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I bought a shop that had a boxcar full of old pumps and parts. I'm not sure on value and looking for some help. All I have is a few pictures that are attached to go by. Thanks in advance

You should get a copy of Jack Sim's Illustrated Guide to Gas Pumps: An Identification and Price Guide. Click on the link to get it from Amazon. It is available for a reasonable price as an e-book in Kindle format.

While the values are not perfectly accurate in 2015, it will help greatly to separate the valuable pumps from the common ones and give you a good idea of what you have. Some people will try to contact you privately through this forum. You should have a general idea of what you are doing to protect you from someone taking advantage of you.

Great problem to have is a bunch of old pumps! To start off with, what you have pictured is fairly common, except for the center pump. It is a Tokheim 850 and while they are not really rare, yours is because it is 1/2 of a twin pump! Very hard piece to find. I'm not really interested in buying gas pumps that far away from me, but if you ever need help with current valuation on a pump, feel free to contact me via email.
Old gas pumps vary a lot in value, depending on condition, rarity, location, etc.! Being stored inside is a major plus, and depending on how many you have, it could be a rather significant treasure trove! Good luck!

Kevin--kwfrith@gondtc.com

Kevin's right. And you're going to make someone's day with that 1/2 an 850. I know two guys on here that are looking for one. Find someone close to you that is knowledgable...your "parts" could potentially be worth as much (or more) than the pumps.

I'm in Maine please contact me I have sent you a pricate message with my information.

Listen to ALL offers, don't sell yourself short, people will travel across the country to purchase pumps. Good luck.

Thank you for the help so far! There is a bunch of pumps and covers. Most of the old ones are similar other than tall or short. And there are some newer like the "custom blend" or "select-o-blend.

Thank you for the info Mr Frith. I tried to find some info on what you are talking about with the 850 being a twin and don't understand and not having much luck. There are a bunch of parts here also and some may go with it but what do you think the value is as you see in the picture? Any help will be appreciative. Thanks

Great finds!

Here are a couple of pictures I took from the internet. Just google "tokheim 850 Twin pictures" and you should see all kinds of them.
Back in the day-- a twin pump was used to serve both side of an island driveway, while drawing from the same underground tank. It consolidated the two pumps into one and reduced the space needed, and at the same time had an asthetic appeal.
I will send you a PM with my thoughts on value because it is only an opinion. To access PM's, you simply click on the little blinking icon at the top of the page next to the label"my stuff".