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Thread Number: 43461
/ Tag: 80s/90s Vacuum Cleaners
I Need Help Rescuing A Rare Royal Vacuum From St Louis, MO (Please!!!) |
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Post# 454009 , Reply# 1 6/21/2022 at 23:48 (672 days old) by KirbyClassicIII  (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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Justin,
Good as this 1048 is, the one rare Royal I really want to find, other than the 3-501 Prince commercial hand vac that you're also after, is the 311 commercial straight-suction cleaner, which since 1955 was Royal's only straight-suction upright cleaner until its own discontinuation in 1985. I do wish you luck in trying to save this machine, though. ~Ben | ||
| Post# 454011 , Reply# 2 6/22/2022 at 01:41 (672 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana) | ||
Sounds like a fishy story to me on the part of the seller. Sounds like they do not want to ship the vacuum and just invented a story rather than saying they won't do it.
The #1 rule of Craigslist/Facebook/etc. sales is to never do the sale at your own house due to risk of robbery, mugging, scamming, etc. If they can't leave the house to sell something and the level of care is that extreme they shouldn't have put it up for sale because they have no way to leave the house or any time to do any kind of online sales. And of course let me guess they have no relatives that would do it for them either right. I'd pass on this one and wait for another one to pop up. There's one here from a year ago in Pinehurst you can see if they still have tinyurl.com/bde3td8t... | ||
| Post# 454015 , Reply# 3 6/22/2022 at 09:58 (672 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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Post# 454018 , Reply# 4 6/22/2022 at 10:52 (672 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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Justin,
I hope you're able to get that machine, OR another. It does sound "odd". I've had a few run -ins with not so admirable sellers too. Often times, people say one thing. Then, it either never happens or you get ripped off.
I hope this ends well for you. Perhaps there is a VCCC member near there who can assist you. Let us know. John | ||
| Post# 454021 , Reply# 5 6/22/2022 at 12:53 (672 days old) by royalsuper (france ) | ||
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| Post# 454022 , Reply# 6 6/22/2022 at 12:54 (672 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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Post# 454023 , Reply# 7 6/22/2022 at 13:00 (672 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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We were told that | ||
| Post# 454084 , Reply# 10 6/24/2022 at 15:23 (670 days old) by Ubergreenguru (Chicago, Illinois ) | ||
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Thank you Huskyvacs! I messaged the seller who has the other Royal 1048 listed & will wait and see if it happens to still be available. Thank for the tip! | ||
| Post# 454138 , Reply# 11 6/27/2022 at 13:38 (667 days old) by Rowdy141 (United Kingdom) | ||
Here in the UK we have sellers on a similar site to Craigslist, called Gumtree. Its an eBay-owned spin-off.
Sellers sometimes offer remarkable items, at attractive prices, but will never manage to complete the deal, no matter how hard you try. I've offered to pay for post and packing, or to collect, or to send my courier who'll collect it then pack it, meet at a coffee shop... I think some "sellers" just like the attention they attract. Sitting there on the sofa anonymously, receiving messages, or enjoying the sport of fishing. Seeing who'll bite. Wanting to be part of something but having nothing to contribute. A cry for help. They tend not to know anything about what they're listing. Only having pictures they gleaned from elsewhere. Walk away. Consider it non-existent. | ||
| Post# 454148 , Reply# 12 6/27/2022 at 16:38 (667 days old) by Rowdy141 (United Kingdom) | ||
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Rosie on Gumtree.UK is "selling" her Singer K900 Sewing Machine today.
I tried to contact her - nothing concrete. Another hoarder who wants others to admire items they never intend to part with. She won't list her telephone No. No direct email No address She won't call and she takes 13 hours to reply by email, whilst avoiding answering all the simple questions. How much is the attachment? How much for you to post it? Can I arrange to view the machine? Is it running? Do you have the manual? Its today's equivalent of that guy down the pub. The one who might have what you're looking for, if you buy him a pint and make him feel special for twenty minutes. | ||
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Post# 454164 , Reply# 14 6/28/2022 at 00:16 (666 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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| Post# 454166 , Reply# 15 6/28/2022 at 04:34 (666 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana) | ||
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