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Thread Number: 84743
/ Tag: Other Home Products or Autos
Online Appliance Sales-- Pet Peeves |
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| Post# 1091988 10/4/2020 at 22:08 (1,289 days old) by reactor (Oak Ridge, Tennessee-- ) | ||
When looking for listed appliances my teeth grit when I see:
--A unitized washer and dryer being listed as a "stackable" washer and dryer. "Stackable indicates the ability to be stacked. These one piece units cannot be stacked or unstacked (at least not without an acetylene torch.) --A wringer washer listed as a "ringer" washer. --Listing a totally wrong brand name. I have seen Whirlpools called GE's and a host of other misnomers. One would think they would look at the control panel before making a listing. --Slaughtering the brand name. I have seen Hotpoints listed as Hotspots and many other equally bad spellings --Bad picture taking. Wouldn't you think someone wanting to sell an item would want to present it in the best light? Yet I have seen extremely blurry pictures, pictures of the back of an item instead of the front, and pictures turned sideways. I am not perfect and have made my share of typos on this site and online selling sites, but I wish people would at least TRY to show some intellect when listing an appliance for sale. My venting for the day. :) | ||
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Post# 1092015 , Reply# 1 10/5/2020 at 06:53 (1,289 days old) by turquoisedude  (.) |
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Post# 1092016 , Reply# 2 10/5/2020 at 06:58 (1,289 days old) by chachp (North Little Rock, AR) |
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Post# 1092023 , Reply# 3 10/5/2020 at 08:05 (1,289 days old) by jamiel (Detroit, Michigan and Palm Springs, CA) |
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Don't get me started on house inspectors. We bought a condo (built 2006) last November for my father, who has since passed away. We re-listed the condo in August. Got a pretty quick offer, subject to inspection. Inspection came through, with several things noted; most critical was a crack in the basement wall. Other issues as well. Offer fell through (squirrelly buyer rather than anything else). Second offer came in; also subject to inspection. The buyer employed the same inspection company as the first buyer, which promptly found several other issues (most important was questions on the sump pump) and completely ignored the crack in the wall. Same company...it's a racket.
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| Post# 1092043 , Reply# 4 10/5/2020 at 10:34 (1,289 days old) by Repairguy (Danbury, Texas) | ||
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| Post# 1092048 , Reply# 5 10/5/2020 at 11:13 (1,289 days old) by Iheartmaytag (Wichita, Kansas) | ||
I saw this last night | ||
| Post# 1092049 , Reply# 6 10/5/2020 at 11:14 (1,289 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
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Post# 1092050 , Reply# 7 10/5/2020 at 11:21 (1,289 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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| Post# 1092052 , Reply# 8 10/5/2020 at 11:25 (1,289 days old) by perc-o-prince (Southboro, Mass) | ||
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"Couldn't test it 'cause the cord was cut off" = "Tried it and it's dead so I cut the cord."
Chuck | ||
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Post# 1092059 , Reply# 9 10/5/2020 at 12:17 (1,289 days old) by petek (Ontari ari ari O ) |
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Topless Typewriters | ||
| Post# 1092077 , Reply# 10 10/5/2020 at 14:08 (1,288 days old) by perc-o-prince (Southboro, Mass) | ||
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Typewriter lids and/or ribbon covers Having owned in excess of 900 of the monsters, one does not necessarily preclude the other. They may be working perfectly but have a missing cover. Now if it's being described as "new condition" or "showroom" (how many times have we seen that?), that's a different story.
Chuck | ||
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Post# 1092091 , Reply# 11 10/5/2020 at 17:13 (1,288 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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| Post# 1092094 , Reply# 12 10/5/2020 at 17:34 (1,288 days old) by sfh074 ( ) | ||
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Y'all forgot ....... "Never used" ... or ... "Only used once." But the last 7 owners used the hell out of it. lol This post was last edited 10/05/2020 at 17:59 | ||
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Post# 1092126 , Reply# 13 10/5/2020 at 22:33 (1,288 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Do not know what people are doing to these washers
But keep coming across Miele and other washers where sellers are asking very dear money, but they need a "simple" repair; new rear bearings.
Other than that machine "works perfectly.....", they go onto say. Replacing rear bearings on many domestic washing machines is usually neither a simple nor inexpensive affair. | ||
| Post# 1092167 , Reply# 14 10/6/2020 at 08:54 (1,288 days old) by perc-o-prince (Southboro, Mass) | ||
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Replacing rear bearings On Miele, unless you're a good DIYer, it's near the cost of a new machine! And unless you have 2 strong folks doing it with an overhead pulley, you'd better have a block and tackle hoist!
Chuck | ||
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Post# 1092665 , Reply# 15 10/10/2020 at 05:02 (1,284 days old) by askolover (South of Nash Vegas, TN) |
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| Post# 1092687 , Reply# 16 10/10/2020 at 09:18 (1,284 days old) by reactor (Oak Ridge, Tennessee-- ) | ||
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misspelling and other misnomers
Just this past week I saw a "Westenhouse" refrigerator.
A couple of months back someone had a picture of a trash compactor on Craigslist and called it a "garbage disposal." I believe I previously posted this but someone was selling a portable dishwasher as: "Dishwasher with a table on top." My favorite. An individual was selling a central vacuum power unit. It was listed under: "Big vacuum." | ||
| Post# 1093971 , Reply# 17 10/21/2020 at 15:00 (1,272 days old) by Iheartmaytag (Wichita, Kansas) | ||
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Not washer related | ||
| Post# 1093976 , Reply# 18 10/21/2020 at 16:18 (1,272 days old) by ken (NYS) | ||
As the saying goes: Nothing ventured nothing gained. But what gives me a cramp in the butt is when someone posts an appliance that "came with the house when we bought it" and has a ridiculous price on it. They have nothing invested in it but are looking to make a killing. Obviously they just want to get rid of it. So why not place a reasonable price on it? Often they don't get any replies because of the price or they won't take a reasonable offer from someone truly interested because they "think" it's worth more. Many times it ends up getting scrapped.
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| Post# 1094009 , Reply# 19 10/21/2020 at 20:13 (1,272 days old) by Repairguy (Danbury, Texas) | ||
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