fabric_fancy

i personally wouldn't pay more then $15 if its in perfect visual condition since the machine needs to be rewired.

i have this machine in excellent condition with a cabinet and tons of attachments and i paid $22.

moonrise

I paid $80 for mine on eBay, but it's in pristine condition and had totally been revamped, rewired, and cleaned up. Perhaps I paid too much, but my great-grandmother had a 15-91, and although I inherited her machine, it's missing a lot of parts and needs to be rewired. While waiting on DH to fix it for me (no telling when he'll get to it), I bought one just like it to use in the meantime. It's awesome, sleek, solid as a rock, and I feel it was worth every penny. :mrgreen:

Mitch's mom

15-91's are becoming more popular among quilters, that doesn't mean they can command a premium price. There is a lot of work in replacing the wiring the correct way - either by you or a repairman and 90% of 15-91's WILL need the wiring replaced.

I have 3, the most I have paid for one is 10.00. It was in a cabinet and they wanted 20.00. I didn't want the cabinet but my friend did, so we split it. 15-91's are plentiful here, it all depends on where you live and what the Singer store pushed. I think in the cities the 201's and Featherweights were the hot sellers. In the Rural areas the 15-91's were pushed because they can handle just about anything thrown at them; from sewing a dainty baby garment and the farmers overalls to mending tarps and horse blankets.

If the machine is in excellent condition, except the wiring, and you don't think another will come along, buy it at a price you are comfortable with after figuring in the cost of rewiring it.

hazeljane

I paid $60 for mine, in a cabinet and will a zigzagger and buttonholer and many other attachments. And thought I got a good deal.

It's a great machine. I can't imagine not having it in a cabinet, though, since I can barely lift it. It's a workhorse.