Thread Number: 59796
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
Missed opportunity on an UNUSED GE washer! |
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Post# 824409   5/20/2015 at 23:49 (3,234 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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A friend of mine who knows I'm into old washers, but is not himself, has been going to a local auction every Wednesday. A variety of stuff is sold, furniture, art, appliances, etc. Now here is the timeline of how things played out. 4:30 pm: I plug my cell phone in to charge because it's low. 5:30 pm: I head to Costco to grab a couple things for a party I'm going to tomorrow, leaving my phone to charge. 5:34 pm: my friend who is at the auction, sends me a text and photos about this washer. 6 pm: I return home, put the items in the fridge, grab my phone, see there are a couple text messages and get in the car to go to a friends for dinner. As I drive I use Siri to read the messages to me. 6:05 pm: When stopped at a traffic light I look at these photos and gasp! I immediately reply, asking him to bid on it for me and give him a max. 6:08 pm: he replies saying "Too late, the auction went very quickly and it sold for $75" Oh geeze! Talk about a missed opportunity! I said "CRAP"! and then, "oh well, I didn't need it anyway.... but it would have been really NICE to have though!" He also told me the washer was absolutely pristine, looked like it was just unboxed! Here are the photos he sent me. What is this, a 1963 - 1964? Kevin |
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Post# 824410 , Reply# 1   5/20/2015 at 23:52 (3,234 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 824417 , Reply# 2   5/21/2015 at 00:27 (3,234 days old) by tolivac (greenville nc)   |   | |
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Great find for either a user or collector!! |
Post# 824419 , Reply# 3   5/21/2015 at 00:40 (3,234 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Post# 824434 , Reply# 4   5/21/2015 at 05:31 (3,234 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 824438 , Reply# 5   5/21/2015 at 06:14 (3,234 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 824445 , Reply# 6   5/21/2015 at 07:03 (3,234 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)   |   | |
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so wrong on so many levels - but I bet it will ebay up. keep watching!
If it was yesterday Wednesday then like I've been warning all week this is gonna be one heck of a Mercury Retrograde- hang on to your pants !!
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Post# 824446 , Reply# 7   5/21/2015 at 07:07 (3,234 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)   |   | |
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CRAP! CRAP! CRAP! CRAP!(but thanks for the pictures)
Who would buy this machine if not a collector?
Yes, it is indeed a WA-950X from 1963; last of the raised panel Filter-Flo's. And a better machine than the TOL because of a hell of a lot more flexibility in the controls, two separate cycles, not one, and a simple bleach funnel not prone to rusting. Had this been a WA-950W I wouldn't be writing this, I'd be in a dark room somewhere with my head between my knees
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Post# 824449 , Reply# 8   5/21/2015 at 07:30 (3,234 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 824454 , Reply# 10   5/21/2015 at 08:15 (3,234 days old) by pulltostart (Mobile, AL)   |   | |
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Post# 824461 , Reply# 11   5/21/2015 at 09:34 (3,233 days old) by cadman (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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For $75 it's quite possible it was bought to be used as a "second hand" washer, with the possibility of being scrapped or dumped when it fails.
When this has happened to me, I find money talks. Usually by the end of the auction the winner has had time to cool a little and buyer's remorse starts to set in. "Oh crap, how much did I spend? Where am I going to put this? Wow, that looks heavy." You'd be surprised how quickly people take the cash at the prospect of not having to drag home something they bought 30 minutes before! Of course all bets are off if your friend had already left. -C |
Post# 824496 , Reply# 12   5/21/2015 at 13:59 (3,233 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions)   |   | |
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Post# 824530 , Reply# 13   5/21/2015 at 16:40 (3,233 days old) by mayfan69 (Brisbane Queensland Australia)   |   | |
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Post# 824542 , Reply# 14   5/21/2015 at 18:40 (3,233 days old) by gregingotham (New York)   |   | |
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call the auction house! |
Post# 824555 , Reply# 15   5/21/2015 at 20:07 (3,233 days old) by washerlover (The Big Island, Hawai’i)   |   | |
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Post# 824557 , Reply# 16   5/21/2015 at 20:38 (3,233 days old) by Jimmyb (Texas Y’all)   |   | |
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And maybe would take $125, who knows? What a great find! |
Post# 824560 , Reply# 17   5/21/2015 at 20:55 (3,233 days old) by pumper (SE Wisconsin)   |   | |
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This would be me if I was you....
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Post# 824571 , Reply# 18   5/21/2015 at 23:44 (3,233 days old) by golittlesport (California)   |   | |
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Post# 824578 , Reply# 19   5/22/2015 at 01:25 (3,233 days old) by stan (Napa CA)   |   | |
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Post# 824581 , Reply# 20   5/22/2015 at 04:56 (3,233 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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If you really want that washer let's just say I know a guy,who knows a guy, who knows a guy.
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