Pardon my cynicism gang...
Does anyone even know for sure if the person who posted here, claiming to be the seller of the Antique *1953* Westinghouse Clothes Dryer, is the actual seller? I guess I've grown cynical, but I just don't take everything someone says at face value anymore. I do most of the time, until I have reason not to trust someone, but this just seems fishy IMHO. Fabricating stories has become all too common these days. If this is the actual seller, I sure would hate to think they would make up a story about having cancer to elicit sympathy or make people feel bad about sharing their opinions.
Also, even if the cancer scenario is true (and I'm very sorry if that is the case), the seller was not forced to read this thread. She must have gone out of her way to find it, or have already been aware of its existence. And, even though I may not agree with all of the opinions expressed here, the purpose of the forum is to facilitate discussion isn't it? Again, maybe I'm off the mark, but something seems fishy here. (Could it possibly just be someone trying to cause a stir?)
Now, in the seller's defense...
Even though I too think the price is outrageous, I also believe that more power to the seller if they can find a buyer willing to pay the asking price. (We still live in a free market society don't we?) For what it's worth, the way I look at it, nobody's holding a gun to my head to buy it. Another way to look at it is that it's all relative. Yes, to most the price seems ridiculous; however, to someone from a third world country (that's probably not PC, so excuse my ignorance), spending money buying multiple washers and other assorted appliances must also seem excessive and an extremely poor use of money that could be spent buying food and supplies for the less fortunate. Just something to think about...