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Thread Number: 80413
/ Tag: Other Home Products or Autos
"Working condition" or doesn't it drive you crazy when... |
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| Post# 1043645 9/2/2019 at 22:25 (1,696 days old) by sarahperdue (Alabama) | ||
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| Post# 1043649 , Reply# 1 9/2/2019 at 23:21 (1,696 days old) by Repairguy (Danbury, Texas) | ||
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| Post# 1043650 , Reply# 2 9/2/2019 at 23:38 (1,696 days old) by sarahperdue (Alabama) | ||
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Antique Refrigerator | ||
| Post# 1043661 , Reply# 3 9/3/2019 at 03:56 (1,695 days old) by speedqueen (Metro-Detroit) | ||
I always buy stuff under the assumption that something will need to be repaired. Enough disappointment and that is my attitude. This has, however gotten me pretty good at fixing things.
Here are some common definitions for words you may find in an eBay or Craigslist listing: ~"Works" -- Means it does SOMETHING eg. an old radio buzzes or squeals ~"Untested" -- It doesn't work, end of story. | ||
| Post# 1043663 , Reply# 4 9/3/2019 at 04:20 (1,695 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
And the famous | ||
Post# 1043675 , Reply# 5 9/3/2019 at 07:46 (1,695 days old) by Launderess  (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Have been rather lucky
All of my AEG appliances were advertised as new or near, and they were.
That being said am always leery of adverts in general when pictures don't match copy. Also am naturally suspicious of those selling vintage appliances in general these days, have seen too many fingers burned. My basic assumption is that most sellers don't have a clue as to what they've got, so don't get my hopes up in turn. Have also learned to accept something sitting around for ages unused likely is going to have issues. This even if it has been packed away "NIB" as it were. | ||
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Post# 1043685 , Reply# 6 9/3/2019 at 10:34 (1,695 days old) by chachp (North Little Rock, AR) |
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My personal favorite... | ||
| Post# 1043701 , Reply# 7 9/3/2019 at 13:46 (1,695 days old) by sarahperdue (Alabama) | ||
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Plugged in
I'm with you Ralph. Especially refrigerators--
"We have not tested it," "Untested," and the best one, "cord cut off but probably works..." It's a 110 appliance. All you have to do is plug it in. Of course you tested it, and, when it didn't work, you cut the cord off... and then there are the "can be easily fixed." | ||
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Post# 1043713 , Reply# 8 9/3/2019 at 15:04 (1,695 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Post# 1043715 , Reply# 9 9/3/2019 at 15:21 (1,695 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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Post# 1043723 , Reply# 10 9/3/2019 at 16:16 (1,695 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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"cord cut off but probably works." Tells me seller is a scrapper or someone else who came upon something that was rubbished. Don't know why but many people cut cords (or at least the plug) when getting rid of appliances. Quite mean if the thing still works. Happily have landed vintage Hoover floor cleaner/polisher, a turntable, several vacuums (could have had more), a microwave and other things were cords were left intact.
As for "untested" sometimes will cut a seller slack. Great many vintage/older appliances come from those who have purchased a property and found the thing inside. Even if still plugged in (or unplugged), they cannot be bothered testing to point of even turning on. In some situations don't have a problem with such listings, and may work to one's benefit. If an appliance is listed as fully tested and operation value increases. This is most true of the rare/sought after things were those who want but aren't technically inclined enough to manage repairs can get "plug and play" objects. Only a serious hobbist (and or someone with money to burn) will go after an appliance that may or may not work. Look at poor Louie's problems getting his GE fridge going. Case in point: www.automaticwasher.org/c... Was able to nab my AEG Lavamat/Lavatherm set for very little money because seller listed as "untested" and "requires 240v/three phase power". Knew that was rubbish at once, but apparently no one else caught on so the things just sat on fleaPay. One watched price drop at each relisting until reached give away level, then pounced. | ||
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Post# 1043735 , Reply# 11 9/3/2019 at 17:34 (1,695 days old) by CircleW (NE Cincinnati OH area) |
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Cutting off cords I've done this several times when tossing out broken appliances. I usually have made them into extension cords by adding a connector to the end. | ||
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Post# 1043742 , Reply# 12 9/3/2019 at 18:26 (1,695 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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If appliance is not operational
Can understand cutting cord/plug. But otherwise consider it mean doing so for something that is still perfectly usable.
Local building cuts cords and does serious damage to Miele and other high end appliances discarded by residents. These units are perfectly fine, just removed after a resident dies, unit is sold, redecorated, etc.... | ||
| Post# 1043750 , Reply# 13 9/3/2019 at 20:17 (1,695 days old) by sarahperdue (Alabama) | ||
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here's a new one | ||
| Post# 1043762 , Reply# 15 9/3/2019 at 22:33 (1,695 days old) by sarahperdue (Alabama) | ||
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Oh, my gosh, I laughed! | ||
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Post# 1043778 , Reply# 16 9/4/2019 at 06:49 (1,694 days old) by chachp (North Little Rock, AR) |
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That is really funny.....
Are you Alabama folks safe?
https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/02/politics/trump-hurricane-dorian-false-claims-alabama/index.html
Sorry couldn't resist! | ||
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Post# 1043784 , Reply# 17 9/4/2019 at 08:46 (1,694 days old) by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI) |
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Well, this is my "works, but" that I was forced to junk just because I can no longer get a new needle for:
-- Dave
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| Post# 1043800 , Reply# 19 9/4/2019 at 12:30 (1,694 days old) by sarahperdue (Alabama) | ||
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No bread or milk in stores | ||
| Post# 1043826 , Reply# 20 9/4/2019 at 16:34 (1,694 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
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"Well, this is my "works, but" that I was forced to junk just because I can no longer get a new needle for"
CLICK HERE TO GO TO qsd-dan's LINK | ||
| Post# 1043832 , Reply# 21 9/4/2019 at 17:49 (1,694 days old) by speedqueen (Metro-Detroit) | ||
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@DaveAM.. | ||
| Post# 1043833 , Reply# 22 9/4/2019 at 17:55 (1,694 days old) by speedqueen (Metro-Detroit) | ||
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Oops, I Botched that up, Dan has the correct cartridge, I just saw the red stylus holder and the groove atop it and my mind went to this. When in the cheap head-shell they look similar.
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Post# 1043866 , Reply# 24 9/5/2019 at 08:10 (1,693 days old) by turbokinetic (Northport, Alabama USA) |
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Glad y'all enjoyed the humor in that! | ||
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Post# 1043867 , Reply# 25 9/5/2019 at 08:23 (1,693 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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| Post# 1043871 , Reply# 26 9/5/2019 at 09:09 (1,693 days old) by kskenmore (Kansas) | ||
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I love the... worked when last used! (in 1961) Drove great when parked in the tree line 47 years ago! Should be good to go! Just needs some starting fluid! | ||
| Post# 1044063 , Reply# 27 9/7/2019 at 06:26 (1,691 days old) by Repairguy (Danbury, Texas) | ||
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| Post# 1044156 , Reply# 28 9/8/2019 at 01:29 (1,691 days old) by sarahperdue (Alabama) | ||
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Best yet...
From a craigslist ad:
"This is a vintage 1955 GE wall mounted refrigerator-freezer circa vintage 1955 model It's in need of a compressor that is available for those interested in getting refurbished and repaired. [...] It only needs a new compressor. It's still in very good working condition minus a new compressor." Works great, right? | ||
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Post# 1044164 , Reply# 29 9/8/2019 at 05:52 (1,690 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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Frigidaire range....Gas stove. Works well, only issue is the igniter on the burners doesn't work CLICK HERE TO GO TO goatfarmer's LINK on Southbend Craigslist | ||
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Post# 1044172 , Reply# 30 9/8/2019 at 08:06 (1,690 days old) by ozzie908 (Lincoln UK) |
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One I just found on UK eBay | ||
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Post# 1044194 , Reply# 31 9/8/2019 at 11:55 (1,690 days old) by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI) |
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Aww, but somehow the place I'd annually ordered my needles from, I don't think offered me or introduced me to the cartridge idea, nor did I even get the notion, that replacing that, meant a new, and in-stock needle would then be available for--yes, a simple matter of replacing the entire cartridge (that small pice of plastic holding the needle) by just removing a micro-sized screw...
I'd just figured I'd go to quieter manual operation, conforming & complying in a world where needles seem only available for the lowest-priced, cheapest belt-driven stuff and for the highest-priced & hi-prized, in my direct-drive Rolls Royce of phonos, of which I'd always wanted a professional DJ-type of unit, my Audio-Techica: Got put-off by the broken dust cover, and the console's that it was in not entirely doing the job, keeping off cakes of DIRT, actually, and the noisy automatic, gravity-defying operation subject to reaching a breaking point, sometimes in its future, and did I tell you I was even fussy about the '45' spindle, that I'd gone through a dozen of them, bartering them from other phonos that had real attractive looking ones? And really, couldn't see myself EVER using those temporary ones that fit in the wide holes of my hundreds of 7" '45's, wondering how I'd grown in a house that had a slew of them, almost one for each record, but abhor the very existence of, preferring my likely $10 one this phono came with, versus it as a separate accessory (with a few dents on her from the iron-like weight of that thing actually falling out of my hands--to the floor, and once on the heat/air register, luckily!)... So, it found a good owner, or perhaps that very one that recently shown up on consignment at a record store that I frequent, may, if I recognize the serial number, be MINE, then, going for an undisclosed sum... I saved the patch cables for the Left/Right Audio, still plugged into my daughter's stereo that used to be hr mom's, but she pointedly didn't want a new phono, so I retrieved it & the cabinet now used for additional record storage, I'd long-needed... The cord & antenna had stayed on with... | ||
| Post# 1044200 , Reply# 33 9/8/2019 at 14:56 (1,690 days old) by sarahperdue (Alabama) | ||
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slightly tangential | ||
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Post# 1044459 , Reply# 34 9/10/2019 at 17:05 (1,688 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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 "It's in good condition but it doesn't want to freeze I think it might be needing antifreeze $275 It's a kenmore refrigerator it's in good condition it doesn't call I think it needs antifreeze pick up only I just need to get rid of it it also has a ice maker machine and everything works but it doesn't cool enough" | ||
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Post# 1046116 , Reply# 35 9/27/2019 at 15:43 (1,671 days old) by LowEfficiency (Iowa) |
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Post# 1046139 , Reply# 37 9/27/2019 at 19:48 (1,671 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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| Post# 1046576 , Reply# 38 10/2/2019 at 01:00 (1,667 days old) by sarahperdue (Alabama) | ||
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Not an appliance, but...
Antique Stickley Brothers ,grand Rapids # 2738 chair. 100yrs old or older listed at 3000$ on ebay
Antique chair. Around 100yrs old or older ,listed in great condition 3000$ on Ebay. Has one broke slat ,set cushion in great shape. Needs TLC and could be a collector's item Condition--used, good Um, it's broken. No matter how well it is repaired it will never be a $3000 collector's item. Used, good? Seriously? It's not just broken, it's missing several inches of woodwork. CLICK HERE TO GO TO sarahperdue's LINK
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| Post# 1046655 , Reply# 39 10/2/2019 at 18:32 (1,666 days old) by statomatic (France) | ||
"Works perfectly but needs a new timer" = turns on but the timer stops during cycle (probably due to no heating or clogged pump).
"Water leaks, was told by the repairman it's due to the timer" = I'm not a tech, the neighbor has tried to fix it but he isn't tech either. "Fully restored, like new, works perfectly" = cleaned for the looks, everything got flooded in WD40... "New timer fitted but cycle runs manually" = that wasn't the timer, the old one should work perfectly. On car ads: "New spark plugs and new timing belt" = while it's a diesel engine with chain timing ! On hifi ads: "Technics SL-1200mkII, needs a new belt as the platter runs slow" = lol | ||
| Post# 1047898 , Reply# 40 10/16/2019 at 22:13 (1,652 days old) by cornutt (Huntsville, AL USA) | ||
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There's the famous one from car ads, "Was running when parked". Yeah, thirty years ago, in a leaky rat-infested barn, with the windows down. | ||
| Post# 1048079 , Reply# 42 10/18/2019 at 21:24 (1,650 days old) by sarahperdue (Alabama) | ||
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I’m surprised
She didn’t say she had another prospective buyer willing to pay $550
I agreed to purchase some wrought iron columns in Mississippi but was having trouble working out scheduling with the seller. I told her that I had committed to buy but if someone made an offer before I could pick them up to go ahead and sell them. She unloaded on me saying she knew I was going to back out and was a horrible buyer and she could have sold them for more if she hadn’t held them for me. I was kind of relieved. I had agreed to pay more than I wanted—which I would have honored. I politely responded that I was no longer interested in buying them and go a rude “I wouldn’t sell the to you anyway.” Shortly after I found twice as many wrought iron pieces for 1/2 the price. I drove about an hour and a half to get the, but the seller and his wife were delightful. Last time I checked, she still had those columns. Clueless sellers... she’ll have that fridge for decades. | ||
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Post# 1048106 , Reply# 43 10/19/2019 at 04:49 (1,649 days old) by askolover (South of Nash Vegas, TN) |
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Post# 1053983 , Reply# 44 12/11/2019 at 16:52 (1,596 days old) by LowEfficiency (Iowa) |
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