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Thread Number: 25188
What Would You Be Willing To Pay if You Weren't a Collector? |
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Post# 282996 6/3/2014 at 20:46 (3,612 days old) by bagintheback  (Flagstaff, Arizona) |
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 If you were an average consumer, how much of an investment would you be willing to make for a vacuum? Not to get into a disscussion of personal finances, I don't mean how much you could pay, but what you would be willing to pay. I ask becuase as collectors, we're pretty well read on the market and what models provide the best value, and can find ways to justify $1000+ machines like Kirbys and Rainbows. But for me at least, if I knew very little about vacuums the price of a Rainbow would seem outragous.
Depending on what I could afford, I would probably be willing to pay around $150 or so for a used model, and maybe $400 for a new one. I really value quailty products, and I would have to find out one way or another that cheap Target plastic vacs are not a wise investment. | ||
| Post# 282997 , Reply# 1 6/3/2014 at 21:33 (3,612 days old) by MikePdx () | ||
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Probably what I pay now...LOL. I wouldn't give more than $30 for a used model (more depending on condition). New? Maybe $150, give or take. | ||
| Post# 283019 , Reply# 3 6/4/2014 at 02:09 (3,612 days old) by TASE (Colorado) | ||
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| Post# 283035 , Reply# 4 6/4/2014 at 07:43 (3,612 days old) by godfreys_guy (Melbourne, Australia) | ||
I'm not really a collector anymore... | ||
| Post# 283049 , Reply# 5 6/4/2014 at 09:45 (3,612 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
Good question, well at the moment currency rate wise $150 turns out to be around £89, $400 turns out to be around £238..
If I wasn't a collector I'd probably spend around £200 to £250 for a vacuum cleaner (that's $335 to $415 roughly) on a good quality vacuum cleaner. Id also be prepared to spend lower than £200 if I spotted something that looked or felt like a good quality vacuum. That's not to say I don't like a bargain - bizarrely I'd like to spend new on a cheap "plasti-vac" rather than consider something second hand. The reason being is that I don't consider all plasti-vacs as being a non-investment. Some last longer than others but it very much depends on the amount of care and maintenance you choose to put into the machines, as with mostly other appliances. On the other side of a coin, not many vacuum cleaners are an investment. They may be seen as an investment if they last long, but to use the real word "investment," to me, means recouping the same price I bought the machine at the same price if I was to sell it. Vacuums are worse than cars - grossly over priced and depreciate far too quickly, regardless of whether they are vintage OR modern. | ||
| Post# 283963 , Reply# 7 6/10/2014 at 11:38 (3,606 days old) by NYCWriter (New York City) | ||
There are a lot of variables ...
I'm not a collector, but I just spent thousands last year on an Aerus.
I appreciate quality, and I don't mind paying for it, particularly when I know in the long run I'll be paying less. That's how I am with everything. For years I held of buying "grown up" furniture for my apartment until I had the funds to buy Stickley; solid and built to outlive both me and my children (if I had any!). I don't like spending my hard-earned money on stuff that doesn't last. Fortunately, I have the means for which money is often not an issue. However, t'wasn't always so. But even during my "lean" years, I would have been much more likely to buy "the best" of something old and used, rather than something mediocre that's brand new. | ||
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