The lettering on that poor bag is awful!
Truth...
I had purchased that machine back in 2001, from a small local vac shop (long closed)...that kept it in his window. The hood was melted and cracked almost in half. I did replace it at the time with genuine NOS Hoover equipment, which was notated in the text of the sale. I did not attempt to hide or deceive as has been going around thru the gabbers in the vac world.
As for the condition, it WAS used by a normal human being at some point prior to my purchase. Are their nicer ones? Sure. Fred's is VERY beautiful, as is Jeff Parkers, and Tom Andersons machines, which are the only three I'm aware of. At the time I purchased it, it was serviced with genuine Hoover parts brush-strips, belt, disposable bag etc. Was it abused by ME? Nope, NADA. It sat in a linup with my other Hoovers for 15 years.
As to the outer bag. Regardless of it being spray painted it was done BEFORE I purchased it, and that was clearly notated in the text.. Yes, inside the bag is pink. So it was a 65 bag at some point. HOWEVER, it's the correct STYLE of bag FOR that machine. Other than Freds, and maybe one or two others no one has the correct bag for theirs anyway. Im sure if the future owner (and he was made VERY well aware of his right to return) has issue with my item, he has every right to return it... and I will make good on such things. Considering that I've seen maybe 4 total and one MAYBE on ebay yeons ago, I'm sure the new owner will be satisfied that HE got a Hoover Convertible, Golden Anniversary with modifications.
I never tried to "remove" the paint on the bag or mess with it. How WOULD one right that wrong anyway. I have been told by Hoover experts that they did have variations on the bag. I wont divulge who, but suffice to say it was made pretty clear that modified or not it WAS the style of bag it would have had. That was sufficient for me. I was just pleased to HAVE one... No one mentioned the fact that the bag was such garbage when it was in the display I had with Kyle back in 2008. Nothing I could "hear" anyway. It was verified there that I did in fact have a Golden. After that, it has sat in my collection for years, in a dry basement and was only pulled out when I thought it would be neat to run it for a few to keep it "used"..
I really hope that people can keep in mind that there were MANY pictures taken of the item, and was made very clear it's condition. It's interesting that the person who purchased it wasn't too concerned anyway. He has recourse if he's unsatisfied, and until such time, it'd be great if my item wasn't pretty much trotted out as crap.
Thanks
Chad
