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| Post# 215816 6/13/2007 at 13:27 (6,161 days old) by northwesty (Renton, WA) | ||
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Well, picked this off of Craigslist. Seems to be in decent shape. Just thought I would keep everyone informed! Take care. 
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Post# 215819 , Reply# 1 6/13/2007 at 13:47 (6,161 days old) by unimatic1140  (Minneapolis) |
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Nice Dryer | ||
| Post# 215825 , Reply# 2 6/13/2007 at 14:00 (6,161 days old) by decodriveboy (FL, US) | ||
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The Northwest is like, a treasure trove for these things! Looks like a nice Formica top in aqua--love it! | ||
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Post# 215830 , Reply# 3 6/13/2007 at 14:44 (6,161 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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| Post# 215870 , Reply# 5 6/13/2007 at 18:56 (6,161 days old) by christfr (st louis mo) | ||
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| Post# 215886 , Reply# 6 6/13/2007 at 19:46 (6,161 days old) by frontaloadotmy (the cool gay realm) | ||
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very nice Brian the Buick looks fab too. | ||
| Post# 215889 , Reply# 7 6/13/2007 at 20:01 (6,161 days old) by westyslantfront () | ||
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Hi Brian. Congratulations on your new Westy Slant Front. Ross | ||
| Post# 215908 , Reply# 9 6/13/2007 at 20:59 (6,161 days old) by exploder3211 () | ||
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Stupid question on my part: How should i know its a dryer??? LoL can't really tell much of a differance | ||
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Post# 215916 , Reply# 10 6/13/2007 at 21:19 (6,161 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 215933 , Reply# 11 6/13/2007 at 22:37 (6,161 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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| Post# 215936 , Reply# 12 6/13/2007 at 23:09 (6,161 days old) by mayken4now (Panama City, Florida) | ||
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Post# 215963 , Reply# 14 6/14/2007 at 07:22 (6,160 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Steve
I have to agree with you,it has interfered with deals I've made as well. I don't see that the level of pricing works to our advantage, I think pricing everything around $100.00 in working condition would still set the uninitiated into motion to sell these machines. One guy went from $350 to $1500 dollars on me in one day when he saw the site and then tried to get me back by giving be 1/2 off! marked down to $750.00!! I walked away, he called a week later and we were back to $350 deal done with alot of needless stress!!!!! The original idea when we felt all these machines were scarce was to drum up sellers who had been sitting on things for years. I think we have passed that point at the rate machines have turned up. If something still exists now it is so old that I am finding sellers think its worth something to someone just because it has survived so long. Thats the kind of person you want to do business with, a speculator who doesn't know what we will pay yet figures "old=rare enough" that there is some money in this white rusty thing. Brian, nice Buick and that Dryer is going to look stunning next to your L8 washer!! BTW did you get your box yet?? Jet | ||
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Post# 216064 , Reply# 17 6/14/2007 at 19:42 (6,160 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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While I can remove that list, (except for the Apex which I wont remove) but before I do that here is something to think about. People sometimes might be searching out to see if that old machine in their basement has any value. When they see $250 or so it makes them click the "contact us" button. In other words it gives them an incentive to contact me and let me know the machine is available. If I remove this list, it might cause some real gems to go to the crusher because the owner does not have any incentive to contact me. $100 might not do the trick and might not be worth the time and energy it would take to arrange the deal. I'm certainly not rich, but $100 wouldn't get me to do anything these days. It's easier just to throw it away or have Best Buy take it away when they deliver my new Harmony Set. Just something to think about. I doesn't really matter to me either way, as I said the Apex ad stays up, but I can remove the others. | ||
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Post# 216076 , Reply# 18 6/14/2007 at 20:13 (6,160 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Robert
I have found $185.00 piques their interest enough and its under $200. But just leaving up the most wanted without prices will get those people who truly want to pass on a machine they don't want to KRUSH. Lately I have had alot of "sellers" just glad its going to a museum for $150 bucks and not getting KRUSHED. Those are the people we all really want to deal with. By the same token one of the Combos I bought had offers way above what I would ever consider to pay and what it was actually worth because it was a good looking piece of junk inside. All dolled up and nowhere to go. But the seller told me she was very scared of these offers because they seemed to her so out of place for this machine. She would not give them serious consideration. Her biggest fear was someone would drive 3 states away and get there and throw a nutty because it wasn't museum quality operational. So inflated prices can work against us too. | ||
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Post# 216095 , Reply# 19 6/14/2007 at 20:44 (6,160 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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I have found $185.00 piques their interest enough and its under $200. But just leaving up the most wanted without prices will get those people who truly want to pass on a machine they don't want to KRUSH. I hear ya Jon, but I'm confused, is the consensus to remove all the prices or to change them to $185? More to think about: But what happens to the machines where the owner is just curious to see if it is worth anything and worth their time and trouble to bother contacting me about a machine? While there are some, but the majority of people really don’t care whether something they think of a valueless gets junked or not. So we are saying that just let those machines go to the krusher for the sake of saving $100 on buying a vintage machine? I've dealt with many sellers myself and I can guarantee you that for example had I offered $185 to the seller for my Pink Lady Kenmore set, it would be crushed now. Again as I said if you guys want me to remove the "values" off the other machines (not the Apex) or change them to something else I will certainly do that. I have almost all the machines I've ever wanted, but I think you're making a mistake in the long run for the people who want to build a collection just to save a few dollars. You guys come up with a consensus for the values on that page and let me know, I will change it, ASAP. | ||
| Post# 216183 , Reply# 21 6/15/2007 at 05:17 (6,160 days old) by laundryshark (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) | ||
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Westinghouse Washer Demo Interesting Westinghouse dryer find you have there. If anybody is willing to step up to the plate on this one: A good Westinghouse Washer demo *including fill, wash, and spin cycles [at least in an edited fashion]*, would really make my day.--Laundry Shark | ||
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Post# 216204 , Reply# 22 6/15/2007 at 07:48 (6,159 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Robert and Steve and Mark
I think you all make good points. Lets not do anything yet to the list and think on this some more. Anyone else out there have an opinion on how to go about raising Seller Conciousness? Robert can you tell which page gets the most new hits? Do alot of new people show up at Applianceville or the Wanted List? I would figure most of the new people would be a traffic of sellers not new members. I think we should keep the Rewards page. I think a redit is in order though. Something like remove all the pricing on each machine and just have a blanket statement up at the top where you have posted the Value based upon condition. Something like what you already have posted under the Hotpoints: $75-$350. I like that range because machines come in wide range of conditions AND this leaves the door wide open to haggling with the seller! Place it where you have at the current disclaimer up at the top "Rewards are based on several factors: condition of machine, easy access to machine for removal, and wether machine must be crated and shipped a distance. Rewards can run anywhere from Free where We take that junk out of your way; to money paid $75-$350 per machine. Forward your item with pictures to our webmaster and he will notify the whole club to see if there is an interest in your machine. This peeks the sellers interest and also would stop wild speculation. Thats what we want to accomplish here. jon | ||
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