Trash find of a life time

[rainbowvacfane2]

I found this on my way home on the side if the rode with a free sign on it so I picked it up and it's in mint condition

 

[vintagevaclover]

Wow! What a find!!

 

[super-sweeper]

Hot bwerk.....and here I am proud of myself for scoring a Garry for $10! 

 

[sonnyndad]

So jealous!!!!

That's unheard of! What kind of person spends 2000+ $$$ (however much they're up to now) on a brand new Kirby then trashes it?!?!

 

[DesertTortoise]

Oooof. What a find. Two large sitting on the side of the road. Guess you can call it a Curby

Now think about how many people drove by that vacuum and didn't see what you saw. Lucky? Yes, but luck is when preparation meets opportunity. In a way you earned that one. Good job.

 

[rainbowvacfane2]

I know

I've been good and I gusse my good krma turned into a Kirby lol

 

[kirbylux77]

Sonnyndad

Well, obviously, it's got to be someone who's got a lot more money than they do sense! If I wanted to get rid of a brand new Kirby Sentria II, it would be going up on Ebay to the highest bidder.

Michael - Congratulations on your find! And right now, I am VERY jealous of you!! You must have stars shooting out your butt to find something like this for free at the side of the road. Hey, mind if we meet up & I rub your head for luck, please??

Rob

PS- Just kidding!

 

[Gr8DaneDad]

SCORE!!

 

[tolivac]

Great and unusual find!!Its so mysterious--Why would someone just set out an expensive vacuum????Did it have the attachments,too?Even if not still a great find-and can't complain about the price!!!Someone else took the "hit"!!!

 

[dysonman1]

I'll bet you dollars to donuts, there's a finance company looking for that machine. It's not uncommon for folks to pawn off their Kirby, and stop making payments on it. Most Kirby vacuums are financed, the percentage of people who actually pay for it in full are probably less than 5%. I'd bet if you run the serial number, it will come up as stolen. I noticed that the serial number plate (paper) between the rear wheels is missing. Wonder if the serial number by the sani-emptor connection has been ground off or obliterated?

 

[filterqueenman]

Agree with Tom

I am leaning toward stolen.  Why would the SN be missing.  My guess is they tried to pawn it and without the SN the pawn shop said no.  


 


I would check into it.  I had a friend who was given a Gateway Computer many years ago.  She had problems with it and called Gateway tech support for assistance.  Three days later a police detective showed up at her house, confiscated the computer and charged her with receipt of stolen goods.  


 


While the charge did not stick as she told them how she got it and the name of the person - she still had to hire a lawyer and go through court.  While I do not want to rain on your parade the old saying....


 


"If it is too good to be true it probably is"  - 

 

[man114]

If you don't have a serial number it will be nearly impossible to track it. Then again I did a few years ago find the then current E Series Rainbow at a thrift store for $20, someone just got rid of it.

Used Kirbys have next to no resale value around here, I could buy almost any one prior to this one for $20 or less if I had my heart set on it. I had trouble finding a taker on my one G6 a few years ago and it was like new.

 

[DesertTortoise]

Stolen maybe? Or maybe about to be re-poed? Well that certainly dampens the joy of the find. Darn.

 

[eurekastar]

How odd, but what a score!

 

[dysonman1]

It IS a great score. There are two additional places on the Kirby, inside, where the hidden serial numbers are. Tacony has hidden serial numbers for their ultra premium and tandem air models. Rainbow has hidden serial numbers. Filter Queen does not, to my knowledge.

 

[floor-a-matic]

<span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">Where are the serial #s hidden on a Kirby?  Do Compact/TriStar have hidden serial #s?</span>

 

[rainbowvacfane2]

That's what I thought

So I called my local distributor and they said that they paid it off already so then it came to me what if the owners got kicked out of ther house and this vac was left in there the Kirby guy said that they got another one so I ain't tripping lol

 

[man114]

Maybe they moved and just left it, too much hassle to pack for the move, and new owners didn't want it. Sometimes if you've got the income to blow this might not be that big a purchase. I know people that seem like they've got nothing based on how they live and a Kirby is half a pay check.

 

[DesertTortoise]

Glad you were honest about it and there are no hard feelings. Now you can sleep well and enjoy your new find. Wow, and double wow.