Tom
Thanks! And you're right, that never occured to me when I posted that these Kirby's could also be salesman's prizes that they choose to sell on Ebay.
I personally have disliked door-to-door salesmen since 2000....I had just bought a Fantom Cyclone XT about 2 weeks prior, when a Filter Queen salesman leaves his card in my mailbox, saying I have won a "prize". Call them, find out it was Filter Queen, & book the demo. When the guy arrives, demoing the Filter Queen Limited Edition, within 5 minutes of setting up the vacuum he lies & claims it's "dual cyclonic" & does the steel ball trick, trying to convince me how much power it has if it can move those steel balls. Well, putting down some baking soda & carpet deodorizer put his Filthy Queen to shame REAL QUICK....within 45 minutes, he was humiliated that a "lowly Fantom" such as mine beat his beloved vacuum he wanted $2,400 for! And he left real quick after that!
Never did get the prize though.
Jeschbac: "As much as I admire the Kirby product, there are too many dealers out of control, engaging in predatory practices. I get sick when I see people shelling out $2000 or even $3000+ for these machines." Hold on a minute....You do realize that the MSRP on the Kirby box is likely what Kirby would want if they sold the product themselves direct to consumer, right? I would bet good money they aren't counting in the cost of running the distributor's office or salesman's commission in their MSRP. Both of those factors add to the increased cost when you buy door-to-door. Everybody has to make some money at it. And personally, I wouldn't mind a bit paying $2,000 or $3,000 for a Kirby if there was no other option, or I wanted new & wanted the warranty. These cleaners, as well as most other door-to-door makes are worth EVERY PENNY you spend on them....a much better option to go this route & have a machine last for 30 years than Chinese-made garbage sold in Walmart.
Rob
