Thread Number: 36247
/ Tag: 80s/90s Vacuum Cleaners
Thrift Store Find of a Lifetime! |
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Post# 388691   3/21/2018 at 18:25 (2,225 days old) by Hoover300 (Kentucky)   |   | |
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A couple months ago I was in a thrift store, and I saw something incredible. At first, I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me, but it turns out I saw a soft-bagged Hoover Innovation for $10! The only problems were that the bag zipper was stuck, the brush roll clutch was bad, and the height adjuster wheels were frozen because of rust. I tested it out and the suction was great, So I got it and cleaned it up.
I will post pictures tomorrow. |
Post# 388693 , Reply# 1   3/21/2018 at 18:45 (2,225 days old) by Gj3476 (Prosper,TX)   |   | |
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Post# 388694 , Reply# 2   3/21/2018 at 19:00 (2,225 days old) by Hoover300 (Kentucky)   |   | |
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Post# 388710 , Reply# 3   3/22/2018 at 03:08 (2,225 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana)   |   | |
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When these vacuums were new - it was just another vacuum. 10-20 years after they ceased production it was just an old piece of junk.
It's like in the 1950's, the Model T Ford was seen as an old clunker and you'd be lucky for someone to give you $100 for one - of course now they're priceless to find one untouched. The passage of time and the wastefulness of society combined with people's nostalgia for something and a shared desire and collectability eventually determines what becomes rare and what doesn't. Luckily my Air-Way and Bee-Vac I have both arrived unharmed even though they were packed sloppily in cut-to-fit botched-together boxes. |
Post# 388728 , Reply# 5   3/22/2018 at 09:37 (2,224 days old) by kirbyvertibles (Independence, KS)   |   | |
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Post# 388735 , Reply# 6   3/22/2018 at 10:19 (2,224 days old) by Oreck_XL (Brooklyn, New York 11211)   |   | |
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Sure, but everything is relative. Who knew back then they would be so sought after now? I can remember 30 years ago, a neighbor of mine parked a red and white '59 Cadillac 2 door in front of our house. My mom thought it was the ugliest thing, and it probably went to the scrapyard a long time ago. Today, it's the holy grail among Cadillac collectors.
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Post# 388750 , Reply# 7   3/22/2018 at 17:44 (2,224 days old) by kenkart ()   |   | |
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Like new with the attachments in their box! |
Post# 388947 , Reply# 8   3/24/2018 at 12:09 (2,222 days old) by Hoover300 (Kentucky)   |   | |
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