Are you getting these prices from? Orecklover, the same prices, if not cheaper, can be found on rebuilt units at your local Oreck center! They come with a warranty too!
If you think teal is cool,I have an XL2 in Neon Yellow!
My prices are high because I go through and replace a lot of parts to keep them working longer. I have hours and hours of time into each one. Just wait until I reach my junk room. Rock bottom prices.
And yet they're cheaper, and come with a warranty. I pick up cheap Dysons when I can, refurbish them, and only sell them for $75. I sell Orecks for $50, and that's fully reconditioned. I suggest you reconsider your prices if you wish to be successful with your business.
Thank GOD someone finally agrees with me! His prices are ridiculous! I don't care if you replace parts, I could fully restore one of my Hoover Concept Ones to new condition, and I'd only charge $75 max!
Still hoping you'll post images of any Kenmore, Simplicity or Riccar canister vacs. Always on the prowl for interesting old Kenmores, that's my weirdness, and someday when the price and time are right I'd like to add one of the US built Tacony machines to the collection, just to see if any vac is worth that much money.