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Thread Number: 7869
Electrolux Model T for Sale on ebay |
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| Post# 87110 12/25/2009 at 22:27 (5,228 days old) by electroluxxxx (……) | ||
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this popped up for sale when I looked for a vacuum on ebay it appears to be in great shape with the tools. no it is not mine but I thought I would mention it CLICK HERE TO GO TO electroluxxxx's LINK on eBay | ||
| Post# 87141 , Reply# 1 12/26/2009 at 10:26 (5,228 days old) by crevicetool (GA ) | ||
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It sure looks to be in pretty good shape. Someone will grab it I'm sure. Rick | ||
| Post# 87176 , Reply# 2 12/26/2009 at 16:44 (5,227 days old) by ohio_tuec () | ||
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I'm sure the seller will enjoy all the free advertising on this site.... | ||
| Post# 87179 , Reply# 3 12/26/2009 at 16:57 (5,227 days old) by kirbyotronic () | ||
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Oh god..... let's PLEASE not start this again! :S | ||
Post# 87184 , Reply# 5 12/26/2009 at 17:13 (5,227 days old) by arh1953  ( River Park, in Port St. Lucie, Florida) |
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Bit of trivia | ||
| Post# 87196 , Reply# 6 12/26/2009 at 17:59 (5,227 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
The deepest pockets with the fastest fingers always wins no matter what the circumstances or pre-knowledge. Since most of us trawl EBay on a daily basis it is doubtful any interested Club & Forum members would miss flagging & watching such a desirable item, if only out of curiosity of the outcome. I nabitually watch items for the pure research of what goes for what on a given day. Sometimes it's an item I want and will bid on. Stamping one's foot and holding breath until turning blue will change none of this but can cause one's disposition to sour if dwelled upon. I know this particular Model T is too far away and too expensive to ship to my part of the world. Dave | ||
| Post# 87214 , Reply# 8 12/26/2009 at 20:51 (5,227 days old) by electroluxxxx (……) | ||
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eh I just listed it because it was intresting and I thought that other fellow members might enjoy it. | ||
| Post# 87215 , Reply# 9 12/26/2009 at 20:54 (5,227 days old) by electroluxxxx (……) | ||
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and that is the beauty of ebay, if there was a bidding war on the item the users account is concealed so no one would know who is bidding on the item. | ||
| Post# 87338 , Reply# 12 12/28/2009 at 20:26 (5,225 days old) by portable (Corvallis, OR) | ||
Ricky Boy -
I think that yours and Terry's idea is a good one. I certainly wouldn't think it offensive to see the remaining machines listed here to test the waters for interested parties. I think many members would be happy to get the opportunity to look them over and have the chance to buy one or more. I agree...it is sad that so few collectors purchased some of that lot. Maybe now they will. Best of luck to you. JL
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| Post# 87357 , Reply# 13 12/28/2009 at 21:20 (5,225 days old) by joe22 () | ||
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thanks i like it when someone posts about a rare or interesting machine for sale. | ||
| Post# 87416 , Reply# 14 12/29/2009 at 14:54 (5,224 days old) by luxg () | ||
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Very well put Rick! Thanks so much for putting this up Rick and thanks to those of you who put up postive remarks too. Hopefully there will be some treasures that some of you are wanting. Terry | ||
| Post# 87444 , Reply# 15 12/29/2009 at 18:46 (5,224 days old) by collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk) | ||
Hey Mike: Thanks for posting it. Personally I like these postings as I dont have time to sit on the computer for hours a day looking at ebay. I would never have seen some of the auctions if not for them being posted here and I would rather see them go to collectors than someone that just wants an "old vacuum" to trash. Doug | ||
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Post# 88426 , Reply# 17 1/7/2010 at 19:01 (5,215 days old) by sleepdoc (St. Louis, MO) |
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Post# 88472 , Reply# 21 1/8/2010 at 07:51 (5,215 days old) by sleepdoc (St. Louis, MO) |
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I have a personal policy against bidding against a friend (or fellow club member) if I know about his/her bid. The last time this was discussed, I was left with the understanding that everyone else who posted followed the same ethic. On the other hand, the most despised collector known, Mike Pupek (ebay: "power..."), is so globally disliked precisely because he snipes his confreres.
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| Post# 88475 , Reply# 22 1/8/2010 at 09:01 (5,215 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
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So, the man with the deepest pockets wins and Mr Pupek clearly has a really big...um...pocket. I know I've lost a few to his engorged avarice orifice. Ebay was a fun, fair & transparent crapshoot back in the days when bidders and winners were known through their screen names but this new anonymity has not changed the basics - if ya want it, bid on it. If ya lose, sigh and move on. No amount of 'pre-publicity' or the lack of is gonna change the outcome...and that's why constant thrifting and trading among friends will always be the favoured bargain way to amass & grow a collection. Any Ebay vacuum that has been posted as a heads-up alert here in the Forums I find 99.9% of the time I'm already watching... Dave | ||
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Post# 88477 , Reply# 23 1/8/2010 at 09:53 (5,215 days old) by sleepdoc (St. Louis, MO) |
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Choosing what to do with the information.
I completely agree that wealthiest person who wants something gets it. That's immutable. But even such a person can choose to respect a confrere who arrived first. That is a function of my ethic that I would prefer to show kindness to a fellow collector than to own a particular item. Most of the vacuums I've bid on on ebay were purchased to be given away to other collectors as gifts. Consequently, my reputation among those who know me is one of generosity, whereas Pupek never even seems to surface at all unless he's sniping something from a club member, a fact that obviously isn't lost upon people and has caused him to become the pariah that he did over the years and many identical incidents. No vacuum in my basement is worth that to me.
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Post# 88480 , Reply# 25 1/8/2010 at 11:24 (5,214 days old) by sleepdoc (St. Louis, MO) |
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| Post# 88481 , Reply# 26 1/8/2010 at 11:28 (5,214 days old) by ohio_tuec () | ||
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But with eBay's new policy of anonymity, how would you know? | ||
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Post# 88483 , Reply# 27 1/8/2010 at 11:49 (5,214 days old) by sleepdoc (St. Louis, MO) |
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