Mint Hoover 634 Discovered in San Francisco Vac Shop

[charles~richard]

This also had the tool caddy, instruction booklet and original pack of bags.

 

[charles~richard]

This Rex-Air was literally in mint condition.

 

[charles~richard]

I also had complete paperwork and original bags for this Air-Way.

 

[rexairman]

The name "Rexair" is correctly spelled "Rexair," not "Rex-Air."

 

[vacuumkid3]

Hey Charles...

I am very sorry to hear about your unfortunate circumstance with trading those wonderful vacuums. I would've wanted some Kirby and Electrolux stuff too! I am curious: did the person ever refund the $500 for shipping? And I suppose he never returned those beauties, did he? Thanks for sharing, Charles!

~~K~~

 

[charles~richard]

Kyle, I never got any refund at all from the person. By time he had finally admitted what he had done, it was not about the money for me anymore. Nor was it about the "vast storehouse of Electrolux and Kirby treasures." Ultimately, all I really wanted was an admission, and an apology. When I got that emotional and spiritual relief, I was able to move on.

It may not sound like it, but I am "over it." If I wasn't over it, I -would- still be hounding him for the money. I only posted about it here to serve as a "been there, done that" warning for others, to echo Charlie Watrous' experience. Sometimes greed and dishonesty can even come between good friends.

 

[vacuumkid3]

That's a shame really...But it's great that you have forgiven the person and you are over it. I don't know if I have told anyone, but I once posted an ad in our local newspaper in a section called "Good Neighbors" whose purpose is to sell/give things to other people who need them. My question was roughly, "Does a good neighbor have any old vacuums (preferably Kirby or Rainbow) that needs a good home?" Anyways...I got several responses, and thus several vacuums! I got a Kirby Omega, a Kirby Classic, and several people at my church commented upon my question in the newspaper. However, those were the ones I got for free. A young couple was selling one of their grandfather's demonstration Kirby. I was expecting it to be a BEAUTIFUL shiny Kirby with all of the attachments, including the Handi-Butler and etc. All they needed (or wanted...) was $60. It came out of my pocket. I thought I was getting a great deal...until my mom opened the trunk of her car. It was a musty old Kirby Sanitronic XII that looked worse than any vacuum I have seen. The aluminum had oxidized so much that you could absolutely FEEL its roughness. However, it did run, to my surprise. I got the hose, a moldy/mildewy box of attachments. The only good part about it was the attachments. And the attachments ONLY! After further examination, I found a hole the size of a dime or penny in the fan housing. I ended up sealing that with some JB Weld, but it looked terrible still. To make a long story slightly shorter , I ended up throwing everything out except the attachments and the rug fluffer/floor buffer. That fluffer/buffer was in mint condition I suppose. It still had the tag covering the Magic Finger Belt Lifter. So, the moral of THIS story is, always get a pretty good picture of what you are buying. Some people prefer to take chances, but I only do that if I can see SOME sort of picture, good or bad. Hope I didn't bore anyone to death! ;-)

~~K~~

 

[charles~richard]

"Let the Buyer Beware"

Kyle, your story about the Krappy Kirby is one of the main reasons I don't allow eBay sellers to use materials from my site. They may claim they are just using photos of, say, my mint 505 as "illustration only" but how does the potential buyer know that if they are using photos of someone else's machine? Indeed, more than likely what they DO have is a "P.O.S." -- otherwise, they would be willing to take their own photos!