nycwriter
Well-known member
Very astute, Durango ...
I think many people also try to make the point that since there are SO many old Hoovers and Kirbys on eBay, they must not be good machines because so many people are getting rid of them.
On the contrary.
What's the percentage of, say, pre-1983 vacuums on the second-hand market, versus POST-1983? I'd say it's significantly higher, because most of the post-1983 stuff is plastic crap that people THREW AWAY years ago. I think the very fact that machines from the '70s, '60s, '50s, and even dating back to the '20s are even still around are testimony to their superiority.
Most of the time, these old machines are for sale on eBay because they're part of an estate that's being liquidated -- not necessarily because they're being replaced.
I think many people also try to make the point that since there are SO many old Hoovers and Kirbys on eBay, they must not be good machines because so many people are getting rid of them.
On the contrary.
What's the percentage of, say, pre-1983 vacuums on the second-hand market, versus POST-1983? I'd say it's significantly higher, because most of the post-1983 stuff is plastic crap that people THREW AWAY years ago. I think the very fact that machines from the '70s, '60s, '50s, and even dating back to the '20s are even still around are testimony to their superiority.
Most of the time, these old machines are for sale on eBay because they're part of an estate that's being liquidated -- not necessarily because they're being replaced.