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Post# 1590   9/23/2006 at 11:50 (6,396 days old) by kirbymodel2c (Nottingham, England)   |   | |
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Hello people. Iv just signed up and this is my first time writing a message here. Any one kept count on what they have spent on there vacuum cleaner collections over the years? I haven't but I bet its alot! Also I know from my past experiance as a kirby collector when buying vacuums on ebay it can become expensive when buying a near complete machine you already have just for one or two parts that you need. Anybody else just bought a near complete machime that you already have just for one or to parts and finds it can be expensive but you still do it because you badly need the parts? James:-) |
Post# 1591 , Reply# 1   9/23/2006 at 12:26 (6,396 days old) by petek (Ontario)   |   | |
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Excepting for my Dual 80 I haven't paid more than $25 for any vac, most being $5-10. I only paid more for the Dual because it was just rebuilt at the vac shop and the owner couldn't afford to pay for it so I got it, and I wanted it. |
Post# 1618 , Reply# 10   9/23/2006 at 23:28 (6,395 days old) by converto-skip ()   |   | |
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Yes My UK Mate James has one of the best Kirby collections I have ever seen. He does a very great job of restoring them to mint condition. Skip... |
Post# 1627 , Reply# 12   9/24/2006 at 10:24 (6,395 days old) by kirbymodel2c (Nottingham, England)   |   | |
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Hi, Thankyou Skip for saying that.Its very nice of you. You also have a very nice diverse collection of vacuums in great condition. Also Im going to try and take some photos of my collection and put them up if its not to difficult? Why Im here I would like to say thanks to Charlie Lester for his compliment as he has lots of nice hard to find kirbys to. Thanks again, James:-) |
Post# 1633 , Reply# 13   9/24/2006 at 12:35 (6,395 days old) by converto-skip ()   |   | |
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Your welcome anytime and also Thanks for the comment about mine too. Skip:) |
Post# 1646 , Reply# 15   9/24/2006 at 14:54 (6,394 days old) by myvacsrock (USA)   |   | |
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most i've spent is 150.09 Kyle |
Post# 1704 , Reply# 16   9/25/2006 at 23:20 (6,393 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH)   |   | |
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Most of the 18 vacs in my collection were either inherited or given to me, and I probably have less than $250.00 in what I've bought on ebay, thrifting, or other sources. My Lux G and Hoover 29 were ebay purchases, the Lux costing $5.50 plus $26.35 for shipping and the Hoover costing $9.99 plus $21.18 for shipping. My Electro-Hygiene 903 was $15.00 at a thrift store. I paid $5.00 for my EH model 94, originally for parts for my model 80, but now think I may try to restore it, too. Seems the bad thing about ebay is after you add the shipping to the price of the item, it may not seem to be so much of a bargain! I bought my 966 Electro-Hygiene brand new for my Mother in 1974, but didn't include its price in the $250 figure, because I don't remember off hand how much I paid for it, and besides we had it for quite a few years before it became part of my collection anyway. Jeff |
Post# 226792 , Reply# 18   4/5/2013 at 17:53 (4,009 days old) by stricklybojack (Southern California)   |   | |
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Got to figure in gas & consumables, all those belts & bags add up!
Ebay has changed this sport tremendously it would seem , but also shipping costs have sky rocketed & is now changing Ebay offerings...very few bottom dollar vacs & when i did win an auction on one it was never shipped as the cost of doing so was far above my winning bid...of course the seller didn't say that but his (in)action spoke for him. |
Post# 226814 , Reply# 19   4/5/2013 at 18:45 (4,009 days old) by marks_here (_._)   |   | |
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Post# 226850 , Reply# 20   4/5/2013 at 19:56 (4,009 days old) by kirbyloverdan (Egg Harbor Twp . NJ aka HOOVERLOVERDAN ❤️)   |   | |
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