Thread Number: 36377
/ Tag: Pre-1950 Vacuum Cleaners
Antique Store Finds: Singer R-1, G-E AVT-811, Hoover U4005 & 719, Penncrest 1200, Electrolux B-8 |
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Post# 390019 , Reply# 1   4/7/2018 at 00:08 (2,182 days old) by electrolux137 (Los Angeles)   |   | |
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~ Unless he wants a king's ransom for it, you really should get the Singer. It's among the most beautiful of all the Streamline Era appliances, and is as rare as hens' teeth. |
Post# 390042 , Reply# 3   4/7/2018 at 08:18 (2,182 days old) by Paul (USA)   |   | |
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Thanks for the feedback—which is exactly what I'd hoped to get. Charles, your Singer is beautiful; and, Jae, your Penncrest is awesome. I'll see what he wants for them and go from there. Thanks again. |
Post# 390046 , Reply# 4   4/7/2018 at 09:30 (2,181 days old) by Oreck_XL (Brooklyn, New York 11211)   |   | |
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Post# 391128 , Reply# 6   4/26/2018 at 22:17 (2,162 days old) by MadMan (Chicago, IL, USA)   |   | |
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Post# 391153 , Reply# 8   4/27/2018 at 14:10 (2,161 days old) by crazykirbydude (Lexington, KY)   |   | |
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Post# 391161 , Reply# 9   4/27/2018 at 16:43 (2,161 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana)   |   | |
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"when he looked on eBay to see find what the going rate for a Singer or Penncrest was he came up short."
Does he look at the COMPLETED AUCTIONS or just looks at what people are trying to sell them for, thinking that is the value? Either way, a person that is using eBay and is looking to get the maximum profit for something that's rusting away in a basement is bad news. It's the uneducated selling to the uneducated. My rules for my stuff is sell it for a good deal and be rid of it. Horders have that problem a lot, they think their stuff is worth millions and don't know that the terrible condition of their stuff affects the value. Also those vacs will need new cords and a motor lubrication, so try and talk that into the deal. They look like they've been sitting for decades. It's a shame really, looks like he has a lot of nice stuff, but I know you could revisit the store 20 years later and all that stuff will still be there. |
Post# 391179 , Reply# 10   4/27/2018 at 22:12 (2,161 days old) by MadMan (Chicago, IL, USA)   |   | |
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Post# 391184 , Reply# 11   4/27/2018 at 23:24 (2,161 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana)   |   | |
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Post# 391221 , Reply# 13   4/28/2018 at 16:59 (2,160 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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Post# 391418 , Reply# 14   5/1/2018 at 22:04 (2,157 days old) by Paul (USA)   |   | |
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Thanks for the reply, John. So, are you saying that I could use another Hoover hose such as one for a Portable and switch out the coupling? Someone is selling the Swingette/Penncrest 1200 couplings on eBay.
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