What a rip off. Viking upper end appliances have cheap stainless in them.

I did not ever say I sell the high end ones for scrap. I don't want to sink money in something there is no local market for. I live in Mesa Az which is full of illegal aliens and lots of unemployment. Check cashing and title loan places flourish. They are the customer base when selling a used appliance here. I can sell a used good running 10 year old Kenmore drier minutes after listing it on Craigslist. Obviously the Viking I have is a built in unit and not free standing. I cannot see any of my customer base buying it for home use. A buyer in my area might be someone wanting to invest in it and take the risk of not being able to sell it. Shipping to where you are would not be cheap. I won't sell it for scrap value. I know what I have and don't just give them away for pennies. My point in all this is the cheap materials Viking used to built it. Such a smoke screen for the high end consumer. The conversation on here veered off in another direction off topic suggesting I junk out high end stuff and sell it for nothing. Quite the contrary. I have been at this a long time. I don't come out on the lossing end except when I sell shred steel for pennies.

Originally Posted by armygreywolf

If it's a viking and by all appearances it looks good, I will buy it site unseen for more the scrap price AND pay to have it pallet shipped to me.

Originally Posted by Repurposer

I did not ever say I sell the high end ones for scrap. I don't want to sink money in something there is no local market for. I live in Mesa Az which is full of illegal aliens and lots of unemployment. Check cashing and title loan places flourish. They are the customer base when selling a used appliance here. I can sell a used good running 10 year old Kenmore drier minutes after listing it on Craigslist. Obviously the Viking I have is a built in unit and not free standing. I cannot see any of my customer base buying it for home use. A buyer in my area might be someone wanting to invest in it and take the risk of not being able to sell it. Shipping to where you are would not be cheap. I won't sell it for scrap value. I know what I have and don't just give them away for pennies. My point in all this is the cheap materials Viking used to built it. Such a smoke screen for the high end consumer. The conversation on here veered off in another direction off topic suggesting I junk out high end stuff and sell it for nothing. Quite the contrary. I have been at this a long time. I don't come out on the lossing end except when I sell shred steel for pennies.

Great post.

For those of us brave enough to venture inside a non working appliance soon learn new models contain same pumps, motors and drive systems used on older models. New models mostly skin changes, what a joke.

I foresee in the near futire people will be once again repairing their appliances or buying good reconditioned used.

So let me get this straight. The Viking appliance is a ripe off because the stainless steel alloy that was used (magnetic vs non magnetic)? There is probably a good reason for that other than cost.