Shipping

wetguymd · Sep 20, 2012

Thanks Mike!!

I called Home Direct today and Berton answered the phone. Very nice and very helpful guy. I told him you had referred me and he was eager to help. I am very excited and will certainly go with them. They are 1/3 the price quotes from other. He said that they could offer lower prices but that they were not "overnight". I have no problem with that and he said it would be approximately 21 days from the time they do the actual pick up. This is fine as long as it gets here!! Thank you again and to everyone for all your help on this. This is my first time ever having something shipped.

e2l-arry · Sep 20, 2012

That's Great!

I think we all learned from your experience. Many times I've seen an old classic washer on E Bay at a good price but would immediately rule it out because it wasn't local. If I had known earlier that for a couple hundred bucks I could have had it shipped to my house I would have taken the plunge years ago.Enjoy that new Kenmore wringer when it arrives!

Good Luck!

dishwashercrazy · Sep 20, 2012

Lyle, I certainly hope that you have as good of luck with Home Direct as I have had.

Today, I have another Home Direct USA success story to briefly tell about. My 1952 G.E. Electric Sink arrived from Riverside, New Jersey early afternoon today, in perfect condition with no visual damage. The cost was $292 for the 884 mile trip. (The one-way trip in my pickup truck would have cost about $235 just for the gas!) Below is a composite photo that shows how the unit was wrapped, and 2 hours later after a good cleaning. The dishwasher is in immaculate condition.

The color of the front panels is a light green, and these panels appear to have been professionally re-painted, I suspect, to match other kitchen cabinets at some point, likely in the 1970's.

The serial number begins 5220, indicating to me that the unit was built in the 20th week of 1952 (May). The sink frame, behind the dishwasher has a date stamped of January 7th 1953, likely indicating some kind of final assembly inspection date.

Back in June, when this dishwasher came up on Craigslist, and was posted in Imperial by Rob (expanam) - See Link, there was speculation that the dishwasher in this Electric Sink had never been used, because the silverware basket was inside of a plastic bag. However, upon close examination, I believe that the dishwasher was possibly used for a short period of time, but certainly not very much. The impeller is perfect, as is the tub seal around the top of the tank. The wires to the water valve have been severed in two places, so before I do any testing, the wires will need to be spliced back together.

Mike

ps: This is the 24th Electric Sink in my collection, with three of those having been reduced to parts.