Thumper
05-04-2015, 09:38 AM
I recently posted a pic here of an old desk fan I picked up an an estate sale a couple weeks ago. Well I finally listed it for a 1-week run and it sold last night for $110.00 ... Cool! And it didn't even work ... although I believe it may be an easy fix as these old fans have a little oil reservoir and a wick to lube the shaft ... they dry out and need to be cleaned/refilled. So, I sold it for "parts or repair". Here's a couple'a reminder pics.
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Well, since that one sold and I'm shipping it today, I remembered buying a similar fan last week. Heck, I didn't even look to see what it was ... just picked it up knowing I could do something with it. Since I was getting ready to go to Miami last week, it remained in the box with other junk I picked up ... until today. I just dug it out and removed the $2 price tag (can't remember if I paid the full price, or bought it on half-price day for $1.00). Well dang! It's the same persact fan I just sold ... but it's the more desirable reciprocating model, plus the cage is in much better condition than the last one! I don't know if it works, so it'll be another parts fan. (The plug was fubar and the guy at the sale cut the cord off so nobody would get electrocuted trying to test it. Who knows? It may work, but I'm not gonna fool with replacing the cord to find out) Here are some pics of fan #2. Note: I just pulled it out of the box a few minutes ago and have done no cleaning yet .. so it's still pretty dusty/dirty.
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4750 4751
Well, since that one sold and I'm shipping it today, I remembered buying a similar fan last week. Heck, I didn't even look to see what it was ... just picked it up knowing I could do something with it. Since I was getting ready to go to Miami last week, it remained in the box with other junk I picked up ... until today. I just dug it out and removed the $2 price tag (can't remember if I paid the full price, or bought it on half-price day for $1.00). Well dang! It's the same persact fan I just sold ... but it's the more desirable reciprocating model, plus the cage is in much better condition than the last one! I don't know if it works, so it'll be another parts fan. (The plug was fubar and the guy at the sale cut the cord off so nobody would get electrocuted trying to test it. Who knows? It may work, but I'm not gonna fool with replacing the cord to find out) Here are some pics of fan #2. Note: I just pulled it out of the box a few minutes ago and have done no cleaning yet .. so it's still pretty dusty/dirty.
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