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Thread Number: 90359
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| Post# 1149189 5/21/2022 at 08:41 (703 days old) by classicguywi (outside of Sheboygan WI) | ||
Hey Everyone,
Unfortunately the owner of our local appliance parts store has passed away at the age of 92. He was known as the "if you need it, we have it and if we don't have it, you don't need it" shopkeeper! The store closed with him. He knew his inventory very well, but most others didn't. The store is being liquidated by the shelf set w/ contents. I'm sure there are gems in there that someone could use, we just can't do it. Hopefully someone can get something they need from his massive inventory of parts. ~Mike and Evan CLICK HERE TO GO TO classicguywi's LINK | ||
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Post# 1149192 , Reply# 1 5/21/2022 at 09:51 (703 days old) by combo52  (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Wow an incredible amount of good vintage and newer stuff
Thanks for posting Mike, this is more stuff than was in Larry store in Ohio.
It’s probably a good thing I don’t live closer if I went up there I need a pretty big truck. There’s a Lotta good stuff in there I can tell by looking at all the pictures and I can tell you it’s probably going to go pretty darn cheap. There probably aren’t too many collections left like this in the US, it was a store like this in Pittsburgh that closed and all got thrown in dumpsters about two years ago. John | ||
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Post# 1149197 , Reply# 2 5/21/2022 at 10:12 (703 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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| Post# 1149202 , Reply# 3 5/21/2022 at 12:17 (703 days old) by Repairguy (Danbury, Texas) | ||
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| Post# 1149218 , Reply# 4 5/21/2022 at 14:48 (703 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
Wow, is that Kelvinator agitator?
I spy a couple of Maytag Bakelite agitators....may even be NOS.
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Post# 1149223 , Reply# 5 5/21/2022 at 15:07 (703 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Post# 1149235 , Reply# 6 5/21/2022 at 17:40 (703 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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No way of knowing for sure without looking underneath, but many of those Maytag agitators would appear to fit wringer washers.
Overall having to go by images and descrpiton only many lots will go for little money or not get a bid at all. "Contents of shelf" tells me nothing even when can see bit of boxes. Nice write up in local news media. urbanmilwaukee.com/2022/05/19/ey... | ||
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Post# 1149236 , Reply# 7 5/21/2022 at 17:44 (703 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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*RIP*
Men like late Dainel Wiken are becoming fewer and fewer as years go by. With them they are taking a huge resource of appliance knowledge. www.legacy.com/us/obituar... | ||
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Post# 1149251 , Reply# 8 5/21/2022 at 20:43 (703 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Unbelievable amount of good parts in that place
Did any AW people ever try to go in and buy parts from the guy ?
This place looks like it had even more parts than Larry‘s place in Cleveland and I was in that place at least 30 times over the years. I drive through Wisconsin at least once or twice a year and we definitely have stopped at this place and bought parts what a shame that all these vintage parts are going to go to waste. Hopefully some of them will at least show up on eBay. More likely the great majority then will just go into dumpsters or’s for scrap metal. John | ||
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Post# 1149256 , Reply# 9 5/21/2022 at 21:30 (703 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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These sort of auctions are not for those that don't know what they are doing, and or time wasters. You bid, and if win you've bought. Then there usually is only a finite period to get whatever you've bought out. There is a vendor's commission and sales tax as well.
Think if some of the Amish Maytag wringer people knew they might be interested. If there are agitators for Maytag wringer washers hopefully there would be other parts as well. Those vintage appliance maker signs and wall clocks often go for big money. I see vintage NOS ironing board covers, tons of dryer vent covers/hoses, huge amount of Speed Queen parts, Scores upon scores of Maytag NOS parts including lids for round wringer washers, and so much, much more. It would likely take better part of a year or more to catalog everything in that store. | ||
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Post# 1149258 , Reply# 10 5/21/2022 at 21:46 (703 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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| Post# 1149263 , Reply# 11 5/21/2022 at 22:37 (703 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806) | ||
Hopefully someone will save those NOS parts. Someone who’s on this site needs to head there ASAP and let those people know they are worth money and those parts are needed since people are trying to keep their old machines going for as long as possible since machines made these days are junk since they don’t wash or rinse all that well nor last all that long .
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Post# 1149273 , Reply# 12 5/22/2022 at 06:46 (703 days old) by CleanteamofNY ((Monroe, New York) |
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Post# 1149275 , Reply# 13 5/22/2022 at 07:11 (703 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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@Maytag85
Auction company was hired by family, estate or whoever is in charge of dealing with assets of deceased. Family owns quite a bit of property in area apparently (most set up as part of trusts), and some even own other businesses.
This sort of auction is sadly one of those things you have to be local, or have ducks in a row that could fetch and deliver items won. Credit card is charged when hammer goes down, and there are only three days open for winning bidders to get their things out. This is not sort of thing one can win, then try to arrange Uship or whatever afterwards. There's no packing, crating, shipping, or even it seems maybe even assistance getting things onto/into vehicle. What happens to unsold inventory after auction is over will probably be up to family/whoever is charged with disposing of same. My guess is same as Combo52, much will simply be rubbished into a dumpster. | ||
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Post# 1149276 , Reply# 14 5/22/2022 at 07:31 (703 days old) by CleanteamofNY ((Monroe, New York) |
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There's no wiggle room after winning auction Information & Special Terms
PLEASE READ: At the request of the auction company, this auction permits bids to be placed by the auctioneer, an employee of the auctioneer, or the seller or an agent on the seller's behalf.
While Proxibid's Unified User Agreement prohibits this behavior, in accordance with UCC 2-328, this auction is permitted to engage in this activity by providing this clear disclosure to you, the bidder.
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| Post# 1149277 , Reply# 15 5/22/2022 at 07:35 (703 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
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Post# 1149280 , Reply# 16 5/22/2022 at 08:19 (702 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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"I'll post them up for future reference once my fingers stop hurting." *LOL*
Thank you for your service! Wish could see closer details of what's on all those shelves. Of course would also help if had parts manuals from various vendors to look up numbers printed on boxes. That way could at least have an idea of what's inside. If the Maytag agitators are NOS, but without spline will need that special part and tool. Also there is a difference between agitators for wringer versus automatic washers IIRC. Don't know anything about SQ agitators so cannot comment. When Larry, of Parma passed on his family just threw everything into dumpster. Think they were not happy with us hobbyists or otherwise impressed. Some local members did manage to salvage what they could carry out of those bins. Puts one in mind of a shop or warehouse full of Frigidaire parts, many NOS in boxes. There was much talk here in group at the time, then entire collection seemingly vanished. Not a word since and to date don't think it was learned what happened to all those parts. IIRC talk was entire lot was sold, but to who and what did he do with all those parts? | ||
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Post# 1149282 , Reply# 17 5/22/2022 at 08:29 (702 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Post number 15 Hi Dan thanks for saving all those pictures, it’s not unusual for parts places like this to buy in large quantity, Larry in Ohio would buy hundreds of many parts when you got a really good deal on them far more than he would ever sell.
And it is certainly possible he bought out a few other companies along the way.
We have bought the parts from at least six guys that have gone out of business none where is bigger collection is this thank goodness we’re still assimilating parts from a GE dealer that we bought out about six or eight years ago.
When Larry’s business was closing down we were allowed in there and bought a lot of parts just as I’ve done many times when he was still around, and the company that took over did throw a lot of stuff away but there’s also a lot of old stove parts for gas stoves knobs etc. still on the shelves and still available.
Problem is new company does not really know what they have but when I’m in Cleveland I still go in that shop and they let me browse around and fill up a box with parts and it’s still reasonable.
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Post# 1149283 , Reply# 18 5/22/2022 at 08:30 (702 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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"PLEASE READ: At the request of the auction company, this auction permits bids to be placed by the auctioneer, an employee of the auctioneer, or the seller or an agent on the seller's behalf.
While Proxibid's Unified User Agreement prohibits this behavior, in accordance with UCC 2-328, this auction is permitted to engage in this activity by providing this clear disclosure to you, the bidder." Have done fair share of auctions lately. Many have either wholly moved online, physical in person bidding only, and or some sort of combination. Modern technology including nearly everyone having devices nowadays plus stable high speed internet connections has made world of difference. Long as one has a credit card, live online auctions aren't that much different than say eBay, but there are differences. With live auctions there usually is a buyer's commission. Ebay takes their cut from seller (vendor's commission). You have to read terms carefully and understand what are getting into. Again some places are more easy to deal with about shipping or collection than others. But there are limits; no one is going to hold things for two, three or several weeks while buyer arranges shipping. Even if you have to get an agent or someone to remove won item, it must leave premises. Other thing of course is all sales are final. Once hammer drops and you've won, thing is yours, buyer's remorse be darned. Well you can not take possession, but won't get your money back either. | ||
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Post# 1149284 , Reply# 19 5/22/2022 at 08:39 (702 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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... John L believe you handled yourself with Modern Parts as you always do, in an upstanding and professional manner. Others FWIU didn't always do same. Lots of telephone calls seeking information about this or that part in stock, picking Larry's wonderful mind about repair and other information, requesting things be laid aside, etc... Then no follow though, people didn't place orders or show up and buy. A few other members did make the trip as well. www.automaticwasher.org/c... | ||
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Post# 1149287 , Reply# 20 5/22/2022 at 09:36 (702 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Post# 1149295 , Reply# 21 5/22/2022 at 11:52 (702 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD) |
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I don't remember ANYONE EVER posting about this place in the years it was in operation. It could have been mined for treasure over the decades. Locals could have visited. Out-of-staters could have arranged trips. This is a real shame. | ||
| Post# 1149312 , Reply# 22 5/22/2022 at 15:03 (702 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
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"I don't remember ANYONE EVER posting about this place in the years it was in operation. It could have been mined for treasure over the decades. This is a real shame."
Agreed, this could have been a win/win situation for all parties where he gets compensated for his parts/knowledge, parts get saved, and machines get saved. Most of the collection will probably be staring at dirt for the next thousand years. | ||
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Post# 1149317 , Reply# 23 5/22/2022 at 17:38 (702 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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From time it was discovered until owner's demise, Modern Parts in Parma was discussed more than few times here in group. Again "Soberleaf", "Combo52","Tourquoisedude" and few others made trips, others looking for vintage parts were directed that way.
www.automaticwasher.org/c... www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/... | ||
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Post# 1149319 , Reply# 24 5/22/2022 at 17:50 (702 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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Post# 1149331 , Reply# 25 5/22/2022 at 18:37 (702 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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No shipping...
That's it then isn't it?
Thought same but also remember there isn't any packing/crating offered either. Suppose one could ask but don't think auctioneers want to go down that route. Shipping might not be horrible if could line up something reliable, trustworthy and reasonable in terms of price. But again this agent would have to go into place, pack up and remove things. Without a detailed invoice of what exactly was purchased (contents of shelf or room doesn't cut it), you have no way of knowing what is supposed to arrive. More to point no idea of how much total order weighs, number of containers and their sizes, etc.... Most auction places will allow buyer's agent to collect, but either spelled out in terms of service, and or by separate signed waiver auction house and or its agents aren't responsible for anything. They will release whatever lot or lots have been won, but what happens after things leave their premises is totally between buyer's agent and themselves. So if one wins say room of agitators, and many arrive damaged, things are missing, etc... that would be buyer's tough luck. This is one of those sort of vintage appliance things that one is better off doing in person, at least collection part. As with distant estate sales and other sort of sales with lots of goodies, logistics of this sale just don't work out for many of us... | ||
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Post# 1149345 , Reply# 26 5/22/2022 at 23:40 (702 days old) by littlegreeny (Milwaukee, WI) |
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Post# 1149353 , Reply# 27 5/23/2022 at 09:42 (701 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Thing is about those agitators
Even if NOS we don't know if they come with proper splines inserted. Without them things are useless.
Don't see special machine Maytag techs used to insert splines into agitators, but there were other ways IIRC. This would go for all agitators in that room, but one assumes if place sold agitators matching splines, nuts and associated parts are somewhere in that store. | ||
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Post# 1149356 , Reply# 28 5/23/2022 at 10:56 (701 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Maytag Agitators | ||
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Post# 1149359 , Reply# 29 5/23/2022 at 11:54 (701 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Post# 1149360 , Reply# 30 5/23/2022 at 11:56 (701 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Today is preview day from 10am to 2pm. No one local wants to go have a nose about?
Auction ends tomorrow, wish website gave come idea of what(if any) bids have been placed. Was going to register just to see if something would show up, but mysteriously all my charge/credit cards have gone missing...*LOL* | ||
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