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Thread Number: 9991
OMG! Heads WAY Up! RCA/Whirlpool Combo Unit in CA! |
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Post# 184131 1/18/2007 at 20:04 (6,305 days old) by launderess  (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Post# 184133 , Reply# 1 1/18/2007 at 20:07 (6,305 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Post# 184137 , Reply# 2 1/18/2007 at 20:21 (6,305 days old) by sudsmaster (SF Bay Area, California) |
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It's adorable...
But with a $500 starting bid, I'm sitting this one out. I'm a little suspicious that the seller doesn't list their location other than the state. California is a huge state, and some people might be more interested in this item if they knew they could drive a truck and pick it up personally rather than go to all the bother and expense of shipping. | ||
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Post# 184181 , Reply# 3 1/18/2007 at 22:12 (6,305 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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DON'T LET THIS PASS, THIS IS UNIQUE ...
OK folks, lemme tell ya somethin' right now. I have seen several of these WP Combos, but this is the only one that approaches the features the comparable Lzdy Kenmore had. Every WP version I have ever seen only had timed dry. Either this was a more deluxe model that came out in 1958, like Roberts, OR, this is a model that was offered later on in the run before WP changed to the slightly narrower cabinet. I venture to guess this has auto timed bleach and softner dispensers just like the LK. This also has a nice fluorescent light on the control panel. And a big thing the LK had all other WPs I have seen didn't--AUTO DRY cycles. So, in my estimation this is a pretty rare version of WP combo. DON'T LET THIS SLIP AWAY!!! I'd always liked the WP Combos, but kinda pooh poohed them because I'd only seen LK versions of this and the LK had much better features. | ||
| Post# 184188 , Reply# 4 1/18/2007 at 22:27 (6,305 days old) by scoots (Chattanooga TN) | ||
Where in California is this Washer? | ||
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Post# 184219 , Reply# 5 1/18/2007 at 23:07 (6,305 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Think there are many members whom would be interested, however logistics and the weight of the item dictate a local bidder. Mind you anyone from the Mid-west/South could make the road trip to CA if they really wished to own this rare piece of history. I for one would be too worried about hiring just any freight/trucking company to pick-up and deliver this item, that is if one could even find one willing to tackle this behemoth. Think the sellers are people who purchase contents of storage bins/rooms for resale, keeping choice items for their own collection. Really would like to know the history behind this item; I mean who put it into storage and where did it come from? Would be icing on the cake of the original owner's manual was included. Really do hope a member or at least a collector of vintage applinaces nabs this beauty. Would hate for some dilettante "collector" of vintage items or worse to purchase the unit, not knowing anything about restoring/using and maintaining vintage appliances, only to kill the poor dear. L. | ||
| Post# 184243 , Reply# 6 1/19/2007 at 00:05 (6,305 days old) by alr2903 (TN) | ||
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wow TWO of these surfaced in one week. | ||
| Post# 184244 , Reply# 7 1/19/2007 at 00:14 (6,305 days old) by scott55405 () | ||
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This is a neat machine. I wonder if it's a bit later than Robert's. I like the control panel and the light! | ||
| Post# 184245 , Reply# 8 1/19/2007 at 00:17 (6,305 days old) by scoots (Chattanooga TN) | ||
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This unit is in Bakersfield California | ||
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Post# 184249 , Reply# 10 1/19/2007 at 00:29 (6,305 days old) by sudsmaster (SF Bay Area, California) |
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Post# 184259 , Reply# 11 1/19/2007 at 01:24 (6,305 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Rich - you need this for your garage! | ||
| Post# 184260 , Reply# 12 1/19/2007 at 01:29 (6,305 days old) by scott55405 () | ||
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I completely spaced Rich. RICH-IE!!!! | ||
| Post# 184262 , Reply# 13 1/19/2007 at 02:10 (6,305 days old) by frontaloadotmy (the cool gay realm) | ||
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Oh that's way too far for you Rich!!! Grass Valley is at least 200 miles closer to Bakersfield!!! Laundress, I thought the same thing... auctioned storage unit contents. | ||
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Post# 184264 , Reply# 14 1/19/2007 at 02:22 (6,305 days old) by sudsmaster (SF Bay Area, California) |
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Some people make a living from bidding on the contents of abandoned storage units, and then selling off those items have have resale value. The tricky part is having enough storage space elsewhere to store the stuff, and of course having the ability to transport all the contents. Pianos etc might present a special challenge, I imagine! | ||
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Post# 184265 , Reply# 15 1/19/2007 at 02:25 (6,305 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Post# 184269 , Reply# 16 1/19/2007 at 03:51 (6,305 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Storage Space Resellers
Don't know about elsewhere in the country, but to be in on the storage auction game around here, you have to be ready to run with the big dogs. As Dadoes stated, people make a living at this and if you don't know what you are doing can step on a few toes, and or get yourself in too deep. That is bidding too much on junk you cannot unload to cover costs. Sellers of this item obviously have done some homework, hence their opening bid. Am intrigued on how a gas combo washer/dryer worked. Must have been a nightmare to repair. L. | ||
| Post# 184359 , Reply# 18 1/19/2007 at 12:07 (6,305 days old) by rocketeer500 () | ||
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It's in Bakersfield That's only a 3 hour drive (up the I-15). Wow, that's really close. | ||
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Post# 186630 , Reply# 19 1/28/2007 at 07:17 (6,296 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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