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Is this the guy that started his own vacuum forum after he left here? I remember someone with tristar in their name bought their own website as an alt page. That site had some really good archival material. There were years of Hoover brochures that could be downloaded. It was short-lived and the...

Don’t Kirbys from that time usually go for significantly more? I remember a cordless model went for close to 10k last year. There’s also rumors of a somewhat rich mysterious buyer (with a barn??) that buys up very rare stuff for insane amounts of money on ebay every so often. I could be...

I sent an email asking about it. We'll see what happens.

There's this Kenmore canister on my local craigslist that I've never seen before. The canister body looks familiar, but the power nozzle is new to me. Is this something worth saving? I don't have much personal interest in it, but I know others are more into Kenmores...

If I pick up a machine from a thrift store that has one of those vac shop contact stickers on it I always keep it on. That's definitely a part of the history. Your Eureka is cool since it looks like it was in regular use for a few decades. I can see why you like it!

I would love love love to have a central vac and collect marketing materials for them. Mostly MD stuff. One day I hope to buy a house with one installed, but that's many many years away at this point. There's a new housing development being built a few blocks from my house and I've seen a few...

Not very good in my experience, which is too bad because otherwise Hoover made great machines. I bought an EmPower new in 2005 and it had really strong suction and a good brush roll, but the twin-chamber setup was awful. Suction loss wasn't very noticeable (I even used the arm and hammer carpet...

Wow those are expensive. The cheapest one I can find is this one for $28. Something else to consider, if you're not in a hurry, is to keep an eye out for complete Kirby attachment sets. It won't be less than $39 or $28 (at least on eBay), but you may find other cool attachments included that...

DC-14 I remember before I got my refurbished DC-14 10 years ago I still very much had a bags-only mindset, but now it's been my daily driver for almost the entire time I've had it. Dyson gets a bad rap from some collectors. The older ones, probably up to until the DC17, will probably last 20...

This isn't my page, but someone on eBay (2013-txap) has a few interesting NOS listings where they have multiple boxes of the same model. So far it's old 2004 Windtunnels, 2000s blue pro series Sanitaires, and a Bosch canister. It looks like they're selling at whatever the retail price was when...

It's crazy how this model of Oreck is now considered "vintage"! I'm not sure about UK prices, but Oreck retail prices are notorious for being ridiculously high. At some point I'm sure you could have bought a TOL Oreck for about the same as an entry-level Sebo. In 2005 the introductory price for...

I'm seriously considering buying this. $299 is pretty steep but it's made in the USA so it might be worth it to help keep that factory open. I can take apart an Oreck blindfolded and their cleaning ability is more than sufficient for their size. Does anyone know how long the battery lasts? My...

Does Oreck still sell any of their uprights with the Xl21 3.5 amp motor? I noticed they refreshed a lot of their line up, but their site doesn't mention motor specs. I know for years the Platinum line used the same motor, but now all their models have the same base so it's harder the tell the...

Hoover sells their version for $299, which is tempting. I haven't seen any real real pictures of this model yet so this was fun to see! Thankfully this looks like any other Oreck they've been selling for the past few decades. The brush roll looks a little narrower than the corded ones, but I...

Ovo Have you heard of the Ovo brand before? It looks like they're a new-ish brand out of Camada. They're now selling a "portable" model where you need no pipes and can only use it with a hose. At $299 it is very very tempting. Their other full size models are reasonably priced too...

This was funny to see come up again lol. That Rubbermaid box is long gone but all those Hoover and Eureka bags are still in the same drawer. Those old graphics have sentimental value and aren't coming back. I'm sure there's much less in circulation now than there was 8 years ago! The Goodwills...

I've rented both and the Rug Doctor is slightly better. The Bissell's plastic felt much cheaper and like Kirboover said the tanks are smaller. The Rug Doctor's PSI is higher and really helps with cleaning furniture with the hose. The hose on the Bissell isn't any easier to put on if that helps...

My family was/is all upright here, and loyal to Hoover too. I've influenced their buying decisions now so who knows how it would have panned out if I wasn't into vacuums, but Hoover had a great reputation. One of my mom's good friends inherited Electroluxs and kept repairing an Epic 6500 as her...

I was interested in them for a few months. From what I could find it looks like Proteam makes the best machines mostly because they have fantastic attachments and their parts are cheap and easy to find. One of the biggest issues is that very few of them offer an electric powerhead. ProLux...

A few sites I've seen are listing it at $1,499 with the power nozzle. That's quite a lot! But Lindhuas really does build great machines, especially their power nozzles, so I can see some market there. I agree with eurekaprice, the environmental cost is also something to consider. A corded...