Antiquities Vending Company

Review: paid 50% down on pepsi machine 3 yrs ago machine was supposed to be restored and shipped c.o.d. called over and over for 2 yrs and finally was told to pay last 50% and machine would be shipped but never was and its been excuse after excuse with alan huffman texting every week that machine is being shipped. I have hundreds of text n my phone. I have reached the end and will be taking legal action. any help in this matter would be appreciated. I can be reached at cell #[redacted] or by text z-10man[redacted]Desired Settlement: want the machine or a refund of the 6500.00 which I have paid

Review: I heard of Antiquities Vending Company via a [redacted] article praising Alan H[redacted] workmanship on vintage coke machines. Based on this article, I reached out to have Mr. H[redacted] restore my coke machine. We agreed on the restoration terms and conditions and I paid the required deposit amount. At the present time, we are past our agreed upon timeline and I am getting very little updates. I reach out and the replies are excuses - 1) I will need to call you back 2) I got your machine confused with another customer 3) we are now painting in house so we are running behind 4) etc...I do not know if he still has my machine, if work has truly been started, etc. I have expressed my concerns about his lack of communication and have repeatedly asked for pictures and a firm deadline for pick up. I have received nothing in return. I should have researched this company prior to engaging and dropping off my property with a deposit.Desired Settlement: At this point, I either want my machine restored as promised or a full refund with my machine in tact (no parts missing).

Review: Sent our VMC 33 coke machine (including a 1400.00 deposit) to Mr. H[redacted] in October 2013 to be fully restored. He said it would take 2-3 months. A year later still no machine. After e-mails and phone calls he said it was in the paint shop and would send photos. Finally received photos of a machine that was not ours and have not heard from him since.Desired Settlement: Would like our restored VMC 33 back or a full refund with the unrestored machine.

Review: I shipped 2 coke machines to Antique Vending Co on 7-17-13. One of them was to be restored and the other was to be used for credit toward the restoration cost. I was promised it would be restored in approximately 3 months. As of today, June 27, 2014, I continue to get excuses as to why the job us still incomplete. I have made numerous attempts to contact Allen. Sometimes he answers my calls/texts and sometimes they go unanswered for days until I call back. I have already prepaid 50% of the bill. I have been mislead about the stage of completion many times and gotten the run around too long.Desired Settlement: My first option would be to have the job completed. At this point, I truly don't know how much work had been done on it. He was supposed to restore the inside and paint the outside. If the job can be completed correctly in a timely manner, I would like to have the job finished. If work has not even been started on it, I would like a full refund and both machines shipped back at his cost.

Review: The owner told me he could repair the compressor for my vintage coke machine. I sent it to him and he charged my credit card $450, he sent it back to me and it didn't work. I sent it to him again, he said it had been repaired, when I hooked it up it still didn't work. I sent to him again. He has promised for weeks that he is returning it and promises tracking numbers that I never receive. He will not answer my texts or phone calls.Desired Settlement: I want my compressor, a full $450 refund and reimbursed for the shipping costs. Or a refund of $800 to purchase a new compressor.

Review: Sent our VMC 33 coke machine (including a 1400.00 deposit) to Mr. H[redacted] in October 2013 to be fully restored. He said it would take 2-3 months. A year later still no machine. After e-mails and phone calls he said it was in the paint shop and would send photos. Finally received photos of a machine that was not ours and have not heard from him since.Desired Settlement: Would like our restored VMC 33 back or a full refund with the unrestored machine.

Review: On May 22, 2014 I sent Alan H[redacted], via PayPal, $600 for a refrigeration unit for my antique Westinghouse coke cooler. After numerous phone calls and text messages, and promises that it was going to be shipped, I still haven't received it. On August 8, I asked for a refund. Alan H[redacted] said he would refund my money that week. I haven't received the refund he promised and now he isn't answering calls from me or replying to my text messages.Desired Settlement: Refund of $600.

Review: I sent [redacted] of Antique Vending a Mills 65 Coke machine to be restored with a $1500 down payment through [redacted] in May of 2005. He gave me excuse after excuse of why I haven't received my machine year after year. He has been promising me over and over that it was done and he was shipping it out. 9 years later I still do not have my machine. [redacted] is the biggest liar/scammer I have ever come across. I have to call from different phone numbers to catch him off guard as he would not answers phone calls or messages.Desired Settlement: I want my Mills 65 machine back as well as my $1500 down payment refunded or the completely restored machine which I will personally come pick up.

Consumer

Response:

From: [redacted] [mailto:[redacted]]

Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2014 3:21 PM

To: [redacted]

Subject: Antiquities Vending

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> We have settled the dispute financially.

> Thank you,

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