You knew this was coming.

I kind of want to agree with Allen, but it does appear that the machine is still on its original shipping pallet, and the seller does state that it comes with all of its literature (unfortunately that won't include a repair manual).  It would be nice to have an explanation for the Spray 'n' Wash damage though.

Regardless, the panel on that Snorge is frighteningly similar to the one on my mom's machine that was delivered in December of 1967 which, after blowing through a transmission about a year (just out of warranty) later, launched a determined effort to auger its way to China.  It died trying, and not a moment too soon as the process was absolutely deafening.

I'd say the subject machine can't be newer than 1970.  The panel's black color is only a slight aesthetic improvement over the light brown ours had, but even at the age of 13 when the Snorge arrived, my first impression of the controls was cheap, cheap, cheap.  The knobs were the worst with those awful day-glow accented pointers.  People, there are so many infinitely more beautiful machines from this period that were made by more reliable manufacturers that I can't see anyone finding (S)Norges from this era being anything but the epitome of fugly.

I might also point out that this generously optioned machine probably could be had for less than the cost of a super stripped down, small capacity Maytag A106 at the time.   Of course, Maytag gets the last laugh.  There are A106's of this same vintage that are still processing laundry regularly and that continue to function well.  Even if this Snorge is NIB, it will fail sooner than one of those well-worked Maytags.  Or almost any other make, for that matter.

And beware of selecting the lowest fill setting.  It barely covers the fins and will shred whatever 6 oz. item you might care to feed it.

God help the masochist who goes after this machine.  I, along with the tile floor in the laundry room, have been scarred for life by such a beast.

Price doesn't seem outrageous.

I have a similar console saved from a Norge, but it says "her majesty" on  it.

This machine may indeed be new, but someone needs to go and look at it, usually when one of these machines had been used much at all the CHEAP plastic knobs showed lots of wear as the fake chrome and red accents wore off pretty quickly.