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good golly miss molley!

Thats getting up there.

I would NEVER pay that much for that kind of lux. Maybe a 1205 or XXX.
 
That's just Plum Crazy!

I've lost track. When did this machine come out? Wasn't it in the mid 70's?

Well, it goes to show that most of what happens on eBay is all about the "sellers market". Truly, not everything is a bargain. BUT if you just gotta have it, you can usually find it. Looks like someone's going to pay dearly for this puppy...
 
like they say........

Not dumb he who asks.....but he who gives......but if someone really wants it that much then what the hell! Only live once! Besides one thing is for sure.....anyone who has a NIB vintage Electrolux is going to be most likely sending it to the auction block when they see this...which is good for us.
 
Perhaps, but what good does it do if they all go this high? I think the only cleaner I would pay this much for is a Hoover Model "O." Or maybe a Lux model 5 ;-)
 
Somethings not right there..

...that gray box for instance. While the vacuum and the PN are obviously new, what's up with that old grey box and the old glass sprayer and cloth bag? New Luxs didn't come with two hoses either. Shouldn't the racer stripes on the hose for the Golden J be gold and blue?

I may be wrong but I'm just sayin'. I know I have said in the past I have paid way too much for something I wanted for it's rarity or for sentimental value, but I don't think a Golden J is worth $3,000.

I bet the bidders are caught up in the bidding frenzy and when they come to their senses and realize they will not be able to pay up, the seller will end up relisting the vacuum. That's my guess for what its worth.

It's interesting to watch anyway, LOL!

Marty
 
recession lol

My mother is a very successful physician. She said the funniest thing. she said " I refuse to participate in the recession" this after purchasing a new LV handbag lol. This makes me laugh cause this vacuum is a couple mortgage payments and then same. It would honestly cause a divorce for me for sure.
 
It's Crazy!

I think this is the highest amount I've EVER! Seen a Vacuum Go For!!! I bet it does get re-listed. Heck, I've got about 4 or 5 Golden Jubilees--All I'd have to do is just fix 'em up, and get $500.00 apiece and I'd still come out ahead. . .thing is, next week there'll be one just like it that will only go for $1.00. . .such is ebay!
 
Hoses

Maybe this was an estate find and over the years there had been more than one lux in the house so it was assumed everything went with this machine. Not everyone is a vacuum expert like us at the club.
 
I suspect that that would be one of the last Golden J's put out as most of them had the metal handgrip and external cord connection for the PN like the 1205. The book is the other hint toward that idea. While it says Golden Jubilee on the book its almost the exact same cover as they used on the Super J's. More than likely the last of the machines were put out / cleared out in this form when the Super J first came out.
Doug

PS - the sprayer definately isnt right and, to my knowledge, they didnt have a grey tool kit
 
WOW $3,250 is sure a lot. But as I always say, something is worth whatever someone is willing to pay for it. I guess whoever got it really wanted it. We will probably never know who it is but the story behind why they wanted it so badly would really be fun to know.
 
Gotta agree Terry, If you've got it, what the heck? You know, maybe it's the winning, not so much what they've won.

Rick
 
Wishing now I'd put in a low bid near the beginning so I could get the Second Chance Notifications when & if the winner defaults. :-)

Anyone here an early bidder? Do let us know if you get an offer notice, ok?

Dave
 
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This is, of course, assuming that the buyer actually follows through. I've only got one negative feedback on my own profile on ebay and it was a buyer that bid high then backed out after the end of the auction. But not before leaving retaliatory negative feedback. Apparently he did that to others too as his rating (before ebay started to hide them) was -4.
Doug
 
Please TELL me!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Some IDIOT did not pay 3k for this thing, I mean Sure it's NIB but 3k for a new old vacuum. Give me 3000 dollars and I'll make it dance.
 
I have bought cars that cost less than that lux in the past, I would never dream of spending that much on one vacuum, unless I would be lucky enough to win the Powerball Jackpot

Sam
 
That's a lot of $$$ for a vacuum, to much if you ask me. At one time there was a auction on eBay for a NIB IBM Correcting Selectric III, and the seller started the bidding out at $999.00. Which is close to what IBM was selling them for in the 1980's. The seller had two or three of them, can't remember if they ever sold or not.
 
I Put In An Early Bid

$51.00 - Boy, was I off, but that was the max I would pay. Sort of backing off on collecting right now, actually trying to downsize a bit. But Terry is right. Who are we to judge what someone pays? It is the rule of valuation - "What a willing buyer will pay to a willing seller." That just set the market value.
 
It just goes to prove that there's a market for everything. To me, it's just a Super J. Not having been used in all these years and using it now would be a sin. A couple of years ago, there was a 1948 GM Transit bus on eBay in deplorable condition. It sold for over $400,000.00 and wound up in the Henry Ford museum. The reason? It was the bus Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on. I see it as just another '48 GM. This is just another example of how an item is worth whatever a person is willing to pay. Were it me, like I say, I would only go that high for a Hoover Model "O".
 
Let's look at it another way - picture this scenario:

You're selling a vac on eBay. It's in very nice condition, but it isn't a very rare or unusual model. You expect to get about $50 for it, if the right bidders see it. You check your computer after the auction ends, and nearly fall out of your chair when you see it's sold for $750.

Would you really contact the winning bidder and say, 'I can't, in good conscience, accept $750 for this machine, it's just not worth it; let me refund the $700, and you can have it for $50.'

???
 
Jack, Great Point!!! I don't think that any of us would. As I have said before if you are the seller it is a completely different story!! Sure hoping to see you in Chicago!! Terry
 
I wouldn't. I love it when I've lucked out and had a bit of a bidding war going on for my precious Ebay items. Of course my stuff is always worth a premium if only for the fact that it was mine. Added provenance!!
That's a word those of us in the know use LOL
 

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