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Thread Number: 43506
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
crazy prices for kirbys |
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| Post# 454316 7/1/2022 at 16:38 (664 days old) by vacuser (milford,ohio) | ||
the one with the upside down emptor is $250.it's missing a back wheel also. the D-50 is $5.00 both on craigslist cincinnati.
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| Post# 454396 , Reply# 1 7/4/2022 at 07:37 (661 days old) by vap0rtranz (Wisconsin) | ||
flippers
Yea, it'd expect something more for that $
eBay & Craigs & auction folks want to make $. I've no problem with making $ off flipping a garage sale find. Yea I understand they drive around all day looking and this is their income. But they gotta offer me as the buyer something for the extra $ -- clean it up, free / easy shipping, or better yet _restore_ the machine! Otherwise, they should know we can find these machines in the same condition at local Habitat 4 Humanity, and will spend our $ for a better cause (aka. building someone's home). | ||
| Post# 454410 , Reply# 2 7/4/2022 at 17:25 (661 days old) by Gvox (Georgia) | ||
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A quick search on craigslist locally shows 10 Kirby vacuum cleaners for sale. They range from FREE (the seller says it needs a new belt) to $125. Many have all the attachments included.
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| Post# 454414 , Reply# 3 7/4/2022 at 18:00 (660 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana) | ||
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| Post# 454426 , Reply# 4 7/4/2022 at 21:41 (660 days old) by repairman (Woodridge, IL) | ||
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Exactly. Like this 562 for $899.99 and it doesn't even have the original bag, cord, or trim. At least buff the darn thing if you're going to sell it for that much. CLICK HERE TO GO TO repairman's LINK on eBay | ||
Post# 454491 , Reply# 5 7/6/2022 at 14:07 (659 days old) by gottahaveahoove  (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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I have 2 Kirbys | ||
| Post# 454528 , Reply# 6 7/7/2022 at 06:49 (658 days old) by vap0rtranz (Wisconsin) | ||
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Santronic
wow, that Santronic price is just :O
There's fans of that vintage Kirby, like me :). It's one of the last models before Kirby's front beater bar got huge (with the Tradition if I remember right, which I don't use my Tradition because it's just too dang huge.) But that is still insane with no restoration, cleaning, or attachments. Seller must be going with the hold & wait approach. | ||
| Post# 454531 , Reply# 7 7/7/2022 at 08:43 (658 days old) by Oreck_XL (Brooklyn, New York 11211) | ||
The $250.00 one MIGHT be worth that IF it had its original bag in good condition. Sadly, many 500 series Kirbys were bastardized by mom & pop vac shops as well as Kirby themselves with their rebuild program. Forget about finding a 2C or an R series at a fair price on eBay. That ship sailed a long time ago....
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Post# 454532 , Reply# 8 7/7/2022 at 09:27 (658 days old) by VacMadMan (Pueblo Co.) |
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What do you think of this one? | ||
| Post# 454533 , Reply# 9 7/7/2022 at 10:26 (658 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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Post# 454535 , Reply# 10 7/7/2022 at 10:41 (658 days old) by VacMadMan (Pueblo Co.) |
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I don't think it will sell
I've seen this Kirby 505 up for sale before. It didn't sell then, and I don't think it will sell this time. It looks great at first glance, but when you look closely it has a number of issues. I'm not sure what they mean by "tight and right". The wheels, wheel screws, and washers are not Kirby parts.
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| Post# 454536 , Reply# 11 7/7/2022 at 11:01 (658 days old) by Dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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My friend Adam is really a Kirby expert. He has been a tremendous help to me with the little details of my Kirby collection. Not only does Adam help keep my machines polished all the time, he finds me little obscure things like the hang tags for the cloth bags. All of my Kirby‘s have been rebuilt on the inside and restored/buffed on the outside. Hopefully they’ll sell easily after I’m dead. I can’t even begin to fathom what the auction is going to be like for all the more than 600 vacuums in my collection.
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Post# 454547 , Reply# 12 7/7/2022 at 18:31 (657 days old) by electrolux137 (Los Angeles) |
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Dysonman1 said, "I can’t even begin to fathom what the auction is going to be like for all the more than 600 vacuums in my collection."
If other deceased collectors' collections are any guide, what will happen is that someone will "help themselves" to the nicest or rarest machines, then the rest of them will be taken out for the trash collector. | ||
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Post# 454548 , Reply# 13 7/7/2022 at 20:40 (657 days old) by Air-WayCharlie (USA) |
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Charles not to hijack here............
But, I too wonder what will happen to my vacuums after I am gone. I hope it will not be what you said. I have helped find homes for the vacuums of Terry Lattz and Stan Hagan after they died. Maybe someone will do the same for me.
My husband has no idea what to do and I have given him suggestions. So many of us older collectors are at that point in life where we are reducing our collections but still want to keep the vacuums that are near and dear to us. I've told my husband to call Tania and she will know what to do. I think my big concern is that our younger members/collectors will have no interest in the vacuums of the 1930s/1940s/1950s/etc. But, if I'm no longer here I guess I won't have to worry! | ||
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Post# 454549 , Reply# 14 7/7/2022 at 20:52 (657 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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Charles (Lester).. I agree
I DO have several machines "earmarked" for several people. I also have very specific instructions for my survivors. Tom Anderson will get a call. He'll know exactly what to do, how to do it, to help my niece and nephew
. But, as we know. there will be some with their hands out. Before my burial (remains in a C bag, then, in an urn.... people will be wondering about certain items. Also, about 200+ items were unable to be displayed at the convention. | ||
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Post# 454615 , Reply# 15 7/9/2022 at 17:15 (656 days old) by electrolux137 (Los Angeles) |
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"...our younger members/collectors will have no interest in the vacuums of the 1930s..."
When I first met John Lucia in 1982, we joked that the day would come when collectors would consider Eureka Bravos and Hoover Elites collectible. And here we are...! CLICK HERE TO GO TO electrolux137's LINK on eBay | ||
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Post# 454653 , Reply# 16 7/10/2022 at 15:04 (655 days old) by Air-WayCharlie (USA) |
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