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Thread Number: 28735
/ Tag: Recent Vacuum Cleaners from past 20 years
UGGHHHH Ebay purchase |
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| Post# 320714 , Reply# 3 4/7/2015 at 12:35 (3,297 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK) | ||
 Well, what do you expect? This is what happens when you buy vintage vacuum cleaners, they are USED, they will be filthy and have marks on, because they are years old and the general consumer doesn't care about taking care of their vacuums. Unfortunately, this is what you have to put up with as a collector, it is not fun when you have to clean them up when they are truly disgusting, but they often come up real nice.
If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.
Alex. | ||
| Post# 320717 , Reply# 4 4/7/2015 at 12:39 (3,297 days old) by vacuumlover (UK) | ||
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@AlexHoover94 Well said :) | ||
| Post# 320722 , Reply# 5 4/7/2015 at 12:56 (3,297 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
No, Alex not all second hand buys are dirty/unclean.
Its a real pity that this happens - you're not the first that this has happened to, Cara - it can happen. But don't feel swayed to never buy second hand again.
Do you have a copy of the actual listing that you purchased the vacuum from? Its all in the description. If the seller has falsely listed this vacuum as "good condition" and "clean" then these are things that can be argued. In any regard, EBAY & PP are good to buyers WHEN situations like this occur with second hand purchases. NOT all second hand vacuums are left in such a dirty state. Some owners do clean or restore as much as they can before they list a vacuum cleaner for sale, or any appliance. | ||
| Post# 320724 , Reply# 6 4/7/2015 at 13:03 (3,297 days old) by Human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
I have to agree with some of the others. If you truly feel the seller misrepresented the item, contact him first and ask him to make it right. I have found that most sellers are willing to work with you as long as you are courteous and maintain reasonable expectations. But if you can't reach an accord, don't hesitate to bring eBay Buyer Protection into the discussion.
I bought a Kirby G5 on eBay about a month ago and the seller was very up front about its condition, even to the point of alerting me to a problem he hadn't noticed at the time he put up the listing. He sent me photos and I correctly diagnosed the problem. After a little bit of negotiating, he agreed to give me a partial refund, almost sufficient to cover the cost of the replacement part, for which I gave him positive feedback and noted his willingness to do the right thing after the sale had closed. Even though the machine was far from perfect, I've been able to fix the most significant issues and I'm happy with my purchase. Thankfully, there were no foul odors. If I ever buy another vacuum online, I'll definitely ask about that. | ||
| Post# 320729 , Reply# 7 4/7/2015 at 13:17 (3,297 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK) | ||
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| Post# 320750 , Reply# 8 4/7/2015 at 14:28 (3,297 days old) by vacuumlover (UK) | ||
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@sebo_fan There's a difference between fully restored and used though. | ||
Post# 320778 , Reply# 9 4/7/2015 at 15:20 (3,297 days old) by gottahaveahoove  (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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I've gotten some vacs that were dirty.
Some were immaculate, and some were disgusting. I mean, one should never send a vacuum with a dirty bag, etc!
Some people take care of their things, as we know. Others do not care. I'm lucky that I NEVER have gotten "visitors" etc in a used vacuum. Some have arrived in perfect condition. You just never know. John | ||
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Post# 320810 , Reply# 10 4/7/2015 at 16:42 (3,297 days old) by bagintheback (Flagstaff, Arizona) |
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File a claim with eBay against the seller, as you obviously received an item that was not as described. I would demand a full refund; don't accept an offer if they ask you to return it. Taking pictures of the damage will help. It's very easy to escalate the claim to an eBay representative, which almost consistently results in action in the buyer's favor. I'm not sure if you will get the shipping costs back, but it is very likely you will get back the purchase price.
And by the way, you should not have to expect that kind of filth coming from a used vacuum online. Some people are honest, others are not, but it is certainly not the norm to have this happen. Thrift stores yes, but eBay no. People try to keep the seller approval percentage rate high. | ||
| Post# 320831 , Reply# 11 4/7/2015 at 18:01 (3,296 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
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Alex - respectfully I have been buying off auction sites and second hand sites well before you were born. Ebay came to the UK in 1999, which would have put you as being 5 years old.
"Second hand does not really constitute for being used a few times." Oh yes, it does. You forget there is something called "in context" where auction sites are concerned. Not all second hand vacuums or appliances have been chucked around a home and abused. Maybe the ones you've bought have. The majority of mine haven't but then I've often checked the listing throughly online as well as communicated heavily with the seller before considering. Let me give you a classic example. From collecting vacuums and buying from previous online sites like PRELOVED.COM before Gumtree ever existed, I used to collect a few Moulinex vacuums when I started out.. hardly any bags existed for most of the models unless I shopped purely at Argos or online. When spare machines came onto EBay, they were hardly abused, and not all that dirty to the point it had me retching. Very little to do other than to clean off the external bodies, maybe repair a broken pedal on a Wessel Werk style floor tool and at worst, declogging a vacuum whose bag had burst and rescuing and bringing back the motor to a newer, cleaner state. Emma, yes there is a difference to being fully restored and second hand. It is never easy buying anything off an auction site, let alone "sold as seen" style with Argos. But there is also something called "refurbished," too. That term in my opinion has become badly abused and used. On EBAY UK in the last couple of years a lot of sellers are jumping on the "refurbished" title where fitting a new filter does NOT constitute as being completely "refurbished." The proper term of it means "making new" and where if the body of a vacuum or its external part may not affect performance, it will not be changed. Everything else is usually changed to maintain the original model's performance. Bagintheback - sadly second hand vacuums means you get any condition. I've often seen great listings for SEBO and Miele vacs but then wondered why the listing information is suspect. You take your chances, but at least EBAY&PPal have buyer support; even if that POLICY alone can also be abused. | ||
| Post# 320833 , Reply# 12 4/7/2015 at 18:27 (3,296 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK) | ||
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| Post# 320834 , Reply# 13 4/7/2015 at 18:28 (3,296 days old) by Ctvacman (CT) | ||
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Make sure they pay to ship it back too. I've had this happen before. | ||
| Post# 320837 , Reply# 14 4/7/2015 at 19:23 (3,296 days old) by vacuumlover (UK) | ||
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@sebo_fan *sigh* Yes, I know what refurbished means. | ||
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Post# 320856 , Reply# 15 4/7/2015 at 22:39 (3,296 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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I have also gotten Hoover cleaners | ||
| Post# 320933 , Reply# 18 4/8/2015 at 12:15 (3,296 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK) | ||
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| Post# 320939 , Reply# 20 4/8/2015 at 12:38 (3,296 days old) by marcusprit () | ||
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How do you know what a French brothel smells like Harley? :-) | ||
| Post# 320944 , Reply# 21 4/8/2015 at 12:52 (3,296 days old) by Kirbysthebest (Midwest) | ||
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what happens in France, Stays in France. ;-] | ||
| Post# 320945 , Reply# 22 4/8/2015 at 13:08 (3,296 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK) | ||
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| Post# 320948 , Reply# 23 4/8/2015 at 13:24 (3,296 days old) by Kirbysthebest (Midwest) | ||
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Perfume Alex Strong, overpowering Perfume!!! Bad Alex | ||
| Post# 320950 , Reply# 24 4/8/2015 at 13:43 (3,296 days old) by FantomLightning (Ohio) | ||
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"Fishy bread sticks"... I don't think I'll ever get that image/smell combo out of my mind now... | ||
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