Pink Atlas in Clinton
#12
The least I've paid for a sewing machine at a thrift was about $4 with a store discount and I've picked up a few free machines from CL.
Value Village usually starts their machines at $39.99, then discounts them every few days. But there doesn't seem to be much of a pattern. I found a mint Morse 4100 there at $49.99, then it was discounted. I came back and there it was for $19.99. The same store had a Morse 4300 (again, mint) for $9.99. ?? (Don't worry, I bought both.) A Kenmore 1913 for $7.99. (Another purchase -- one of the best, too.) But a crinkle Singer for $99 in a crummy table and someone bought it. I guess all of Isaac Merritt Singer's effective marketing still pays off.
Value Village usually starts their machines at $39.99, then discounts them every few days. But there doesn't seem to be much of a pattern. I found a mint Morse 4100 there at $49.99, then it was discounted. I came back and there it was for $19.99. The same store had a Morse 4300 (again, mint) for $9.99. ?? (Don't worry, I bought both.) A Kenmore 1913 for $7.99. (Another purchase -- one of the best, too.) But a crinkle Singer for $99 in a crummy table and someone bought it. I guess all of Isaac Merritt Singer's effective marketing still pays off.
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Location: Centralia, WA, USA
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Most of the machines I've seen at our Goodwill have been $25 or under. I've seen and bought a couple cabinet machines for under $10. I was in a few days ago and they had 2 machines, neither anything special. One was $17, the other was a really beat up Riccar 303 like mine for over $30. I don't understand that one at all. I didn't even bother to open it up because the outside was in such obviously terrible condition. I did walk out of there with a couple sewing machine controllers for $7 total though.
Rodney
Rodney
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I used to drink a lot. I use the beer comparison on value. How much beer will the money buy? $100 is 4 cases of quality beer. The machine will last a lot longer than the beer and there's no hangover.
Rodney
#16
If you can afford it, get it. Pink ones don't come up that often and the money won't be important a year from now though you might still be kicking yourself if you pass on it.
I used to drink a lot. I use the beer comparison on value. How much beer will the money buy? $100 is 4 cases of quality beer. The machine will last a lot longer than the beer and there's no hangover.
Rodney
I used to drink a lot. I use the beer comparison on value. How much beer will the money buy? $100 is 4 cases of quality beer. The machine will last a lot longer than the beer and there's no hangover.
Rodney
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