TOAST-R-MANIA

[pdub]

I stumbled across this auction and noticed the price was getting up there a few days ago and decided to follow and see what it ended up going for. It's a new in box, 1975 GE Toast-r-oven. I am the last person to be talking about overpaying but is this really worth $270.00 plus shipping???

 

[pdub]

I bring this up because I have one just like it that I've had since it was new but it needs a new thermostat because it won't pop up anymore until the toast is ready to catch fire. I brought it to a small appliance repair place about 15 years ago to see if they had the parts and they told me that it wasn't worth repairing and to buy a new one. I have hung on to it and now I'm wondering if parts are still available. Anybody have any info on repairing these? thx- Patrick

 

[Kevinpreston3]

That's worth about

$15 IMO.

 

[pdub]

$270.00 was the final price...

Here's the link to the auction:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1,1&item=6219917970&sspagename=STRK:MEWA:IT

 

[Kevinpreston3]

That is very strange....

In my opinion, no way is that worth that. Mid 70s toaster oven? I don't get it. Shill bidders?

I have a collection of toasters. The most I ever paid for one was $200 for an absolutely mint, like new Toast-a-Lator, the one with the little conveyor belt that moves the toast through.

We had one very similar and it was rather flimsy. This is either a shill operation or the bidders have something for anything new in box.

If that is worth $270, then my toaster collection is worth $15,000. I think I'll call up the winning bidder and get him to buy my collection. He can fantasize that he got a good deal, and I can put my kid through college.

 

[Versatronic]

I could buy that most any weekend

for between 5 and 15 bucks at a local flea market. But I wouldn't.

 

[petek]

a rip off. I see them all the time at flea markets averaging $10 working from ratty to pristine. I see another dealer maybe the same one has a new in box Waring Futura 900 blendor for something like $250 as well. Save your money and your old one, you'll find a used one sooner or later you can exchange parts with.

 

[jetcone]

That is one of the best darned toasters ever built!

That exact model, we had one growing up and never liked another toaster again! I would not pay that but that is good now the next one on ebay will sell for $15!!

I'll keep my eyes peeled and yes that toaster is worth fixing,it is as good as a Sunbeam T-20 or T-30!

jet

 

[veg-o-matic]

Well. I don't know what to think.

I have that selfsame Toast-R-Oven, but replaced it with an earlier model that I got at the Sally for 5 bucks.

Was planning on putting the newer one on ebay. Think I'll get oh, 200 bucks for it? Daddy needs a new pair of shoes...

veg

 

[petek]

Here it is for sale in its time

 

[kenwashesmonday]

We went through a few of those toaster ovens in the 70s. As I remember, eventually one of the 4 heating elements would eventually burn out. If you have a nice clean one with a bad thermostat, just pick up a cheap one at a junk sale and use it for parts. Be aware, there were 2 different styles of heating elements over the years, so have a look at your elements so you get one with the same type.

Ken D.

 

[tomturbomatic]

Does anyone remember...

when these were used to demonstrate the pyrolitic self-cleaning P 7 ovens by GE? They had these in appliance departments and the salesman would put a piece of the porcelain oven liner in it. One half of it was coated with filth and the other half was clean. When the heat had done its trick, the porcelain was clean. It seemed pretty dangerous to me, but that was why it was above the ranges where kids could not touch it.

The thing I liked about the toaster ovens was that they would make toast like what used to be made in the oven. It was dryer all the way through, not crusty outside and moist on the inside like so many pop-up toasters made. Also it was possible to make cinnamon toast in a TO so you did not have to turn on the broiler. OOH, and warm up leftover garlic or onion bread.

 

[southernmdgeguy]

We had one like the catalog picture, with the start button/bar at the front, which is missing on the newer one that was on e-bay. I remember buying it with my folks, but don't know what happened to it. It did work well, and I would buy another if I ever saw a good one. It even had a top brown place on the slide you could make things like mini pizzas in and brown the top mmmmmm Good memories.

 

[knitwits1975]

Cool! I want one. Everyone should have an appliance from the year they were born. But I guess I missed out. Oh well. Awesome though!

 

[veg-o-matic]

Toast-R-Mania Redux!

Geez, here's another one. 270 bucks with 5 hours to go...

http://cgi.ebay.com/NIB-Vintage-GE-...ryZ11654QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[pdub]

Wow!

Who'd have ever thunk!

 

[petek]

If I was buying new in box, I would want the box sealed, never opened. I wonder if this is really new in box?

Anyways,,, here's the very same Toaster Oven I bought last weekend for a measly $4.00 in beautiful condition.

 

[petek]

And even better, here's the early Toastmaster I got for $3.99, cloth cord no scraches or dents, I figure it's early 50's if not 40's, still toasting away.

 

[gansky1]

These GE Toast-R-Ovens just amaze me! We had several of them growing up, they were as good as sliced bread before the microwave came to live in it's spot. What's funny is that I see NIB small appliances all the time at estate sales. Most are like this age or newer and were probably recieved as gifts or premiums from banks and investment companies. I've been to houses with tables full of all sorts of NIB goodies, popcorn poppers, mixers, toasters, Corning Ware, canister sets, on and on. Who knew there were people willing to pay this much for them? You can be sure I'll be scooping up some of those goodies now!

 

[Kevinpreston3]

Tell you what

I am going to ask the winning bidder why he paid so much for an item that we see all the time out here in CA for nothing. (I know that is smarta$$ed, but I gotta know). That is exactly the vintage where we see alot with their original boxes too...extra wedding gift that was never used, etc.

For the life of me I have never seen auctions so disconnected from reality. It's like that goofball on that Speed Channel auto auction that paid $130,000 for a CLONE Cuda, just because Don Johnson drove it in Nash Bridges.

Amazing that another one shows up.

 

[Kevinpreston3]

I just sent this

to the winner of the previous auction.
_______________________________________________________________
Hello there, I was curious about a recent auction that you won.

I noticed you recently won a mid 70s GE Toast-R-Oven in the box, and paid over $270 for it. Currently, there is one on Ebay for even more.

We had a discussion going on the last few weeks on a vintage/collectible website. Quite a few of us collect toasters and appliances, and were absolutely floored by what your auction and the current one are priced at. We own some extremely rare toasters and other appliances and nothing we own has come near this price. In fact, we have seen a number of your toasters at antique stores both in and out of the original box, rarely over $20. We are trying to get insight as to why these items are so expensive. It does not seem to align with values anywhere for antique appliances, especially in the 70s where quality was definitely diminishing. Can you shed some light on why these went for so much money?

Thank you for your time.

 

[Kevinpreston3]

Granted, this is perhaps not as deluxe

a model, but I can understand this one at least.

http://cgi.ebay.com/NIB-GE-deluxe-t...ryZ20682QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[Kevinpreston3]

Also interesting...

Many of the same users driving up the price.

 

[veg-o-matic]

FOUR HUNDRED AND SEVEN FREAKING BUCKS!!!

For a toaster oven. Well, that's the wonderful thing about ebay. Lots of suckers out there with more money than common sense.

I got the one I'm putting on ebay for about 25 bucks, maybe? And the older one that replaced it was a whopping 5 bucks at the Salvation Army.

Not that I expect to get rich; the one I'm selling isn't MIB. Hmmm. Maybe I could say that Don Johnson made Pop Tarts in it...

veg

 

[Kevinpreston3]

Got this back

from the gentleman on the first one:

I am astonished that there are so many people out there willing to spend so much money on the vintage GE Toast-R-Oven. I was willing to spend so much money on it because it is a gift for my father....we had two of these toasters several years ago and my father never liked any other toaster. My father rarely asks for anything so when he mentioned that he wished he could find the old toaster I set out to find it and was willing to spend the money to get it. Honestly I can not imagine why everyone else places such a high value on it. Sorry that I can not give you any more insite

 

[petek]

Why is it when you look at the bidding history you see the same name in succession with increasing bids sometimes minutes apart?

 

[petek]

Maybe I put my NIB and never opened chrome Oster Touchmatic can opener juicer on ebay with a reserve?

 

[Kevinpreston3]

Pete...

I think there is something fishy going on here.

The "gift for my dad" bit is a little too much. Shill bidding?

 

[petek]

It's hard to say whether he's a shill, you have to remember that there are an awful lot of people out there with enormous amounts of money to which $400 is insignificant pocket change. Along with lots of people without enormous amounts of money that will spend that much on a new "pro" name toaster.

 

[gansky1]

Still unbelievable!! I'm floored at the latest $400 auction too, I can't wait to see my mother's reaction when I tell her about it!