Whirlpool set for sale

[yogitunes]

People are on crack.......price is great for the set....

GET THIS----3 years old----WoW!, belt drive still built today!....

we see this all the time, wrong name, list a washer and show a dryer, stackable means it comes apart....are we sure we want to buy from people like this?

just a little scary

http://baltimore.craigslist.org/app/2219533887.html

 

[yogitunes]

better yet....their Kenmores!

you know if I look close enough I'll bet its really a stove and fridge.....lol

 

[toploader55]

Craig's List People

I like when they have a pic of the set and they say it's like GE and the pics of the console say Whirlpool.

Another one I love is when they say the machine is 3 years old and they're like 16 years old.

 

[wetguymd]

I am only 40 miles from Baltimore so I sent them an email to see if they are still available and ask them for more info. I asked if they have any pics of the inside of the washer and were they sure they were only 3 years old. Will be interesting to hear the answer. If they send any pics I will pass them along. If they are still available I could be very interested....will keep you posted

 

[yogitunes]

Lyle

considering the knobs for temp/water level, I would say this is a standard capacity machine, definately belt drive, about 1983/4ish, most likely waterfall lint filter......

dryers door says standard capacity too, but at least a matched set

still not bad for 30.00....even if they don't know what they have

let us know how you make out!

 

[kenmoreguy64]

Martin -

There were a couple mid-line large capacity Whirlpools from the mid 80s that had those knobs. Oddly, this was the full-line console style in 1982-1984 or so, just as you said, but certain models continued with it with the 1985 models, and some higher-ups got the more woodgrain fully sloped console.

I bought an LA5580XP in summer 1986 at Circuit City before I found my Kenmores on sale. The washer looked identical to this - was a large cap and the dryer standard, but that was how they were selling the pair. You're very right about the dryer...I am not sure any large cap. versions had the side-swing door. The washer had a winged Surgilator, and yes indeed, a manual filter...Whirlpool was big on them up to the end of the belt-drives while Kenmore had dropped them years earlier.

Nicely featured machine, if I remember correctly it had four levels, three temps (or that may have been reversed), two speeds, four cycles. Other than the lint filter, which I thought was AWESOME, there'd be nothing to object to for any consumer, but many didn't like manual filters. There was one model lower, which eliminated one of the levels/temps that also looked similar. My pair was going to be Toast in color, it was either that or Almond so I picked Toast. I really wanted the KMs though, but I have wondered what would have been had I taken delivery of the WPs.

Funny about the ad!

Gordon

 

[rp2813]

I think they dropped the zero on the age figure accidentally on purpose because they presumed there wouldn't be a lot of replies for a 30-year old pair.

 

 

 

[yogitunes]

Gordon

your right......I don't know where my brain was at......we had three midline machines at work, 4 cycle, 3 level, 4 temp, large capacity....forgot about those...

thru my company I got my Supreme set at a discount (my first new set) when they got these....package deal for company and employees to purchase at the same time...I paid 500.00 for the set...Imperials weren't available to us....

too many times people don't match capacities for pairs, and sometimes dealers did the same thing.....

either way they are nice machines

 

[kenmoreguy64]

Martin -

$500 was a great deal at that time! I'd have done that too. I actually paid something like $18 more to get the Kenmores, but they were what I really wanted because they looked just like my Mom's. Too bad I couldn't have had both!

Circuit City usually had some weird models that you couldn't find elsewhere, I think so that their price match less ten-percent or whatever it was would never come into use because nobody else carried the same exact model. But, with that said, I think if I had gone to a large capacity dryer, it would have had the fully sloped, supreme style panel and would not have matched the washer. I don't recall browsing the selection at the store much, I think because the pair price brought me in from a newspaper ad. Had I been aware that WP was still building standard cap. washers, I'd have bought one purely for nostalgia reasons and not bought my Kenmores.

We had a standard capacity dryer matched to our 18lb. 1974 Kenmore for 9 years. We never knew of anything to complain about, but I think looking back that we may have had less wrinkling in a larger dryer. My Mom always folds right away, so that may have not been much of a problem.

Gordon

 

[whirlcool]

Not The Same Model

Quite a number of stores do this. They have a "price match" and offer it only on models that are particular to their store. This way there's no way that you could match the price.

It's irritating.

 

[mrb627]

Hmmm...

Maybe they are 30 years old and they only want $3.00 for the set?

 

Malcolm

 

[wetguymd]

CERTAINLY SOUNDS LIKE A SCAM!

Here is the email that I got:

Hi. The washer and dryer I am giving away both work fine and are in good condition. I need to get rid of them by this coming weekend at the latest (I don't have room in the UHaul for them). You'll need to come get them if you want them.

However I ended up getting about 20 emails for the washer & dryer I am giving away, so I'm going to try and give everyone who has emailed so far a chance at this. I actually work for CraigsList and we have a phone code system which I can use for this. If you are still interested, here is how it will work.

Reply to this email and leave me a phone number (with area code) that you can be reached at. Let me know if you would rather get text message or a phone call. Shortly afterwards you will get a text message or an automated phone call from CraigsList which will give you a 4 or 5 digit code.

After you get it, immediately email me back with the code they gave you and your full phone number again. (Your code needs to be checked within 20 minutes after you get it or it expires and can not be used.)

I'll check everyone's codes and the person who received the correct one will be declared the winner. I'll email them and set up a time that they can come pick up the washer and dryer.

PS: When you get the automated call or text message, it'll say not to give your code out to anyone because of scams, etc. Simply disregard that message for this. That's meant to help protect someone's account info when they sign up for a free Craigslist account. Here we are just using the system to generate codes for this giveaway, and not actually signing up for an account.

PS: You can try to get the winning code as many times as you want. However you have to use a different phone number each time in order to get an additional code. It's just the way our phone system is set up.

 

[yogitunes]

SCAM SCAM SCAM

normally he posts around here with the same offer up front....everytime I see him either in Jersey, Delaware, or Philly I have him FLAGGED......

I don't know what he's up to, but Craigslist is looking for him......

usually his ad just offers for some reason of moving and he wants to give them away.......they were a pic of DD Kenmores he was using over and over again......

keep an eye out for this same offer again, and flag him when you do....he does not work for CL

 

[mickeyd]

"People are on crack" Oh Martin!!!!

 

 

Gave me a hearty laugh, then 30 years old for 3 bucks--too funny, and now the email with so many directions that it reads like an IRS form.

 

At least, he's having a lottery instead of an auction. That's encouraging.

 

I have a 77 Whirlpool with the 18 pound tub propelled by the original standard-sized, non-winged surgilator. Very roomy and turns large loads nicely, including a comforter or quilt.

 

[mickeyd]

Posting while you were

sounds pretty bad; glad you're aware.

 

[mrb627]

Hmmm

Ask to see them first.  Then send the police!

 

Malcolm

 

[polkanut]

I clicked on the ad and saw it was flagged, thanks alot Martin!  (just kidding)  I would hate to see some dumb sucker scammed by this con artist.

 

[kenmoreguy64]

Here's what the scammer is trying to do:

Craigslist requires on certain portions of their site that the ID of the poster be verified BEFORE an ad is allowed to be posted. This is done in several ways and they are getting more and more creative in trying to stump the scammers. One is by using those alpha-numeric characters that you have to enter as confirmation. This helps prevent automated or computer generated ads because computers can't read the code.

Other times this is done by way of a phone call that Craigslist places to whatever number you give them during ad generation. They call you, you get a 4-digit code, and you use the code for X period of time while placing ads. I had to go through this to sell four used tires recently. Craigslist is VERY clear about telling posters not to give out this code, but our scammer buddy here is trying to get people to do just that by playing on some people's interest in a 30-dollar laundry pair, which sadly some people probably really need. They went so far as to tell people that Craigslist is going to tell you not to give out your code, but it's OK in their case to do just that.

What the scammer is going to do next is repeatedly place however many hundreds or thousands of nationwide ads using that code, for things that are probably worse scams or for prohibited stuff, and the account of the person who gave up their code gets the blame (or even the potential legal action).

The scammer in this case needs a size 11, triple-E wide steel toed shoe lodged somewhere unpleasant for this kind of bull...

Gordon

 

[yogitunes]

Theres the same type of scam going on for Auto's.......

advertise cheap....tell you to send money to a ebay account to be held until the buyer says to release the money once he has the vehicle.....

and also the seller will have the car shipped to you........

I had one guy tell me he's in the Military and where he is stationed at and the car is with him....suprise to him.......My nephew is a Sargent at that exact base...no such person....I wished he was.....I would have had his ass arrested!

I know we can get carried away with CL and appliances....but just be careful out there guys, try not to go alone, or at least keep in constant contact by phone the whole way there and back, and let someone know where you are going exactly...fortunately I have a few cop friends that will go with me...packing heat just in case.....never had a problem so far, but don't let your guard down!