Thread Number: 43336
/ Tag: Recent Vacuum Cleaners from past 20 years
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Post# 452796 , Reply# 1   5/19/2022 at 09:32 (707 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)   |   | |
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In a vac shop, the demo machine isn't used to clean real dirt. Test sand or kapok is different. The demo machine in many cases is wiped down, bag changed, and sold as new for the same price as one in a box.
All that changes once a vacuum is used on 'real world' dirt. In the age of Covid, you'll be hard pressed to find anyone shopping for a new vacuum, who would accept one that had been used at a non-profit for a day. It's now a used machine, and worth half (or less) of its price as new. That's an expensive proposition for a vac shop as well as yourself. A local enthusiast might be different depending upon how he keeps his cleaners. Personally, the machines in my collection are either restored vintage machines, or machines I personally use in my home. In neither case would I personally want someone else to push them or get them dirty. However, I know of several collectors who do not restore their machines and just keep them in their garage the way they found them. That might be the type of collector who would be willing to work with you. Good luck in your quest for your next vacuums. |