1950s GE Stratoliner-Reach For The Stars

[112561]

Another pretty piece with a starry eyed seller:

http://cgi.ebay.com/1950s-GE-Strato...586?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item230de3e57a

 

[tomturbomatic]

Well, moving it into a tight space should be made easier by the coating of greasy dirt, although getting a grip on it to move it might be difficult for the same reason, but I think it's gonna be sittin' where it is for quite a while. Housewares are exhibiting this same out-of-touch-with-reality pricing. I hope it's that and not people so desperate for money that they find something that they think is either nice or unusual and, using the judgement that probably keeps so many people poor (like voting against their best interests and sending money to televangelists) they cripple their possibility of selling it by listing it for such a high price that it's not going to sell--ever--and they are already committed to paying Ebay a commission or listing fee on the original price. Sometimes you can tell that they have no idea of what the item is by their description. Maybe the inflated price is in direct proportion with how long they had to work to think up words for the listing and how many pencil erasers they chewed up during the process.

I saw the use and care manual for a Tappan builtin range for $37.50, when an opening bid of $7.50 is more in line with what sells.

 

[pulltostart]

Hmmm... Maybe I fall into the category of "one born every minute", but if the range is fully funtional and transportation isn't a killer, I don't think the price is so bad. It doesn't appear to be spotless, but none of us are too good to use elbow grease. The range is TOL and well-preserved.

Here is another one for consideration. I do love the range, especially the turquoise, and I would LOVE to find a gas range for my kitchen, but even I think the price is too much....

Lawrence

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260730549970&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

 

[hooverwheelaway]

Greg's is prettier. And in much nicer shape. And PINK!

 

[swestoyz]

I wonder how long the oven vent diverter has been stashed away in the lower storage compartment? Scary....

 

[112561]

That would fit my kitchen perfectly, we had a 1965 deluxe Kenmore 40" in here for nine years. Even if they "only" wanted $500 for it, it's still to rich for my blood. People who are convinced because things are old they're worth big money are too plentiful these days.

 

[wireman]

Wow, that is a cool GE range... I learned to bake on a turquoise 40" GE prob. earlier 1950's. Some of the burner pushbuttons still lit up when pushed. Hope to find on again someday. Tried to talk my folks into taking that stove with us when we moved from Phoenix, but there was no room in the moving van.
Duane

 

[3beltwesty]

Prices vary widely

In actual purchasing dollars that stove is cheaper than when the were new!
/n

We had a 52 year "type" model; but it was what was called "The GE Liberator". It had the 1/4" phone plug type temp probe one stuck in a roast or turkey and the from front display one read the internal meat temp while cooking. It also had one burner area as a deep fat fryer. It listed for 499.99 and my folks paid about 450 from a Store in Chicago. I use to have the manual for the beast once with the original invoice.

We sold it after 2 moves back in Indiana for 50 bucks in 1968, it was just an old spare store down in the basement we used at odd times.

It took an entire summer to sell it. It was like selling a dialup modem or 486 computer today, not wanted.

When these stoves were sold, GE called them 220 volt stoves. If your house did not have "220 volts" yet then had an answer, a new GE 220 volt house power box!

The asking prices on these old stoves vary all over the place. 4600, 3800, 1200, 800, 200, etc,

When we sold the The GE Liberator my dad thought he could get 100 to 150 for it. It tuned out we only got 50 plus we had to get the darn thing up the outside basement entrance steps too.

 

[3beltwesty]

GE-LIBERATOR-ELECTRIC-STOVE FOR 2900

My folks old 52 model was similar to this; maybe a few years different,

1950'S stuff was so out of vogue in 1968 when we sold our stove that at fairs they would have a mid 1950's junk chevy that one could beat with a sledge hammer for 50 cents to gain money charities.

http://cgi.ebay.com/1950S-GE-LIBERATOR-ELECTRIC-STOVE-/320652729392

 

[mattl]

I think it was the "round" styling that caused it to seem dated in the '60s.  My '59 Frigidaire CI range, looks dated by today's standards but it is sleek and angular compared to models only a year or two older.   I think my folks paid $600-$800 for it in '59, a small fortune.   For me it's a keeper, it's in the basement too, but it would be very difficult but not impossible to move. 

 

[wireman]

Thanks for posting the GE Liberator pic; looks VERY similar to the turquoise one I recall from Phoenix.

 

[whirlcool]

I also think that people watch those late nite informercials that say:

Make BIG BUCKS from stuff you have laying around the house on Ebay!
Send only $19.95 and we'll tell you how!

 

[gansky1]

GE 1957 - ebay $200.  I bought another pink 40" GE from 1959 from a local shop for $50 that I parted out and stashed away for spares.

 

 

 

[gansky1]

1959 Frigidaire Custom Imperial bought on Craigslist locally for $75.  I put about $200 in parts and many hours of labor into it and now have it for sale for $400.  Not looking for a windfall profit, just the space in the garage back!