Electrolux Model T for Sale on ebay

[ohio_tuec]

Add to my last....

Offering your own vacuums here (with or without photos) so that other member have first crack at purchasing them = nice. Bringing to other club member's attentions a vintage vacuum for sale on eBay so more sharks can chum at the water and fight over it = not so nice....

 

[electroluxxxx]

Karl I only added the post because I thought that other people like you and myself might find it interesting, I did not take offense to what you said and I really hope that I did not offend you by posting this. if so I apologize, however other people enjoy it therefore you should as well. this was not meant for advertising as I added it 2 hrs before it ended. so not to be rude but if it is a problem let me know in email form that way it does not start an argument between me, you and other members.
I really enjoy this site and have for the past 3 yrs and I will not stop posting because one person does not like it.

 

[sleepdoc]

I have a personal policy against bidding against a friend (or fellow club member) if I know about his/her bid. The last time this was discussed, I was left with the understanding that everyone else who posted followed the same ethic. On the other hand, the most despised collector known, Mike Pupek (ebay: "power..."), is so globally disliked precisely because he snipes his confreres.

 

[aeoliandave]

So, the man with the deepest pockets wins and Mr Pupek clearly has a really big...um...pocket. I know I've lost a few to his engorged avarice orifice.

Ebay was a fun, fair & transparent crapshoot back in the days when bidders and winners were known through their screen names but this new anonymity has not changed the basics - if ya want it, bid on it. If ya lose, sigh and move on. No amount of 'pre-publicity' or the lack of is gonna change the outcome...and that's why constant thrifting and trading among friends will always be the favoured bargain way to amass & grow a collection.

Any Ebay vacuum that has been posted as a heads-up alert here in the Forums I find 99.9% of the time I'm already watching...

Dave

 

[sleepdoc]

Choosing what to do with the information.

I completely agree that wealthiest person who wants something gets it. That's immutable. But even such a person can choose to respect a confrere who arrived first. That is a function of my ethic that I would prefer to show kindness to a fellow collector than to own a particular item. Most of the vacuums I've bid on on ebay were purchased to be given away to other collectors as gifts. Consequently, my reputation among those who know me is one of generosity, whereas Pupek never even seems to surface at all unless he's sniping something from a club member, a fact that obviously isn't lost upon people and has caused him to become the pariah that he did over the years and many identical incidents. No vacuum in my basement is worth that to me.

 

[ohio_tuec]

Whether Mr. Pupek has the deepest pockets or not is irrelevant. I still hold a grudge against Mr. R.J. Vanik for "sniping" me on a Kenmore Imperial 10 years ago. I eventually wound up paying ALOT more to get one, and the one he got had the original bag. All you can do is sigh and move on. Advertising it here (whether intended as a friendly gesture or not) guarantees (if you are the high bidder) you will pay more for the item than had it not been mentioned here. Yes, there always be us vac collectors who scour eBay and will always be aware of when these auctions come up, but by listing it here, people who may have been unaware will now be competing against you as well. Somehow, it cheapens the thrill of the chase and ultimately, the only one who benefits from you doing that is the seller. I guess I can stand on my head and spit wooden nickels, this practice will not stop on this forum. But it shouldn't be encouraged.

 

[sleepdoc]

My entire point is that if something is posted with the statement that a club member wants it and bid on it, that knowledge would PREVENT me from bidding on the same thing, even if I wanted it.

 

[ohio_tuec]

But with eBay's new policy of anonymity, how would you know?

 

[sleepdoc]

I would know by someone posting a thread on here that an item is up and that person or a subsequent person saying s/he is bidding on it. With ebay's anonymity, that's the only way to know. That's why I pay attention to it here.