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Thread Number: 21664
Over-Priced vacs on eBay! |
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| Post# 242364 7/27/2013 at 10:03 (3,924 days old) by compamac () | ||
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| Post# 242375 , Reply# 2 7/27/2013 at 11:38 (3,924 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
You think $80 is expensive for that Bissell? Thats £52 to us in the UK. Brand new those models cost between £80 to £100 - thats $123 to $153 to you! Currently there's one listed on EBAY UK for around £52 P&P all in which is pretty good for what you're getting.
EBAY sellers can charge what they want - as you probably know - its up to the customer on whether they decide to pay or not. | ||
| Post# 242377 , Reply# 3 7/27/2013 at 11:44 (3,924 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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| Post# 242390 , Reply# 4 7/27/2013 at 12:27 (3,924 days old) by myles_v (Fredericksburg, VA) | ||
 Here in the US those Bissells cost only around $40-$50, or 26-32 pounds, at major stores like Walmart and Target. | ||
| Post# 242392 , Reply# 5 7/27/2013 at 12:34 (3,924 days old) by Vacuumfreeeke () | ||
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Well the same machine is 47 dollars new at Wal-mart.... 80 for one without a return policy is a bit much. | ||
| Post# 242396 , Reply# 7 7/27/2013 at 12:46 (3,924 days old) by compamac () | ||
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| Post# 242400 , Reply# 8 7/27/2013 at 12:54 (3,924 days old) by madabouthoovers () | ||
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Lets not get into a slanging match with Compamac here people - remember he's a junior member and to him, the Bissell on Ebay US is expensive compared to Walmart. Sebo_fan and JMurray please take note of Compamac's age. | ||
| Post# 242409 , Reply# 9 7/27/2013 at 13:16 (3,924 days old) by beko1987 (Stokenchurch, United Kingdom) | ||
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I always chucklewhen I see old vacs with very high prices from people who don't know what it is but it's 'old'. There's a red lux cylinder with missing tools for £120 bin as an example! | ||
| Post# 242412 , Reply# 10 7/27/2013 at 13:24 (3,924 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
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Steve, I'm well aware of this member's age.
Im sorry if you feel I'm giving you an attitude, compumac, but I don't have an "attitude" in this thread in the way you are making out - Im only expressing my opinion and questioning why you think the EBAY listing is expensive - you must remember that just because this forum is based in the U.S, you have worldwide members on here AND secondly, adults and younger members with different opinions. You did after all ask members what they think!
Thirdly, and more importantly, whether you wish to see it as such, EBAY is not a franchise "new" company that sells new products. It isn't like "Wal-Mart," where brand new and especially with companies like Bissell being from the U.S, one would expect a cheaper cost price anyway! As I said before, EBAY will see members and sellers charging what they like. If you can find a cheaper price, then good for you. | ||
| Post# 242415 , Reply# 13 7/27/2013 at 13:50 (3,924 days old) by compamac () | ||
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| Post# 242420 , Reply# 14 7/27/2013 at 14:10 (3,924 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
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Yes but unless the buyer concerned makes an attempt to research prices, they're none the wiser. Also I can't speak for Walmart as I dont know how it operates - whilst your local Argos store might have that Bissell in stock, other branches don't always have that product in stock, so you're either compromised by waiting for one to appear if you ring and reserve or get the same product at a higher cost.
Recent example of this were the fantastic Panasonic uprights at the BN store for £29-99 - my local BN store haven't started selling appliances yet, which is poor compared to the bigger BN stores elsewhere. | ||
| Post# 242430 , Reply# 15 7/27/2013 at 15:15 (3,924 days old) by myles_v (Fredericksburg, VA) | ||
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Bissells are pretty popular here, but mostly within the group of people who think "a vacuum is a vacuum, what's the difference?"
Before she got the Bissell, but after she told me about wanting on-board tools, I cleaned up and gave her a bagged vacuum. The next time I visited her she told me that she did not like having a bagged vacuum. It had been a few months and she still hadn't had to change the bag however her Bissell needs to be emptied and clean very often.
I really dislike (bagless, I think the bagged ones are much better, in fact I recently ordered a bagged Bissell Zing) Bissells because air quality is very important to me, and as I mentioned in the other paragraph I do have allergic reactions to excessive amounts of dust. | ||
| Post# 242454 , Reply# 16 7/27/2013 at 18:00 (3,924 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
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| Post# 242514 , Reply# 18 7/27/2013 at 23:11 (3,924 days old) by myles_v (Fredericksburg, VA) | ||
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Here in the states they sell a normal bagged one with a hard front cover and such (www.walmart.com/ip/20658543QUESTI...) that doesn't look bad and I have had a couple of those a few years ago. They also have a couple new bagged models that are basically just a bagless model with a bag in the dirt cup. They also have a clear area at the top so you can see the dirt entering the bag. www.walmart.com/ip/20658541QUESTI...
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| Post# 242515 , Reply# 19 7/27/2013 at 23:13 (3,924 days old) by myles_v (Fredericksburg, VA) | ||
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