Thread Number: 31150
/ Tag: 80s/90s Vacuum Cleaners
Online vs thrift shop opinions |
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Post# 344312   2/16/2016 at 19:56 (2,962 days old) by icee (Indiana)   |   | |
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We all know local thrift shops and pawn shops are more often than not way less exspensive to buy older collectable sweepers from than buying them online. Easily you could buy 2, 3, or more for the price of one reconditioned sweeper online. But what in your opinion is the better investment? Spending the bigger bucks on something in presumeably better condition that's been gone thru, cleaned up, and repaired, vs rolling the dice on someone that works but no ones givin any love to in potentially a long time? This is all assumeing that your funds are someone of average income.
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Post# 344317 , Reply# 2   2/16/2016 at 21:25 (2,962 days old) by delaneymeegan (Mary Richards lived here)   |   | |
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Post# 344329 , Reply# 3   2/17/2016 at 00:40 (2,962 days old) by icee (Indiana)   |   | |
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I realize not all online sellers are going to sell "reconditioned" goods, I just see alot out there that are. That's what I was more mainly curious about was thise sellers. But I agree really going locally and finding things at much lower prices is usually most cost effective and best way to go. Just wondering what others thought
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Post# 344383 , Reply# 5   2/17/2016 at 11:00 (2,962 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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I have to concur with the previous post. Buying locally at a thrift store, pawn shop, yard sale, classified ad, etc. can have some serious advantages over eBay in that you can thoroughly test drive the item and can get it for a cheaper price.
Case in point: I bought a pristine Kirby Gsix with a full set of attachments at Goodwill last spring for $50. The same machine in the same condition on eBay could easily have brought at least twice that or likely more—and don't think the idea of flipping it for a profit hasn't crossed my mind a time or two. Conversely, had I been able to physically examine the Kirby G5 I bought on eBay last year, I probably would have kept on looking. That said, the main advantage I see for buying on eBay is finding what you want more quickly and easily, especially if it's fairly esoteric. For instance, you could spend years looking for a 1950s vintage Lewyt canister locally without any luck but you could probably find at least one or two on eBay—for a price—any day of the week. |