Pricing on vintage fiinds

[hmc1981]

Found a neat Electrolux on local Facebook marketplace. They are asking $150, which I think is a bit much. A good friend of mine (and fellow collector) agreed. At the same time, it’s a really nice machine and I’d love to have it. So, question is... what’s a fair offer?

 

[electroluxxxx]

I would max offer 50 and that’s considering everything works as it should.

 

[gottahaveahoove]

Not an expert on non-Hoover items,

but, that seems a bit high.

 

[madman]

Just another clown that thinks they have a gold mine. It's hard to deal with those people, because you effectively have to convince them that they are wrong.

 

[dysonman1]

That is a mixture of two models. The cleaner is a model 60. The hose, and nozzles, are from the model 30. As such, I would hesitate to pay anywhere near $150 for it.

 

[hmc1981]

Yes...

I’m more eyeing the unit itself. It’s the color combination that I love. The yellow with red lettering against the blue...and the shiny metal... it just pops and screams “Hey everyone! Look at me!”

I’d really like to make an offer, but as MadMan mentioned, this person probably believes he or she is sitting on a goldmine, and me offering $50 (or less) is likely going to be an instant no. Also, seller has probably had this machine for quite a long time and isn’t in a hurry to sell it, so will be picky. I myself don’t really care to spend too much time convincing the seller otherwise. I’ll just keep an eye on it and hope he or she will keep lowering the price (as many eventually do on selling apps/sites).

I’d love to have this machine, it’d be my first Electrolux.

 

[human]

Agreed on both points...

...both that $150 is way too much for that machine and that it's one of the coolest looking machines Electrolux ever put out. It's one of the few pre-1960s vacuum cleaners I would go out of my way for today. My grandparents had one they bought new in the '50s and it was still in service when my grandfather went to assisted living in 1998 and the house was closed up. I wish I knew what happened to it. I wasn't really into vacuum cleaners back then so I wouldn't have even been inclined to grab it, had I had the opportunity, not to mention that my (now ex-) wife would not have permitted it.

 

[huskyvacs]

If it has been professionally refurbished and is in tip-top shape and sitting in a vacuum shop, then yes it would be worth the $150. But if it is just an as-found vacuum that was last serviced maybe like 40 years ago and someone found it at a yard sale for $10 then yeah that's a bad price. Is that crevice tool from a 1990's Eureka vacuum?

Shave $100 off the price and you'd have a deal. These are not that uncommon, I have seen them on eBay a lot. I paid $25 for my Electrolux XXX as just the canister and nothing else and even though it is a rustbucket, it should clean up really good with some devotion, some oil, and a bath.