Featherweight Sewing Machine
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Featherweight Sewing Machine
OK I have a chance to purchase a featherweight and I need to make an offer.... They say it is a VERY clean machine and has all the attachments and a case that is good shape... I need to know what woudl you offer for it..... any ideas?
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You might check online prices on eBay. I had the opportunity to buy a white one but wasn't sure if it was a good price so I passed. Later found that it was very rare and valuable. Good Luck. You might check the posts in "For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts"
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I'd make an offer of $200 if the machine sews and the paint job is still nice. Excellent condition FW can cost up to $400 or more. I was lucky that I was given a whitish FW and many of my guild members have paid $50 to $600 for them.
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The price really varies from place to place. Only you can decide what it is worth to you and then stick to that amount and don't get caught up in a bidding war. They go from nothing up to $500.00. There are people out there that bid it up just to get the price up so be careful. Is is a private party selling just to you? If that is the case and you have an opportunity to buy it then I would probably offer between $100 - $150.00. I paid the most for my first one because I was unable to find one locally and bid on E-Bay and ShopGoodwill.com. The funny part was, I ended up with 3! Because after I got my first one, I didn't know how to cancel my bids on the other 2. It was okay though, I got one fore me and each of my daughters. (They don't really sew but figured you never know when you need to make a quick repair and these little machines are small so take very little room and they last forever.)
My eldest daughter refused to learn to turn it on, so now my sister has it and loves it. She takes it instead of her full sized Brother machine.
My eldest daughter refused to learn to turn it on, so now my sister has it and loves it. She takes it instead of her full sized Brother machine.
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Prices have leveled out considerably. Sellers think they are rare and overly valuable and will price them through the roof then find out they are not overly valuable or rare and bring the price down to a reasonable amount. The year of manufacture makes no difference in the value. Some people will pay a premium price to get a machine that was made the same year they were born and others my want a centennial machine. Other than those 2 factors, there are all no other value determinations, beside condition, from 1933 to the end of production.
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