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Thread Number: 49008
Value of 1964 Maytag DE302 electric dryer |
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Post# 709822 , Reply# 1 10/17/2013 at 10:33 (3,837 days old) by swestoyz  (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Hi Kevin -
Sounds like the original owners got a lot of mileage out of their Maytag. Good for them! The 302 is a middle of the line dryer from 64-65. I've seen people struggle to even give them away for free, let alone try to get some cash out of them. A buddy of mine local to me tried to give a similar one away years ago with no bites... Try putting it on Craigslist. My suggestion is to not go too high (maybe the 30-50 dollar range), and see if anyone bites. It may be useful for someone who is looking for parts for a similar vintage Maytag dryer. Hope this helps. Ben | ||
| Post# 709909 , Reply# 2 10/17/2013 at 19:22 (3,837 days old) by techdaddyk () | ||
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Thanks for the info, Ben! It's not exactly what I wanted to hear, of course, but it's certainly helpful. Anyone else care to weigh in? | ||
| Post# 709913 , Reply# 3 10/17/2013 at 20:08 (3,837 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E) | ||
Another Suggestion:
While the dryer may look small by today's standards, where darn near everything is "supersized," the fact is that Maytag's washers and dryers served large families back in the day, and did a fine job.
Maytag used to run a series of ads showing their products with large families who owned their products, with testimonials telling how reliable the machines had been. One is below; it's from 1965. Where I'm going with this is - keeping it and using it just might be a better option than you envision, maybe even worth a shot if you haven't tried it. You certainly can't buy a new dryer for what you'd get out of it - Ben's assessment is spot-on, and he should know - he's the savviest, most experienced collector in our area. This option may not work for reasons I can't envision, but I thought I'd put it out there. 
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Post# 709948 , Reply# 4 10/18/2013 at 07:06 (3,836 days old) by pulltostart (Mobile, AL) |
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Two Cents Worth | ||
| Post# 710349 , Reply# 6 10/20/2013 at 00:31 (3,835 days old) by bluejay (Havre de Grace, MD) | ||
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Post# 710482 , Reply# 7 10/20/2013 at 19:11 (3,834 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Value of Your Older MT Dryer Unfortunately as Ben stated most older major appliances have very little value unless someone close to you really wants it or it is a matched set in one of the interesting colors that were offered. I would guess that you should get $50-100 for it.
You could use it for a while as others mentioned, but be aware that these older dryers run hotter than newer dryers and are several times as likely to cause a fire as a post 1980 Whirlpool dryer, so don't leave home with it running. It is also going to use a little more electricity than a newer dryer with a good electronic sensor dryness control, there is no possible way that it could use less power than a newer dryer. | ||
| Post# 710746 , Reply# 8 10/22/2013 at 07:13 (3,832 days old) by techdaddyk () | ||
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Thank you for everyone's suggestions. I'm going to proceed with selling it and I hope the new owners take care of it. | ||
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