Thread Number: 13968
What is the most amount you've spent on a vintage vac? |
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Post# 147841   8/19/2011 at 15:29 (4,725 days old) by vacuumfreak (Ontario, Canada)   |   | |
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Hey Vacuumlanders, just wanted to put a question out there. What is the most you've ever spent to get a vintage vac? Daniel |
Post# 147843 , Reply# 1   8/19/2011 at 15:38 (4,725 days old) by vac_whisperer ()   |   | |
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$30, I think. |
Post# 147844 , Reply# 2   8/19/2011 at 15:48 (4,725 days old) by twocvbloke ()   |   | |
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£80.05, and that was for my Kirby D80... (expensive I know, but it'd have cost more to buy and then ship one form the US, so, a bargain really!!) |
Post# 147845 , Reply# 3   8/19/2011 at 16:19 (4,725 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 147852 , Reply# 4   8/19/2011 at 17:15 (4,725 days old) by Kirbyotronic ()   |   | |
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$390.xx |
Post# 147866 , Reply# 6   8/19/2011 at 17:47 (4,725 days old) by thevacuumman (Borger, TX)   |   | |
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$10 for my Kirby 510 |
Post# 147888 , Reply# 8   8/19/2011 at 18:26 (4,725 days old) by KirbyClassicIII ![]() |
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Post# 147927 , Reply# 10   8/19/2011 at 20:55 (4,725 days old) by BrianKirbyClass (Eudora Kansas)   |   | |
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Not really vintage, but the most ever spent on a vac, Back in 1989, About 600 dollars for a new Beam Central Vac, plus installation of 3 inlets, hose and attachments.
Did pay about 600 for a new Kirby G4, back in 1994,when they were brand new. ( Was way before getting a PC, having the internet, or E-Bay) Told the dealer i would pay 600 IF the Kirby was sealed in the box, brand spanking new, directly from the factory, never opened, and that the G4 had the 80th Anniversary logo on the handle. He assured me over and over that it was. Had to leave town suddenly on business right after paying for it,, so, When i went to open the box a few days later,,of course the Carpet Shampoo System brush was full of lint,there was residue of water and shampoo in the tank, and you could tell the brush roll of the carpet nozzle itself had been slightly used. And of course a slightly used bag was still in side the outer bag. And, NOT anniversary model. I called to complain, but was more than 72 hrs after the sale,,and the paperwork had been signed,,so they just laughed at me. Learned a lesson that day,,NEVER again! |
Post# 147935 , Reply# 11   8/19/2011 at 21:22 (4,725 days old) by twocvbloke ()   |   | |
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The lesson for everyone is to never buy a Kirby from Kirby themselves... |
Post# 147938 , Reply# 12   8/19/2011 at 21:37 (4,725 days old) by Kirbyotronic ()   |   | |
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Oh, how TRUE those two posts are above. Been there done that... |
Post# 147950 , Reply# 13   8/19/2011 at 22:23 (4,725 days old) by sfcoronet (San Francisco - Bay Area)   |   | |
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The parts and things I buy for the vacuums I have seem to cost me more than the vacuum itself. I got my Electrolux LX for $5 then spent $40 for a nice looking original hose. My Kirby D80 was $40 then another $40 for a correct bag. |
Post# 147954 , Reply# 14   8/19/2011 at 22:31 (4,725 days old) by Real1 ()   |   | |
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I have paid WAY more for the factory LUX replacement hoses than the vacuums themselves. Something really ironic/wrong there.... Kevin |
Post# 147957 , Reply# 15   8/19/2011 at 22:43 (4,725 days old) by guardsman69 ()   |   | |
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the most i ever spent for a vac was for my sealed in the box Hoover guardsman u4313 on ebay from an awesome collector from texas in 2005 for 725.00 and is my pride and joy |
Post# 148108 , Reply# 18   8/21/2011 at 13:31 (4,723 days old) by polkanut69 ![]() |
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Post# 148136 , Reply# 19   8/21/2011 at 15:13 (4,723 days old) by collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk)   |   | |
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Post# 148262 , Reply# 20   8/22/2011 at 07:51 (4,722 days old) by clothbag ![]() |
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The most I paid was $90 for a Hamilton Beach model 14 off E-Bay. |
Post# 148341 , Reply# 21   8/22/2011 at 18:24 (4,722 days old) by alexb1186 (Ferguson/St. Louis, MO)   |   | |
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Post# 148342 , Reply# 22   8/22/2011 at 18:33 (4,722 days old) by xraytech ()   |   | |
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For me it was $250, and there were several I spent that on like my vault JCPenney Concept, my mint Citation, my mint Penncrest Convertible, and my NIB Electrolux Olympia |
Post# 148382 , Reply# 23   8/22/2011 at 23:14 (4,722 days old) by pnluxconvlvr (Georgia)   |   | |
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Post# 148421 , Reply# 25   8/23/2011 at 11:16 (4,721 days old) by BrianKirbyClass (Eudora Kansas)   |   | |
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Post# 148424 , Reply# 26   8/23/2011 at 12:02 (4,721 days old) by duked ()   |   | |
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most I think I've ever spent was $40 for my rainbow model D. |
Post# 148426 , Reply# 27   8/23/2011 at 12:09 (4,721 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa)   |   | |
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Post# 148437 , Reply# 28   8/23/2011 at 13:19 (4,721 days old) by electrolux~137 ()   |   | |
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@BrianKirbyClass -- see link. CLICK HERE TO GO TO electrolux~137's LINK |
Post# 148443 , Reply# 29   8/23/2011 at 14:18 (4,721 days old) by kirbymodel2c (Nottingham, England)   |   | |
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