Thread Number: 39697
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
NIB Olympia one--Suspense Killing me |
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Post# 421262 , Reply# 1   3/8/2020 at 10:09 (1,481 days old) by Compactelectra (Palm Springs)   |   | |
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(If I have one) to take the machine out of the box and enjoy it! You can keep it new by not using it but believe me you’ll enjoy it much more out of the box. I have obtained my share of NIB machines over the years. Believe me they don’t go up in value. I am cleaning out my storage unit and can’t begin to tell you how many boxes I have thrown away. The purpose of the box was to protect the machine during shipping or possibly to store. Do you enjoy looking at the box? Obviously it’s bothering you not to take it out of the box so go ahead and indulge yourself.
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Post# 421263 , Reply# 2   3/8/2020 at 10:21 (1,481 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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The sad but true fact is the best way to maximize your return on investment with that machine—not that I'm recommending you do this, please don't!—is to part it out and sell off the pieces as NOS parts. I think most of us who collect these things realize they aren't going to appreciate the way a classic car will. We get them to tinker with them, fix them up, use them and enjoy them for what they are.
Now, go ahead and open that box! You know you want to. What are you waiting for? |
Post# 421265 , Reply# 3   3/8/2020 at 10:46 (1,481 days old) by KirbyCollector (Columbus Ohio USA)   |   | |
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Post# 421270 , Reply# 4   3/8/2020 at 14:26 (1,480 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana)   |   | |
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There is no investment to be made on a vacuum - you buy them to enjoy - not buy them to make money. Many people on here that have vacuum repair shops carelessly throw antique and vintage vacuums in the trash can all the time because they don't know what eBay is. Lots of valuable vacuums gone.
You do not pay for a new in box vacuum to strip it for parts - thats a very stupid thing to do. You will be stuck with unsellable parts for the next 6-15 years and a vacuum will have been destroyed. Also like cars in a museum - you have to use a vacuum at least once a month for half an hour or longer to keep the grease and parts exercised. If you don't, the grease will all wick away from the parts, the belts will go bad, and the parts will oxidize and start rusting and the motor will eventually lock up when the grease solidifies and hardens. If you ever go to a car museum - look under the cars for the carpet scraps or drip pans - that shows you a museum that does not drive the cars, because the engine and transmission gaskets are rotting and drying out and the oil is no longer on the parts anymore. |
Post# 421271 , Reply# 5   3/8/2020 at 14:28 (1,480 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana)   |   | |
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Also yes, the box matters. A vacuum can sell for up to $100 more if it has the box and original paperwork intact. Same goes for Apple computers too. I've seen eBay auctions sell for $60 just for a vacuum box.
People buy them to complete their own vacuums, and to use as background props for store scenes in movies that take place in the past. |
Post# 421309 , Reply# 7   3/9/2020 at 09:36 (1,480 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)   |   | |
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I'm lucky to have had a good number of new in the box vintage machines over the years. At first, I just put them away to enjoy "later". The decades have gone by and at some point I realized the false value in keeping them "new". I recently got out my brand new in the box 1980 Rainbow D3A and have been using it for some weeks now. My husband told me that when I was gone, he was just going to give all my vacuums to my friends, and throw away what's left. He said "you better start enjoying them now because I'm now putting them in the coffin with you". Well, that's true. Especially since I'm getting cremated and sucked up into the Signature Series Air-Way to spend eternity. It's true, you can't take them with you. Use them and enjoy them now, while you're still here. There's no reason to keep them 'new' at all.
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