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Post# 603957   6/15/2012 at 21:25 (4,332 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)        

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Post# 603958 , Reply# 1   6/15/2012 at 21:46 (4,332 days old) by whirlypoolie ()        
I think "works" is really meant to be in the past te

In what year, exactly, did this thing last work? LOL!

From the looks of it, the rust is what's holding it all together! I would not hold hope for its surviving a water test.

How sad. :'(


Post# 603963 , Reply# 2   6/15/2012 at 22:41 (4,332 days old) by vintagekitchen ()        
wheres my aspirin...

While one might be tempted to risk 10, maybe even 20 dollars on one in such horrible condition, who do they think they are kidding with that buy it now price? This is the only downfall of sites like vacuumland and automaticwasher. Idiots see the site, and think, "wow, they like these old things? mine looks ancient, I bet its worth a fortune." While in reality, they have a peice of rust that will cost more to repair and rebuild it than it orginally cost when purchased new. Stupid people make my head hurt. Greedy stupid people make me wonder why there isn't an application process before one can breed...

Post# 603965 , Reply# 3   6/15/2012 at 22:50 (4,332 days old) by macboy91si (Frankfort, KY)        
Oh Lord

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That hurts to see. On a another note, this is a Canadian 0512. It could very well work, but it's more to the $25 tune.

 

-Tim


Post# 603973 , Reply# 4   6/15/2012 at 23:27 (4,332 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)        
You Ain't Getting 25 Cents Outta Me Rose

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Which is about what one would pay for that unit in it's current condition.

Highly doubt it is worth even more for the parts as the state of outside makes it hardly likely the interior is much better.



Post# 603989 , Reply# 5   6/16/2012 at 00:44 (4,332 days old) by stan (Napa CA)        
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the seller and ask them if they've heard of soap and water?
Just can't get over why someone takes a pic of something they want to sell... and can't WASH IT FIRST!


Post# 603991 , Reply# 6   6/16/2012 at 00:49 (4,332 days old) by tolivac (greenville nc)        

Would it be more merciful to send that one to the Krusher?Bet it would have an easy time crushing it-the poor thing is held together by its paint!Wouldn't give ANYTHING for a machine in that condition-goes back to the barn!

Post# 603996 , Reply# 7   6/16/2012 at 01:06 (4,332 days old) by whirlykenmore78 (Prior Lake MN (GMT-0500 CDT.))        
It might work

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As a garbage can. But not as a viable washer. Rust and peeling paint are all that hold this together. I would hope the mechanicals are in better shape but still, $250, Really?
WK78


Post# 604024 , Reply# 8   6/16/2012 at 06:48 (4,331 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)        

Can you imagine the wildlife that this has hosted out there in the barn? Everything under the shell that is not rusted is probably chewed or dryrotted. It's another "treasure" meant to pay next month's utilities or tax bill yet they could not even lift if out of the dirt in the bed liner to photograph it.

Kevin's mention of the vacuum site reminded me of the Hoover Vacuum clinics they used to have at the department store where I worked. For something like $7.95 the Hoover rep would service the machine, but parts were extra. I could not believe the condition of some of the vacs people brought in. You almost wanted gloves to touch some of them when you put the little service ticket on them and pushed them to the stock area where they would be serviced. From the dirt on the outside of them, you wondered how they could be used for cleaning inside a home and some of the canisters, well, let me just say that if they had been life forms, they would have died of peritonitis with all of the waste coating the insides from leaks and ruptures. Turning one on would have guaranteed exhaust matching that of a small Diesel at least in fine particulate discharge. One lady brought in a fairly new canister that no longer had much suction. When we looked, thinking it just had a full bag, we found a new bag, but the foam doughnut between the front of the bag holder and the suction port was gone. We asked her about it since she said that it had just suddenly lost suction. "Oh That! It looked dirty so I threw it away when I changed the bag."


Post# 604139 , Reply# 9   6/16/2012 at 18:48 (4,331 days old) by macboy91si (Frankfort, KY)        
To each their own

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Meh, I think it would clean up a bit, and if the price was right could make someone a cool little machine if that's what they like. Also I've seen people here overpay for far worse Maytags and Speed Queens only to have them comeback in luster

Tom, I do agree with you about people trying to put their kids through college on something from their barn. I know the seller isn't going to get that for the machine, but I have a feeling that they would come off the price is someone waved some cash in their face.

Tolivac, do you enjoy crushing vintage appliances? I'd hope nothing that claims to be a crusher would have a hard time dealing with a household appliance... geez

-Tim


Post# 604180 , Reply# 10   6/17/2012 at 00:34 (4,331 days old) by qualin (Canada)        

I think this machine has a lot of potential, but it also looks like it needs a lot of work. I probably wouldn't give this person more than $25 for it... but I'd probably spend at least $250 to get it back up and running again.

Post# 604242 , Reply# 11   6/17/2012 at 12:44 (4,330 days old) by Blackstone (Springfield, Massachusetts)        

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Last time I checked, the going rate was 10 cents/lb. Might be less now, though.


Post# 604671 , Reply# 12   6/19/2012 at 02:53 (4,329 days old) by tolivac (greenville nc)        

No,I don't like seeing vintage machines crushed-but that particular machine looked in bad shape from the picture-maybe a closer look would be in order.Maybe at best you could salvage some parts from it.Or--How much work do you want to do to restore it?what work would you have to do to restore that washer?Would YOU want to restore this washer?I guess it also boils down to how BADLY you want a particular machine.To some this machine MIGHT be a candidate for restoration.It looks like a LOT of work needed for that one.But----$250 for a washer in THAT condition??come on now-have seen better ones in the dump pile that that one.The swap shop didn't want to try to repair them.

Post# 604798 , Reply# 13   6/19/2012 at 15:36 (4,328 days old) by badgerdx ()        

I might pay $25 for it, and if it was close, I'd go pick it up... But $250... mmmmhmmmm. and this scrap of linen I have is the missing corner of the Shroud of Turin.


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