Fantom Fury sighting

[fan-of-fans]

I went to a flea market today and there were two vacuums, right next to each other. One was a teal Hoover Runabout style Elite for $5. The other was a Fantom Fury. It was a later model I could tell because of the headlight lens and I think it was black with a kind of beige headlight and trim. I think it may have said "Special Edition" on it. There were no attachments, and no price on it. Rarely do you see Fantoms here. I remember seeing one of the old black and green Furys at Habitat about 10 years ago.

 

[madman]

There's been one on craigslist near Chicago for some time, bit pricey though. Are they really that rare? Or just around you...?

https://chicago.craigslist.org/nwc/for/d/schaumburg-fantom-fury-vacuum/6789903644.html

 

[huskyvacs]

I've been collecting 2 years and never seen a Fantom.

 

[fan-of-fans]

I don't know if they're rare in general, but here it seems to be the case. I remember one of my neighbors used to have a Thunder back when they were new (late 90s). Other than seeing that Fury at Habitat, I did see an early 11 amp Thunder (from when they were just called Fantom) at a flea market about 5 years ago. I also MIGHT have seen a Lightning at Habitat once but if so it was ages ago.

So I'd say other than when I saw them brand new on the shelves at Kmart, I've seen 3 maybe 4 over the years now.

That Thunder in that link looks great. I always liked the ones with green trim best. The one I saw yesterday seems to be a Limited Edition from the early 2000s before they closed.

 

[broomvac]

If I had the same encounter, I would have offered $10 for the pair, but I really like both of those machines. We all have different tastes.

Of the two, the Fantom is more valuable, especially because it is a Special Edition.

Thanks for sharing!

 

[fan-of-fans]

I wouldn't have minded having them, but I'm running out of space. And I don't want my new car to get full of vacuums in the trunk like my old one. LOL

 

[man114]

I still find Fantoms fairly regularly around here, I just bought one for $6.99 at a thrift store a month ago. I usually only buy Thunders because they’re better made