Turquoise Wall Mount GE Fridge

[bygted]

I have a line on a 1956-57 turquoise GE wall mount refrigerator. My neighbors down the street have it. I saw it out in their driveway the other day with a sale sign on it so I stopped in. They want 500-600$ for it which was way too high for me - for that particular unit.
But I figured that maybe someone out there might be dying to have one...
If somebody here is seriously interested - I would be happy to get some pics of it and put you in direct contact with them.(I am not trying to make any money off it - just trying to see if I can find a home.
let me know.
I am in Myersville Maryland.

 

[dalangdon]

$500-600????? For something in their driveway????

I would hold out until they don't get any offers, then tell them you'll haul it away for free ;-)

 

[bygted]

one million $$

When I first stopped in I asked what they were looking to get and they said Make an offer - so I thought I was being generous when I offered $75. They said - oh no we could never sell it for that ...

I always think it's funny when folks look around on the internet and find places like antiqueappliances.com or some high end shop in NYC and figure that just cause they have something from the 50's - it's worth a million bucks.

I can't count the times I have read ads for old refrigerators on Craig's List or Ebay where someone writes -"These sell for five thousand dollars at some shops... and then they list some common old overproduced unit that's missing the entire interior for $1200 dollars and say that their price is therfore a bargain- that really gets me every time ...

OK - feels good to get that out ... I digress...

 

[travis]

Overpriced stuff.....

I often buy off Craiglist and see the same ridiculous statements made by sellers. I've often wondered how many appliances antiqueappliances.com or the late Mike Arnold's monitortop.com sells? Sure you can set your price way up there, but you better get used to the item sitting in your way.

 

[laundromat]

They're just being the "abbrich Balteemoron,Hon!Day fink day noh ebreethink!Ya noh hon! Awl bet cha day cauld it a fri-gee-dare! Ma granmover cauld herz a icebox,hon.Arrs wuz a Colespot from Searz n Rowbucks.Da E Z warsher machine we had,da Reveera,waz from Luskin's n arr Madge Ick Chef gass stoave wuz from B G N E(Balteemore Gass N Eelegtrick).Arr T.B. wuz a Zeniff Spaze Comand wiff ree moat cuntroll!We fine lee got ridd uv da E Z warsher n gott a Searz n Rowbucks Lay Dee Kenn More gass Warsher dryer comm be nay shin!"LOL

 

[goatfarmer]

It's the same thing with classic cars. Someone watches Barrett-Jackson on the T&V, and then they think their 4 door clapped out 81 Olds Cutlass, with 210,000 miles on it is worth $10.000, because a rough 68 Olds Cutlass convertable sold for that.

I tried to buy a mid 50's Hotpoint 'fridge, from an appliance dealers trade in pile. Complete, supposed to work, but covered in rust, gasket shot, etc. Owner says "look how nice that is, what are you thinking, about $100.00?" I said "no, closer to $25-30.00". She said "no, we'll scrap it for that much". I guess they did.....

 

[customline]

You're absolutely right.......

What do people think? A lot of the time it's just a fluke that some of these things sell for a couple a hundred and that's okay but then everybody gets greedy and wants to jump on it. I just laugh at some of them. And then there's the Cretins that THINK THEY HAVE AN ANTIQUE OR A DESIRABLE ITEM but it's just an old piece of junk. Once had an argument with some housewife on Flee bay about a GE wall oven from 1956 but she swore it was from 1949 (?). Didn't make 'em in 1949 (as us club members already know) but try telling it to some people. Then these same Bozos get smart with you when you try to set them straight. One has to laugh.

 

[appliguy]

I've said it before and I'll say it again...

go to Jower's Antique Appliances web site: www.antiqueappliances.com and go to their restoration section and READ what they do to each unrestored unit after it is bought buy someone. They are quite comprehensive in testing repair and or replacing anything that is not up to snuff...they also give each unit one hell of a paint job as well (including a custom paint job if the customer wishes). It takes them quite a lot of time because it is all hand done They have a waiting list out the door for customers so I think they do quite well and have sufficent work to carry them ecspecially when at one time all they did was sold new GE appliance and now that only constitutes of about 10% of their business (read how they got to be Jowers Antique Appliances at their web site)!!!! Now I agreee that these idiots that go to the site see the prices without reading what is included in the price and then charge the same for the old rusty s#&^tbox in their basement don't have the brains God gave a watermelon (either that or the people are just greedy as hell) but I love looking at those kinds of postings because you know it is driving thwm nutsa that no one is beating a path to their door to purchase the item LOL!!!! ILUUUUUUVVVVV THAT!!! HA! HA! HA! HA! Okay my eyes have stopped twirlin around in their sockets and I have stopped my demonic laugh!!!! Sorry I just get a little 2 riled up sometimes...PAT COFFEY

 

[danemodsandy]

However, It Works Both Ways....

....Sometimes when a seller has an exceptional unit, people who have seen "the same thing" in a thrift store think the seller is trying to gouge. Right now, I have an TriStar CXL for sale. Most of these units go for under $200, and that's what they're worth, because something - and usually a number of somethings - are missing. Genuine TriStar replacements for missing items ain't cheap, either - the floor tool goes for a hundred and a quarter new.

Mine's priced at $400, absolutely complete with box, manual, every tool that was standard, brand-new hose, an extra set of wands and an extra floor tool. Every last bit of it is genuine TriStar, no aftermarket stuff whatsoever. I have had offers from people saying "They don't go for that much," to which I reply, "They do if you want one in this condition."

So, it's a two-edged sword. People want to make as much as they can when selling, so they try to compare their merchandise to the best. And when they're buying, they want to pay as little as they can, so they try to compare your merchandise to the worst.

Human nature, I guess.