What to use in your 1958 $4,800 GE washer

[peterh770]

Why, some uber-expensive vintage Tide, of course!

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Tide-La...goryZ876QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[washertalk]

cool, I remember that scent.

 

[brettsomers]

Peter, i was gonna post that! Is that a normal price for a vintage box of Tide??

 

[maytagbear]

I loooove how it's listed

"Laundry Soap Detergent."

Must have gotten the memo from the Department of Redundancy Department.

Lawrence/Maytagbear

 

[goprog]

Egad. Who knew? At $.99, wonder what year that was from?
If it was the 60's or later, then that's doing better than
the stock market... Of course where would one keep a few
thousand boxes of Tide safe?

 

[gansky1]

I have that Tide! Almost - the back is the same but mine was only 15 cents off. Does that make it worth more?

 

[bpetersxx]

some dry chlorine bleach

.69

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Action-...goryZ876QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[bpetersxx]

regulated sudsing at .69

93.00 now

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Box-Bol...goryZ876QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[westyslantfront]

I grew up with Tide.

 

[goprog]

Yup. Tide was it. Mom tried Axion, but we eventually
discovered that was what was causing me a skin irritation.
I was also told by someone I met whose father had a gas
station that they used Tide to clean up oil spots. Of
course that was before phosphates were removed.

 

[launderess]

$100 for a vintage box of detergent? For that money you can be sure I'd never open that box. Sad thing is that this sort of thing only fuels certain estate sale people to inflate prices for that mouldering box of detergent that has been sitting in grandmother's damp basement since D-Day.

 

[sikiguya]

I was talking to my friend about this and this is what her Mom did with a Tide box back in the day for Halloween. She is the older one with the painted box and her little sister is the smaller "real" Tide box. I thought it was so funny!

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[perc-o-prince]

"Must have gotten the memo from the Department of Redundancy Department."

Actually, the seller was smart to list it that way. If someone searches for "laundry soap," they find it. If they search for "laundry detergent," they find it. Successful sellers on eBay use keywords that may seem redundant, but they are what the name says: key words for searching!

If I was to list a washing machine on eBay, I'd not only put "washing machine" in the title, but the word "washer" as well (for those who may only search for "washer," as in "washer/dryer").

Just two cents worth,
Chuck

(No, I don't call it an ATM machine! That would be redundant!)

 

[Brent-Aucoin]

This Tide is in great shape!
Who paid $4,800 for a 1958 GE Washer?
Brent

 

[washertalk]

Cute kids.

The little one has that 'deer in the headlights' look on her face.

 

[gansky1]

Who paid??

Actually, it was a 1957 GE set - never used in NY. George in Fresno won the bidding.

 

[Brent-Aucoin]

Wow!
Wish I was the owner selling that set!
Never USED????!!!! That is amazing!
Were there any pictures posted of this set? I bet it was a fantastic looking set!
Brent

 

[Brent-Aucoin]

Heather!
The picture of the kids are super great!
Brent

 

[dnastrau]

Here is the thread about the '57 GE

This is the thread with the whole story on the never used '57 set.

The price puts a lot in perspective as my Wife's secondhand Nissan Quest van only cost us about that much last year!

Andrew S.

http://www.automaticwasher.org/TD/THREADS/VINTAGE/13145x64.htm