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Gorgeous Kirby Model 505 on Ebay
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70catalina
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Wow
is right! I think he just wants to tease us Kirby fans. Gorgeous machine though!
is right! I think he just wants to tease us Kirby fans. Gorgeous machine though!
caligula
Well-known member
Kirby
I paid less than that to bring my entire collection home. After it's restored my 1-C will look every bit as good.
I paid less than that to bring my entire collection home. After it's restored my 1-C will look every bit as good.
dysonman1
Well-known member
Sometimes, people place items on eBay not because they 'really' want to sell them, they just want to say "look what I got". It's just a 505. I have three model 505's, they're not that rare.
70catalina
Active member
He also has a $790.00 D 80 up for grabs also. What a deal!?
GOOD GREIF-VERY NICE Kirby-----but----Where are the tools???If you are asking $2500 for this machine it should have the tools and attachments and orig boxes in like unissued condition.The machine is nicely restored-but the price is just too excessive for what you get.He should offer a monthly budget payment plan for his Kirby-does he come to your home and demo it for you?
dysonman1
Well-known member
Surely he has to know that no one is stupid enough to pay over two grand for a restored Kirby 505! They're just not that rare. A new-in-box model 0 Hoover, maybe. But not a old Kirby. It took time and effort to list it. There's really only two possibilities: if he's a vac collector, his vanity and ego caused him to take pics of "see what I got". Probably a teenager if the seller is a collector. If he's not a vac collector, he's delusional about what old vacuums can bring. It's not a Lewyt Electronic or Whirlpool Imperial Mark 12 after all.
caligula
Well-known member
In my early days of collecting, I made a costly mistake.
In 1973, I paid two hundred dollars for this Electrolux model V. Why? because I told a vacuum shop owner I'd meet his price. It was a stupid remark on my part, and all I got was the motor unit. That was the last time I ever told a shop owner, or any other seller that I was a collector.
While it's a nice Kirby, no vacuum is worth two grand, I smell a price gouger here!
In 1973, I paid two hundred dollars for this Electrolux model V. Why? because I told a vacuum shop owner I'd meet his price. It was a stupid remark on my part, and all I got was the motor unit. That was the last time I ever told a shop owner, or any other seller that I was a collector.
While it's a nice Kirby, no vacuum is worth two grand, I smell a price gouger here!
dysonman1
Well-known member
Some eBay seller listed an old 'coffee can' Hoover (don't remember the model) a few weeks ago at $1700. Then dropped it down to $1400 and it still didn't sell (No!). Hasn't been relisted. Which is why I think the seller had absolutely no intentions of selling the item.
kirbymodel2c
Well-known member
Hi,
<span style="font-size: medium; font-family: arial black,avant garde;">Hi, The person selling the Kirby is called Kent and he's a really nice guy from my experience. I believe he's semi retired from what I remember. I believe he had links with Kirby in the past but can't remember in what way. He sells lots of genuine Kirby spares at fair prices.</span>
<span style="font-size: medium; font-family: arial black,avant garde;">He's done a good job on restoring that Kirby 505. Not that I would pay that amount for that particular Kirby. My guess is he will keep it for himself to put on display and just wanted to make sure no one was "desperate" for it that would be willing to pay big money for it. As some old Kirby's have gone for big $$ in the past. One not that long ago. Why 505s are not that rare as such finding "All" original ones is allot harder to come across.</span>
<span style="font-size: medium; font-family: arial black,avant garde;"> Especially with the original bag hanger cover for example. And yes I know Kents is not all as it was when it came out the box
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<span style="font-size: medium; font-family: arial black,avant garde;">As I've said before value is different from person to person. What one person will spend Big $$ on some one else wouldn't give you $10 for. I've spent some big $$ on some of my rare Kirby's and Scott & Fetzer machines. Worth every penny in my opinion and I've been very happy with my purchases. </span>
<span style="font-size: medium; font-family: arial black,avant garde;">I for instance would not pay big $$ for a Hoover model O. I think some others on here would sell there grandmother if one came up lol
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<span style="font-size: medium; font-family: arial black,avant garde;">James
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<span style="font-size: medium; font-family: arial black,avant garde;">Hi, The person selling the Kirby is called Kent and he's a really nice guy from my experience. I believe he's semi retired from what I remember. I believe he had links with Kirby in the past but can't remember in what way. He sells lots of genuine Kirby spares at fair prices.</span>
<span style="font-size: medium; font-family: arial black,avant garde;">He's done a good job on restoring that Kirby 505. Not that I would pay that amount for that particular Kirby. My guess is he will keep it for himself to put on display and just wanted to make sure no one was "desperate" for it that would be willing to pay big money for it. As some old Kirby's have gone for big $$ in the past. One not that long ago. Why 505s are not that rare as such finding "All" original ones is allot harder to come across.</span>
<span style="font-size: medium; font-family: arial black,avant garde;"> Especially with the original bag hanger cover for example. And yes I know Kents is not all as it was when it came out the box
</span>
<span style="font-size: medium; font-family: arial black,avant garde;">As I've said before value is different from person to person. What one person will spend Big $$ on some one else wouldn't give you $10 for. I've spent some big $$ on some of my rare Kirby's and Scott & Fetzer machines. Worth every penny in my opinion and I've been very happy with my purchases. </span>
<span style="font-size: medium; font-family: arial black,avant garde;">I for instance would not pay big $$ for a Hoover model O. I think some others on here would sell there grandmother if one came up lol
<span style="font-size: medium; font-family: arial black,avant garde;">James
cb123
Well-known member
Why is it that James is always right?
I must without, any and all equivocation, most heartily agree with James' wise statement. He definitely knows a thing or two, or three, or a whole lot more about ultra high end fine quality vacuums, and his collection is an indelible proof which can not be denide, and whomever may disagree makes me feel just like this.
I must without, any and all equivocation, most heartily agree with James' wise statement. He definitely knows a thing or two, or three, or a whole lot more about ultra high end fine quality vacuums, and his collection is an indelible proof which can not be denide, and whomever may disagree makes me feel just like this.
hoover119dude
Well-known member
THE SELLER SAYS THE KIRBY IS IN HIS COLLECTION. IT IS THERE IF YOU WISH TO BUY IT, IF NOT HE IS HAPPY TO HOLD ON TO IT. I AM SURE HE KNOWS NO ONE WOULD PAY THAT PRICE FOR ANY VAC. OR MAYBE NOT.
dysonman1
Well-known member
So why bother listing it if you don't intend to sell it. It has to be ego, or nothing else to do so why not 'show off' to the world. I think we should all list our dirt devils at $10,000 just to teach these 'people' a lesson.
kirbykid
New member
It is probably on ebay for someone that just has to have it and is willing to pay that amount for it.
