I have several special edition coke bottles all of which aren't worth much more than payed for years ago.

 

$810 finish...whoa! Thanks for info.

 

Wow 810 good thing you did not accept the 500

 

Wow, that's excellent!

 

Would love to find a stash of those in an original crate!!!

 

Talk about about happy outcomes!

I didn't mean clean so much as all the lettering looking intact & unscratched & mouth unchipped. Imagine most got pretty knocked around.

 

wow congrats on the great sale.

 

Bidder Bid Amount Bid Time
I learned a valuable lesson, because I have accepted offers before my auction ended

.***g(3819) $810.00 22 Jul 2019 at 9:04:40AM PDT
6***u( $800.00 22 Jul 2019 at 9:04:41AM PDT
s***_( $700.10 22 Jul 2019 at 9:04:38AM PDT
2***i( $482.00 22 Jul 2019 at 9:04:38AM PDT
9***e( $301.00 22 Jul 2019 at 9:04:38AM PDT
9***e( $260.00 22 Jul 2019 at 8:59:41AM PDT
b***a( $250.00 22 Jul 2019 at 6:54:49AM PDT
9***e( $210.00 22 Jul 2019 at 8:59:36AM PDT
9***e( $201.00 21 Jul 2019 at 11:03:33PM PDT
6***6( $181.00 21 Jul 2019 at 10:26:13PM PDT
9***e( $178.00 19 Jul 2019 at 8:54:28AM PDT
9***9( $177.00 19 Jul 2019 at 8:53:26AM PDT
9***e( $173.00 19 Jul 2019 at 8:54:21AM PDT
9***e( $168.00 19 Jul 2019 at 8:54:17AM PDT
9***e( $163.00 19 Jul 2019 at 8:54:08AM PDT
9***e( $158.00 19 Jul 2019 at 8:52:19AM PDT
9***9( $155.00 17 Jul 2019 at 2:36:35AM PDT
8***n( $155.00 18 Jul 2019 at 11:36:51AM PDT
u***b( $150.00 17 Jul 2019 at 8:24:29AM PDT
u***b( $120.00 16 Jul 2019 at 8:09:02AM PDT
9***9( $100.00 15 Jul 2019 at 9:52:56AM PDT
a***r( $15.00 15 Jul 2019 at 5:33:17PM PDT
9***e( $11.00 15 Jul 2019 at 4:25:31PM PDT
Starting Price $9.99 15 Jul 2019 at 9:04:44AM PDT

 

Like I said earlier, it is usually the best idea to let it ride especially if there are lots of watchers. An increase of $550.00 in the last 6 seconds of the auction.

 

I really have to agree. Never end auctions early. An offer is almost always an indication that an item is under-priced. I did have one gentleman who contacted me about a bottle I had for $19.99. He gave me the opening bid and offered me $45 to end early as I remember. It would have completed a small collection he had. I just told him I did not end auctions early as it was not fair to others who might want to bid. I wished him the best of luck, and told him I hoped the item came in under his offer. Sure enough, the bottle ended at $19.99. I gambled and lost but I had a very happy buyer and kept my reputation as an honest seller. It may be something where you lose a little but don't regret.
Don