1965 Frigidaire Dryer and Roller Matic Washer

[lance]

I have a yellow 1965 set of Frigidaire's on eBay. They both work great. The washer is a Roller Matic. Is $1400 a fair price for the set? They both work and from what I understand, yellow is an uncommon color for them.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...MESE:IT&viewitem=&item=110084094232&rd=1&rd=1

 

[trainguy]

And another WOW!

 

[westytoploader]

The best bet is to start the bid LOW and let the auction run its course. High starting prices generally turn people off from bidding.

 

[maytagbear]

I agree with

westytoploader....

You may eventually get the price (or even more), but it's too high for a starting bid.

Anyway, they are pretty, and yes, the yellow is uncommon. I have seen these more in white and copper.

Good luck, guy.

Lawrence/Maytagbear

 

[toggleswitch]

Important to remember that vintage stove sometimes fetch that kind of money because:

1- they have been restored
2- they have very few moving parts.
3- they last forever, especially the gas ones.

W, D, & DW are mechanically complex and I would say it's tough for a collector to shell out such sums, plus shipping, plus restoration, plus NLA Parts... plus...plus plus...

 

[gadgetgary]

My Ebay experience...

I have bought several coffeemakers on Ebay over the past years......Here are some thoughts:

-Start with a low price

-Put a reserve on it(so that if the reserve is not met, the item will not be sold)

-You can always entice the right bidder with a 'Buy it Now' price

-Be prepared for last minute bidders who up the price tremdously sometimes in a bidding war, but, not as high as if they were bidding all along

Good Luck!

P.S. Make sure to check the feedback of the buyer

 

[gefliterflo]

Its neat how that tub isnt perf.

 

[pdub]

Lance

What is the history of these machines and how did you come into possession of them? They are a pretty rare color. Best of luck with your auction.

 

[scott55405]

Those are handsome machines. I've never understood why that pastel yellow never really took off, particularly given the popularity of harvest gold, which I don't find nearly as nice, some years later. It was always one of my favorites.

 

[mixfinder]

GM Luxury

They are in wonderful cosmetic condition. I had friends with the same machine, a sudsaver model and used it until 1998. There is undoubtedly "good bones" under the yellow porcelain and chrome exterior. May the patron Saint of washerpeople shine on your auction.
Kelly

 

[saltysam]

Nice Set

Hey Lance, Oh how I would love to have that set but $1400 with a buy it now of 2 grand! WHEW! I have sold several items on e-bay and your best bet is to just set a reserve and let the bidding begin on it's own. You would probably have a lot better luck selling. best of luck on your auction.

 

[laundromat]

Wow!Canary yellow.I last saw this color on a 1959 FRIGIDAIRE 40 inch wide range last august in the junk yard.I would have taken it if the idiots who brought it hadn't thrown it off their truck.

 

[revvinkevin]

I agree... and here is an example.....

Those Frigidaire's look fantistic and I'd like to have them, but......

The auction: To be the 113th person to say so (ha ha), yes I agree,

> Start with a low starting bid

> Set a reserve price

> Offer the "buy it now"

And let the auction run it's course.

There was an auction on ebay that ended last week (see the link below) for a late 1950's Westinghouse Laundromat and matching dryer (in pink!). The auction started at $60 (with NO reserve) and stayed there around 3 days. It went up to about $360 and stayed there until the last day of the auction. Within the last few hours, it quickly shot up where it finally ended at $1325!!

It turns out there were located only about 10 miles away from me, but $1325 was a little rich for my blood. :-(

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220067826921&indexURL=0#ebayphotohosting

 

[hydralique]

That Frigidaire Yellow . . .

My Grandmother had the very same yellow Frigidaire, from somewhere in the mid '60s, and a matching yellow RCA Whirlpool refrigerator. If I had known then what I know now (how many times have we all thought this!), I would have saved the washer when she died in '97.

 

[Washinsheen]

Yellow

We had a 1958 white Frigidaire washer that we got used in 1964, and when it died my parents replaced it with a 1972 harvest gold Frigidaire. Anyway, my aunt & uncle had the same 1958 washer, but in yellow. That was way back in the mid to late '60s, and I haven't seen any '58s in yellow, since. (sigh)