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Thread Number: 37353
/ Tag: 80s/90s Vacuum Cleaners
Are Elites Valuable Now? |
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Post# 398556 9/21/2018 at 22:16 (2,042 days old) by bagintheback  (Flagstaff, Arizona) |
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An Elite II just sold for $150 on eBay.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Hoover-... I remember being able to find these for $15, and passing most of them up. I figured they were so common (aside from the late 80s models), I'd never see the day where Elites sold for serious amounts of cash. | ||
| Post# 398559 , Reply# 1 9/22/2018 at 00:06 (2,042 days old) by fan-of-fans (USA) | ||
Sometimes people get desperate and will pay the prices. That's one of the first tools on board models and looks to be early complete and in good shape, so it could be a little more desirable to the right person.
Personally I wouldn't pay over $20 for any Elite. Ebay has gotten really high with the prices the last few years. Best to stick with thrift stores. | ||
| Post# 398570 , Reply# 2 9/22/2018 at 08:42 (2,041 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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| Post# 398573 , Reply# 3 9/22/2018 at 08:56 (2,041 days old) by Oreck_XL (Brooklyn, New York 11211) | ||
Agreed. The price of early Elites may be climbing a bit because most of them were put at the curb 15 or 20 years ago with broken fan housings. They were never Hoover's best work, and compared to the venerable Convertible were pretty sad in terms of build quality. They were loud, and I think the only thing worse in the way of an Oreck clone was the Eureka Bravo.
And yes, in regards to getting a vintage vac on eBay at a "fair" price well yes that ship has sailed a long time ago. You need to have DEEP pockets and be willing to bid the sky's the limit if it's something you truly want. | ||
| Post# 398574 , Reply# 4 9/22/2018 at 09:04 (2,041 days old) by fan-of-fans (USA) | ||
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I do still see some machines going for cheap prices. There was a Hoover Slimline and Convertible from one seller just recently with really low starting bids. They needed a little TLC, but they were definitely affordable, and no one even bid on them for some reason.
Generally, people like what was around when they were a kid. If you were young in the 90s or early 2000s, you might have a soft spot for Elites and Bravos. I kind of do, but not enough to want to collect them, as I prefer other machines. And yes, there will probably be those in the future that want to collect Bissells from Walmart and Dyson stick vacs, even if we don't want any. | ||
| Post# 398579 , Reply# 5 9/22/2018 at 09:48 (2,041 days old) by gregvacs28 (U.S.) | ||
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| Post# 398585 , Reply# 7 9/22/2018 at 10:30 (2,041 days old) by kenkart () | ||
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I have a bunch Of those newer uprights I got from Mike Hays, I AM going to get rid of them, Elites, Innovations, etc | ||
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Post# 398605 , Reply# 10 9/22/2018 at 15:34 (2,041 days old) by Kloveland (Tulsa) |
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| Post# 398608 , Reply# 11 9/22/2018 at 16:35 (2,041 days old) by broomvac (N/A) | ||
Some think it is absurd to collect Hoover Elites. Me...I think it’s absurd to collect vacuums, period. But, I do it anyways. 😝
Sarcasm aside, I have never understood why some will belittle others on this site for what they like. What’s that going to accomplish? Alienating yourself from younger collectors? Personally, I like Hoover Elites. | ||
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Post# 398609 , Reply# 12 9/22/2018 at 16:53 (2,041 days old) by myvacsrock (USA) |
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A Elite is NOT a vintage vacuum or will it ever be a collect ...Yes, let's deny the passage of time. Once upon a time a Hoover 700 series was new, too. | ||
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Post# 398614 , Reply# 13 9/22/2018 at 22:35 (2,041 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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Well, they came out in 1988
According to Mr. Dick Pike, they "couldn't make them fast enough". They were never intended to 'replace' our beloved Convertible. My aunt bought one 21 years ago. It is STILL working, only needing a few belts, bulbs, genuine paper bags.
It proves that if you take care of your stuff, it SHOULD last. I have NIB in addition to about 6-7 others, one coming from the vault. As far as "vintage", I think Sonny and Cher put it best when they sang, "History has turned a page, uhuh". | ||
| Post# 398665 , Reply# 15 9/23/2018 at 22:27 (2,040 days old) by Vacuumdevil (Vacuum Hell ) | ||
I think in the next 5 to 10 years Hoover Elites will be collectible.
Because they are bad. A great example of this is lewyt vacuums are horrible, but now are highly collectible! We are also now seening fhantom vacuums going for absurd prices even though they're complete junk. THE YOUNGER GENERATION DOESN'T KNOW HOW BAD SOME OF THE 1990'S VACUUMS REALLY ARE! | ||
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Post# 398682 , Reply# 17 9/24/2018 at 07:19 (2,039 days old) by vacuumlad1650 (Wauponsee, IL) |
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Post# 398683 , Reply# 18 9/24/2018 at 07:22 (2,039 days old) by vacuumlad1650 (Wauponsee, IL) |
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| Post# 398685 , Reply# 19 9/24/2018 at 08:34 (2,039 days old) by kenkart () | ||
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re lewyts are bad Not hardly, Lewyts were some of the best designed vacuums ever made, their power nozzle models had a bad track record but the straight suction machines were as good if not better than anything on the market, especially the big wheel models. | ||
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Post# 398686 , Reply# 20 9/24/2018 at 08:51 (2,039 days old) by Kloveland (Tulsa) |
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Young or Old
I don't see us having vacuum equality in the forseeable future. Age is not a determining factor and I never should've implied it is one. It really has to do with person's personality and posting online seems to manifest the worst in people at least in the vacuum collecting community. For example I don't think the Hoover uprights from the 40s were all that attractive in all brown. But then again that was the time period. But I don't go out of my way to tell people that. I don't understand all the negativity!
Yes. The Hoover Elite series was probably designed to be a throwaway vacuum. They are not as durable as a 150 or even the 1076. I get that! I have only two Elites in my collection and treasure them as I do with most of the vacuums in my collection. I will sell a few on eBay when my collection becomes too large. But generally my core collection stays the same. There are vacuums in my collection that I would never get rid of. Although some have all ready summed me up and think I would. 😒. I wish that we could put ourselves in the shoes of other collectors before judging! This post was last edited 09/24/2018 at 09:10 | ||
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Post# 398687 , Reply# 21 9/24/2018 at 08:54 (2,039 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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I've seen people go nuts for Lewyts
Especially if they are in good condition..
That wiring flaw was a horrible instance, but................... Trust me, (or don't): I certainly agree that Elites are plastic, loud, etc. however.......................... they clean well, have fewer parts than a lot of other machines, the onboard tools, .................. But, give me a Convertible any day. And, yes, the Hoover 150 was/is a superlative machine, thought to be 'over engineered' . But, they. like most metal vacs, stand the test of time. | ||
| Post# 398698 , Reply# 23 9/24/2018 at 14:34 (2,039 days old) by GREGVACS28 (U.S.) | ||
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The cool thing about everyone liking different things is there isn't as much competition. If we respect each others right to collect whatever we want, all is good. | ||
| Post# 398699 , Reply# 24 9/24/2018 at 14:37 (2,039 days old) by GREGVACS28 (U.S.) | ||
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Post# 398701 , Reply# 25 9/24/2018 at 14:57 (2,039 days old) by Kloveland (Tulsa) |
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| Post# 398710 , Reply# 26 9/24/2018 at 20:26 (2,039 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana) | ||
Vacuums become collectable for different reasons. It can be nostalgia, limited production, rarity, word of mouth, or someone just likes the styling.
In the 1990's, a 1960's vacuum was only 30 years old. Now a 1960's vacuum is well over 50 years old nearing 60. Same thing for 1990's vacuums. A vacuum from 1990 is 28 years old now, the same amount of time that considered a 1960's vacuum in 1990 vintage. Time moves on, things get older, and they get moved into the vintage category as the years tick over. For me, anything older than 20 years is vintage. Anything less than 10 years old is modern. That's pretty much how things are classified now. | ||
| Post# 398731 , Reply# 29 9/25/2018 at 01:31 (2,039 days old) by kenkart () | ||
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I think you hit it And I hate almost anything NEW!!! I wont cook on a stove unless its 50 plus years old, all my cookware, appliances etc are 40 to 70 years old etc...I really have a phobia about new stuff, I equate plastic with cheap junk... | ||
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Post# 398752 , Reply# 34 9/25/2018 at 12:15 (2,038 days old) by electrolux137 (Los Angeles) |
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 ~ Plastic products are a more obvious result of the "planned obsolescence" scheme. This idea was born in its clearest form in the 1950s, put forth by industrial designer Brooks Stevens, famous in our corner for his beautifully styled Modern Hygiene vacuum cleaner. (See link.)
Manufacturers have always had the goal of persuading people that "old is bad, new is good" so consumers would buy, buy buy. However, there was a time when products, including household products, were "made to last." When your quality-built vacuum cleaner broke down, you'd take it to a vacuum cleaner repair shop.
That's not the case any longer. Now, most products are cheaply made, usually overseas in hideous sweatshops using inferior materials -- including, yes, plastic. Now, when your vacuum cleaner breaks down, you throw it in the trash and go to WalMart and get another piece of plastic junk that, if you're lucky, will last six months. Yes, there are still vacuum cleaner repair shops but their numbers are far fewer than even 30 years ago. CLICK HERE TO GO TO electrolux137's LINK | ||
| Post# 398757 , Reply# 35 9/25/2018 at 15:56 (2,038 days old) by Ultralux88 (Denver, Colorado) | ||
Calling Kangaroo Jack! | ||
| Post# 398763 , Reply# 36 9/25/2018 at 17:30 (2,038 days old) by kenkart () | ||
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My main issue with them Is the noise factor, Kind of like a mid 60s Hotpoint dishwasher...it sounds like a chainsaw running. | ||
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