Candyguy Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 Hi guys What's a good used price on a toy taxi 31" crane? Guy wants $1050.00, but I have to arrange shipping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musser Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 how old is it? there are several "generations", the oldest and newest are good machines but there were some made in the middle years that are not worth plugging in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candyguy Posted December 18, 2016 Author Share Posted December 18, 2016 10 minutes ago, musser said: how old is it? there are several "generations", the oldest and newest are good machines but there were some made in the middle years that are not worth plugging in Musser, I sent you what I'm looking at. It would be my first crane. I'm looking for something to learn on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musser Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 Looks older but cant really tell with out a picture of the serial number and mfr plate on the back of the machine, also a pic of the board would help. If the crane was made by Feiloli ( the oldest model) this is a great crane as it is essentially a smart ( smart stole the design) The newest cranes are also good cranes but a little more sophisticated logic wise. The problem with coast to coast is that they were "adrift" for awhile after smart stabbed them in the back and tried a couple of manufacturers that were not delivering a good product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candyguy Posted December 18, 2016 Author Share Posted December 18, 2016 9 minutes ago, musser said: Looks older but cant really tell with out a picture of the serial number and mfr plate on the back of the machine, also a pic of the board would help. If the crane was made by Feiloli ( the oldest model) this is a great crane as it is essentially a smart ( smart stole the design) The newest cranes are also good cranes but a little more sophisticated logic wise. The problem with coast to coast is that they were "adrift" for awhile after smart stabbed them in the back and tried a couple of manufacturers that were not delivering a good product. Thanks Musser. When I asked him about the plate, he told me he just sold the machine. I'm going to keep looking. I know I have a big learning curve ahead of me and am not looking to be spoon fed anything, but appreciate anyone's advice. I'm going to take a shot in the dark here. If anyone is willing to take some time to give me a general overview in person about the basic operation of a crane I would be willing to pay compensation to them. No tricks here, just looking for an honest person to get me on the right path. I would be willing to travel to meet. Anyone can Pm me your general location and maybe we can work something out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musser Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 Cranes are a pretty simple deal. PM me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havending Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 You can buy brand new Toy Taxi/Hot Stuff for under 1900 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BouncyBalls Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 Coastal Toy Soldier SandB Route 66 Smart Industries 3 other good options Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candyguy Posted December 19, 2016 Author Share Posted December 19, 2016 6 hours ago, havending said: You can buy brand new Toy Taxi/Hot Stuff for under 1900 I'm leaning towards buying a new Toy Taxi. I called Coastal a few months ago and talked with a rep and had a pretty good conversation. He wasn't telling me what to do one way or the other, but said he thought the Monkey Business machine would be a good entry level machine for me. I know this is similar to the Chicken Machine where I have read some amusing threads in the history on this forum lol. His reason being was that its a winner every time which he believes leads to better sales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havending Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 13 hours ago, Candyguy said: I'm leaning towards buying a new Toy Taxi. I called Coastal a few months ago and talked with a rep and had a pretty good conversation. He wasn't telling me what to do one way or the other, but said he thought the Monkey Business machine would be a good entry level machine for me. I know this is similar to the Chicken Machine where I have read some amusing threads in the history on this forum lol. His reason being was that its a winner every time which he believes leads to better sales. Winner every time is like printing money. You can do it with ducks, candy and knobby balls. I do best win every time with ducks. All the cranes by Mr balls are good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candyguy Posted December 19, 2016 Author Share Posted December 19, 2016 Does anyone run the Monkey Business machine? I really didn't feel like he was sales pitching me on the winner every time machines. He just mentioned his feedback from people he's sold to before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havending Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 7 hours ago, Candyguy said: Does anyone run the Monkey Business machine? I really didn't feel like he was sales pitching me on the winner every time machines. He just mentioned his feedback from people he's sold to before. Your better off with win every time crane. Ducks are 23% cost including freight. Monkeys are fine but don't hold enough eggs IMO. If buy one go directly to C2C they had them on sale for around a grand. Not sure if they still do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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