Thread Number: 31504
/ Tag: Member Selling Item(s)/Non Professionally
*11* NIB 1975 Bison Mark I vacuum cleaners for sale |
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Post# 348288 , Reply# 1   3/22/2016 at 18:26 (2,927 days old) by Miskini (Northville, Michigan )   |   | |
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Post# 348289 , Reply# 2   3/22/2016 at 18:26 (2,927 days old) by Miskini (Northville, Michigan )   |   | |
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Post# 348290 , Reply# 3   3/22/2016 at 18:27 (2,927 days old) by Brando_husky (Las Vegas Nevada)   |   | |
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Its interesting how often I see these new in box for sale. Seems to be lots of them hidden away. |
Post# 348320 , Reply# 4   3/23/2016 at 01:09 (2,927 days old) by Hooverboy81 (Myrtle Place)   |   | |
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Post# 348345 , Reply# 5   3/23/2016 at 11:16 (2,927 days old) by bvac6 (Fort Wayne, Indiana)   |   | |
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Post# 348371 , Reply# 6   3/23/2016 at 15:58 (2,926 days old) by Hooverboy81 (Myrtle Place)   |   | |
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Post# 348417 , Reply# 7   3/23/2016 at 21:59 (2,926 days old) by Marks_here (_._)   |   | |
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Post# 348453 , Reply# 8   3/24/2016 at 10:18 (2,926 days old) by bvac6 (Fort Wayne, Indiana)   |   | |
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You are most welcome! Marks_here, you are correct, the plastic does get brittle much like the neck and handle assembly on a Hoover Innovation but if you are gentle with it breakage shouldn't ever happen. I suppose the reason so many of these broke easily was because the average consumer would just bang it around and manhandle it. From what I hear the assembly that connects the brush roll drive to the fan shaft would strip out often. Luckily, if anyone would like a spare drive assembly I came across a few NOS ones at the old vacuum shop along with an NOS brushroll.
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Post# 348454 , Reply# 9   3/24/2016 at 10:20 (2,926 days old) by bvac6 (Fort Wayne, Indiana)   |   | |
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Post# 351858 , Reply# 16   5/9/2016 at 07:23 (2,880 days old) by kenkart ()   |   | |
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It was the owner of the company..! True story! |
Post# 351863 , Reply# 17   5/9/2016 at 08:44 (2,880 days old) by kirbyvertibles (Independence, KS)   |   | |
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Post# 351927 , Reply# 19   5/10/2016 at 01:37 (2,879 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC)   |   | |
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No wonder why Bison went down-an owner that stupid.Sounds like they could have had a nice machine-but the owner made some dumb mistakes.Kinda sad. |
Post# 352900 , Reply# 20   5/28/2016 at 11:23 (2,861 days old) by kirbyvertibles (Independence, KS)   |   | |
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I bit the bullet and contacted this seller and bought one of these beauties!!!! Holy cow where is the positive feedback button lol I'm VERY pleased. Everything was new and in PERFECT condition and the shipping was fast and packing was superb! If I had the money I'd buy all 11 of them. I just thought I'd share how pleased I was with my purchase
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Post# 352901 , Reply# 21   5/28/2016 at 11:25 (2,861 days old) by kirbyvertibles (Independence, KS)   |   | |
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Post# 381524 , Reply# 22   11/18/2017 at 05:16 (2,322 days old) by Gj3476 (Prosper,TX)   |   | |
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Post# 381559 , Reply# 24   11/18/2017 at 12:23 (2,321 days old) by toddk13 (Milwaukee, WI)   |   | |
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The NIB Bison on Ebay was listed at $895, but had no bidders. Perhaps a weeee bit high. |
Post# 381560 , Reply# 25   11/18/2017 at 13:17 (2,321 days old) by Phaeton (Los Angeles )   |   | |
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Hello All,
I have the Mark II Bison and while it has a massive amount of power it is a deafening experience to use. I had to replace the belt which was beyond a ridiculous experience. If I ever wanted to buy one again, I do still have my Mark II, I would only buy the Mark III as it has a front opening which allows for easy replacement of the belt and access to the pulley to hook the belt on. There is a Thread No. 25205 The Bison which is good reading and the last Post shows my replacing the belt on My Mark II. I still have a number of unanswered questions on that Post regarding the Mark I, Mark II and Mark III. I paid very little for my Bison Mark II and I did a minor repair to it which can be seen on the aforementioned, I just always liked that word, Thread. It was not used much and is still shinny but the bag is a bit faded. As a novelty to own I think it is okay, but to use it is a massive monster. My Omega is easy to use as is my D50 which might be even easier. As far as novelty goes, my vintage Montgomery Ward with the push down handle release beats out the Bison any day. I don’t mean to offend anyone owning a Bison or selling a Bison and these are only my opinions. Thank you for looking, Pete |
Post# 382643 , Reply# 26   12/14/2017 at 19:30 (2,295 days old) by Keither (California )   |   | |
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Post# 382740 , Reply# 28   12/16/2017 at 12:53 (2,293 days old) by electrolux137 (Los Angeles)   |   | |
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Post# 382741 , Reply# 29   12/16/2017 at 13:18 (2,293 days old) by Real1shep (Walla Walla, WA)   |   | |
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It was the owner of the company..! True story!
That is a sad tidbit and indicative of people who think they can control race/gender/sexual orientation issues. I can only hope he goes out screaming.
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Post# 384113 , Reply# 30   1/12/2018 at 00:44 (2,267 days old) by vacuumdevil (Vacuum Hell )   |   | |
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Post# 384132 , Reply# 31   1/12/2018 at 09:19 (2,267 days old) by kirbyvertibles (Independence, KS)   |   | |
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If you had any other models other than mark II I'd think about biting the bullet again.
I just love mine that I bought from you! It's one of the top contenders for vacuuming my vintage new old stock wool deep shag carpeting. I only use it to play with as I want to keep it in new condition but using it in there in no problem as the shag in in the mini meet room and sees no traffic or pets. |