Appliance Parts

[launderess]

Timers, motors, agitators, heating elements... Something for everyone!

Now I want everyone to play nice and remember this is an auction. Don't let your fingers write checks your rear cannot cash. *LOL*

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[qsd-dan]

Don't let your fingers write checks your rear cannot cas

But what if like spankings?

There are some hidden gems in there.

 

[maytag85]

If only there’s the timer I need for my Whirlpool in that’s parts stash..

 

[launderess]

One's days of buying job lots of appliance parts for use or potential resale are done (been there and done that), so don't and won't have a dog in this hunt.

That being said obvious solution is for interested members to sort out amongst themselves a reliable person to obtain lots people have interest.

As with many other recent large appliance parts hauls one is more than unusually sure much of what is on offer will be purchased by locals/people who can get to sale, then end up being resold on fleaPay or elsewhere.

Other option is for an interested party to simply line up a reliable shipper to collect and transport any won lots. Would contact auction house to see if they will allow such a transaction, but don't see why they shouldn't, again long as shipper is reliable and does job hired to perform.

 

[combo52]

Major stash of repair parts

There's a lot of stuff here, but this is a fairly current dealer that is obviously selling out and most of the parts are fairly current. There's not much that goes back beyond the 80s here and it doesn't look like they were a Maytag dealer that's for sure.

There's a lot of parts here that would sell on eBay, but the problem is you have to be present to pick the stuff up. You could pay somebody to go do it I suppose, but it gets pretty expensive although the parts will go pretty cheaply I believe unless a local dealer or person bids them up a bit, but I think they'd be crazy to do so.

At least they're not all just going into the dumpster. I've seen dealers do that many times, half of Larry store modern parts in Cleveland Ohio area went into dumpsters.

John

 

[launderess]

To be fair...

It was Larry's heirs who rubbished all those parts after his demise and they inherited store (IIRC).

Also, IIRC there was a fair bit of messing about that went on with Modern Parts. People ringing up and going on for hours about this or that parts wanted and or picking Larry's mind for information. He'd put things aside but people didn't show up.

Yes, some members did conduct their business impeccably with Modern Parts so it wasn't all bad. Being as whatever may Larry's heirs likely didn't see keeping all that old stock worth bothering about.

In general outside of our little world of hobbyists and perhaps bit of others demand for vintage appliance parts doesn't seem such vast enterprise. I mean there are reasons why so much of that stock sits sitting on shelves, and not all of it is due to lack of awareness.

That appliance trawl featuring tons of Maytag and SQ parts last year is case in point. Many buyers of those parts did manage to move fair amount of stock, but much still remains years later sitting about. This includes good number of Maytag wringer parts everyone seems to moan about difficulty in finding.

*Correction to above post*

Modern Parts was sold many years ago now. Place is called "V&V Appliances" but located in same place. It may have been new owners that rubbished all that NOS of vintage appliances.

Fellow AW member Eugene/Lorain Furniture and few others did bit of dumpster diving to salvage what they could.

To be fair Larry's wife Sharon remained at store after his death and was selling (some say giving away) NOS vintage appliance parts for a year or so before place sold.

As John/Combo52 stated at the time, how many AW members or anyone else was willing to get themselves to Ohio. This either before Larry's demise or afterwards when handwriting was clearly on wall.

Combo52 was also correct when he stated the obvious fact; most people aren't wanting of a NOS or whatever vintage part until they need one. Thus scarfing up shelves full of vintage parts of any sort via an auction or whatever is a gambit.

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[goatfarmer]

vintage

Everyone wants vintage parts, or appliances. Until you get some, and offer them for sale, or free. Then you hear crickets....

 

[launderess]

Another famous vintage appliance/parts sale from archives:

Tennessee Appliance Dealer Going out of Business

I just found out, rather late, a locally owned Knoxville appliance/TV dealer is going out of business. He has been in business since 1952. Unfortunately, most of his stuff has been sold off, but I found a couple of things some of you might be interested and can give you his phone number if you...

www.automaticwasher.org

 

[qsd-dan]

This place was the ultimate treasure trove, significantly bigger than Modern Appliance.

100,000 parts closing auction.

Hey Everyone, Unfortunately the owner of our local appliance parts store has passed away at the age of 92. He was known as the "if you need it, we have it and if we don't have it, you don't need it" shopkeeper! The store closed with him. He knew his inventory very well, but most others...

www.automaticwasher.org

 

[launderess]

That was infamous (or famous) appliance auction one spoke of in a few posts.

Much of the Maytag and Speed Queen NOS inventory being flogged on fleaPay came from this auction. Local persons or concerns snapped up tons of things rather cheaply since no one else was interested. At some point family that owned store (heirs of deceased owner) told auction company to run sale *again* because so much was left unsold from first attempt.

Auctioneers were generous and kind, allowing winning bidders to purchase anything that wasn't spoken for (and or winning bidder didn't show up to collect) when they arrived. There was just that much stuff and much of it didn't move....

Some did well enough moving more popular or wanted parts. Many purchased tons of NOS/vintage parts not knowing what they've got which made it more difficult to market. That and or they didn't realize at time market for various parts wasn't exactly what they believed. After all a 60 year old can of Maytag grease is still only just that.

Few years later many still have those parts in their inventory and that situation may continue. When appliances these parts go to are long out of production and few people own them and or want/need replacement parts, what else is there?

https://www.ebay.com/str/ollapodrida?_trksid=p4429486.m3561.l161211

There were tons of SQ washer or dryer parts at this auction, but they were all largely for various older machines long out of production and or not very much call for spares.

Tons of vintage Maytag wringer parts, but there again those aren't difficult to find as many would imagine. Maytag laid in a huge amount of inventory for their conventional washers before discontinuing wringer washers. As such dealers and others have or had plenty of stock. Many of them have been trying for years to off load their stash. You now also have Amish concern who bought up Maytag's dies, molds, rights and so forth to make WW parts.

As noted thing with these auctions is one must often take self or shelves full of things, not just a part one may need. As such one is bound to end up with no small amount of things surplus to requirements. Now comes the fun part, trying to mark-up and sell things on. Very best of British luck with that... *LOL*

 

[launderess]

That's that.

Auction over, now let's see if any stock appears on fleaPay or elsewhere online.

Most lots went for very little money. Don't think anything went for more than $200 which is saying something.