<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: medium;">Actually, Kevin, I'm not a "Newfie". I'm a Newfoundlander, or, to be completely correct, a Newfoundlander and Labradorian. I don't like the aforementioned word, and I never consider myself one. Also, not sure what you mean about Vienna sausages (?) I actually dislike them.</span>
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: medium;">Anyway, to answer your question, all of the finds I've made recently, including this Epic, have been from either Kijiji St. John's, NL Buy and Sell, or NL Classifieds. I've managed to snap up almost all the "Electroli" listed (in other words, all my finds since Christmas), although a very nice, fully-loaded Diplomat did slip through my hands. I also regularly see listings for somewhat newer, big-box store vacuums. A lot of the ads for vacuums say something like "Getting rid of carpet; no longer need vacuum". I'd argue that point with them if I had the time and interest, but their loss is my gain 
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<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: medium;">Another point, as far as Electrolux is concerned...its by far, at least since I've been alive, the most popular vacuum in this province. I was talking to the service manager at Aerus a while ago, and I asked him how he was competing against the big-box stores. He said "I always tell people that they're buying a 30 year vacuum, rather than a 1 or 2 year vacuum." (note: his words and opinions, not mine 
) Point is, people are starting to sell their 20 + year old machines now, and here I am, waiting to suck them up 
. I'm not scared off by a 20 + year old Electrolux, provided it was used as intended. All of my finds have been from older people, who obviously treated their machines properly, and who are either making changes in their households (i.e. ditching the carpet) or in their lives (i.e. moving into assisted living arrangements). </span>
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: medium;">It might be worth asking Andrew from Port aux Basques on the west coast of the island what pickings are like out his way. Also, I'm not sure whereabouts in NS you live, but one would think the pickings would be ripe around Halifax and area, wouldn't they?</span>
