Didn't know they were rare, but I did think it was strange. I will check next time I go down there.
Today I stopped into Salvation Army thrift store. I had not been there in over two years, because it had gotten to where there was hardly anything ever there, and in vaccums would never see much. So I had given up on it.
Today I went in and oh boy it was packed. There were three aisles just of small appliances. Then I walked in the back corner and saw some vacuums.
Well I just about fainted. There was a Hoover Self Propelled Windtunnel, the exact blue model that I had been looking for!! I can't believe my luck lately on finding vacuums and fans but there it was. Looked like a few tools were missing but the price at $10 was a steal.
There was also a Eureka Smart Vac, a Kirby Sentria and a Bissell Powerforce Compact. There were some others but I can't recall what. So I keep looking and I see the attachments for the Sentria, and next to them is this big cardboard box. I look inside and find the wands, turbo tool, owner's manual and extra bags and filters for the Windtunnel! What a deal.
Of course I did buy it. I can't believe I finally found one and so complete at that for $10.