John - You're not wrong, it is a shame that so many machines get junked because the price seems a little too much. A dryer of this vintage is ridiculously rare to land on, in searching the entire (more or less) U.S. 500 miles at a time on FM I only landed on 5 or 6 vintage Maytags and this was the only 606. If you are someone on the search for one they all should be seen as rare gems that are worth the effort if you
really want to own it, or save it from the scrap dealer for someone else. No argument there.
But that was where I should have elaborated in my description. Like Dan and Kenny said you just don't know what you're getting, there is no indication in this persons ad on if it runs, and if so if it actually operates properly rather than just "I plugged it in and heard a noise so it works" kind of analysis so many sellers go by... but we don't even get that much info from them, in addition there does look like there's cabinet/top damage which is an important buying factor as well for someone that wants a daily driver but doesn't necessarily want to take on a full restoration.
So my line should have been more thorough and put all of that in, an end note I also should have added (that I was thinking in my head and thought any one interested might think of too) is that this has been listed for over a month without any takers so it's very likely they might be willing to negotiate the price.
Ralph - I was thinking the same thing for the other dryers or washers I landed on that were singles or the one paired with a modern counterpart, that they were surely once part of a matched set that could have been kept together if the owners had put in the effort.
I hate Facebook as well. I also just have a basic unused profile strictly for seeing family pictures and interacting with Marketplace now and then.
It's because of Facebook being 'Facebook' that it takes a lot of Craigslist business. Part of that is because Craigslist is an anonymous service that is known for scamming, not just potential buyers but sellers as well. Facebook users can get scammed as easily of course but because the people involved don't hide behind anonymous filters like Craigslist, and you can 'see' who they are it lends a feel of safety I guess. Also it's laziness, most people selling online are younger and have had social media accounts since birth, so since all their credentials are entered on a site that will sell for them, why make the effort to create an account on another site.
There's more reasons of course, but that's a couple. I do plan to comb through Craigslist and Letgo/Offerup one of these days after my eyes uncross from all those FM searches yesterday
