Does anyone know anything about this washer and dryer

[akronman]

well

Quite a range of opinions on pricing. I was gonna say you had it right at $50 each.  The have value TO A COLLECTOR. But to a househusband or wife, various repairmen wouldn't want to touch it or be able to locate parts, many folks pay attention to modern eco-efficient standards and don't know how clean things get. I can repair tons of stuff, but I have 3 brothers who have never changed their car oil, never changed a spark plug, etc. Folks like that don't want 40 year old machines. It limits the market.

 

And tons of folks are strictly looking locally, what used washer can they find within a 5 minute drive.  You are right at about $100 total or a bit more.

 

If you were right around the corner, I'd get you $100 cash in five minutes for sure. But at $151 I'd say no.

 

[goatfarmer]

On my used sales floor, if they looked decent, and worked good, I wouldn't have any qualms about pricing them at $175.00. Even guarantee them for 30 days. I know that's a set that will just keep going, and I don't have to worry about.  Someone with rentals would take them.

 

[yogitunes]

Put your money where your mouth is!...

with a warranty, that would be one thing....now the next time that anyone sees a set on CL for sale, let's see by pics and description alone if goatfarmer is willing to give you a money back guarantee or warranty on any set out there, sight unseen, and by that I mean all parts hidden underneath....

any machine is worth what someone is willing to pay for them.....

for the average collector like ourselves, I tend to stay within 100.00 for a set, and take my chances....I have paid less, and gotten more....and vice versa...paid more, and got a pile of scrap.....

this is a beautiful set.....and rather plain, but clean for the most part, so yeah, 75.00 to 100.00 would fit about right.....at least he has them hooked up, and can test them.....

most sellers will claim they worked great the last time they were hooked up, or if they have no clue that they work......thats the first hint, they DID hook them up, and there are major issues, and their trying to pawn them off on the first sucker....seen it all too many times....

for my money....I'll go with Kevin's recommendation of "reality" anyday over anything else.....

 

[goatfarmer]

HUH?

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with a warranty, that would be one thing....now the next time that anyone sees a set on CL for sale, let's see by pics and description alone if goatfarmer is willing to give you a money back guarantee or warranty on any set out there, sight unseen, and by that I mean all parts hidden underneath....

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Where did that come from?

 

I'm talking about washers and dryers, that I check out, that I know what the insides look like, not something Joseph A Schmoe is selling on Craigslist. Do you think I'm going to buy the above set, never even plug it in, and sell it for $175.00, and offer a warranty? Because of a picture and a description?

 

The man wanted an opinion on worth, I gave it. I didn't think that was cause for alarm, I guess that's what I get for thinking.....

 

Later.......

 

[MaytagLovers30]

New Hoses and Dryer Belts

These machines are vintage and probably low capacity. I would suggest getting replacement hot and cold hoses for the washer and inspect or replace the dryer belt and have the motor checked on both machines. Depending on the size of your family and if you can afford and have the space upgrade to newer machines that are energy efficient and HE.

 

[mtn1584]

There is a reason they are still around................

they work, you will NEVER find build quality on a washing machine like this ever again, unless you buy a new Speed Queen....keep these vintage charmers, I had the two speed 1974 version growing up. I still remember going to the store with my grandparents to but it....ours had the script font...two speed washer, and an extra speed toggle switch, same capacity, same blue "ACTIVATOR" AND "FILTER-FLO" PAN............all is JUNK today except SQ!!! KEEP THEM!!!
MIke

 

[daveamkrayoguy]

Yes, probably the best damn washin' 'n' dryin' you'll find anywhere!

A delicate garment bag will protect smaller, fragile items, then, should you find a Gentle Speed-equipped machine (with or without a Mini-Basket) to no avail...

A shame my grandma went from her GE 2 Speed Filter Flo (most likely a K-Mart edition) to a WCI Frigidaire that was clearly, no where nearly as good!

-- Dave

 

[yogitunes]

"THAT!" comes from my good Sir when someone pops in here and would like to get an idea of a machines history or value so to speak, and no offense to you, but as an example quote a price like you do, with out stating the facts of everything you must do to get the price that you are asking for one of your said sets...

picking up a set off CL, giving it a good going over, cleaning and scrubbing it inside and out, replacing any broken or worn parts....yeah, your very close to the mark someone should be asking....

but your giving someone false hope and unrealistic expectations of a set that someone may be selling off from an example of a estate sale or in this case "came with the house"....

let's not shoot down this threads potential of a nice looking set of machines, not the TOL that most would look for, but decent enough to consider as a daily driver...and with a little care would probably last many years....

actually when I think about it, and we seen these all too many times on something like CL ads.....when someone wants a quoted price, info should be given as a range of pricing they could possible get, that would be more realistic....

for example......someone finds an old machine in the back of a basement, hasn't been run in years, or they have no clue that it runs.....pricing should be given from scrap value and go up to what its potential if its works, maybe has been checked out by a repair guy or themselves, parts replaced and/or cleaned up....

what you didn't tell this guy here was to get THAT price you quoted, is what he must do to the machines to qualify asking of such a price.....

I still stand with he should be asking 75.00 to 100.00 for the set...and thats detail sight unseen.....but as for me for anymore now, when looking at a machine.....I am taking a screwdriver and popping a few panels, then negotiate price from there....I have paid a lot less for a 1974 Maytag, IN THE BOX!...unused!

 

[DigAPony]

I tend to stay within 100.00 for a set, and take my chances

The highest I've paid for a vintage washer or dryer is $60 and for good reason, most need far more rehab than meets the eye, even with a good inspection.

The best machine I ever got was a free Maytag A712.

 

[goatfarmer]

I've only been selling appliances like this for over 20 years, but I guess I'll leave the valuations to the "experts" like yourself here. I guess I'm clueless, pardon the interruption, carry on.....

 

[doug]

This set looks like its in good shape. Any additional pics?