Vintage Giggles aka What are they smoking????
08-08-2013, 10:56 AM
#3931
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Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: San Lorenzo, CA
Posts: 5,361
This one's just "dumb", I think they looked the serial number of the motor up:
http://edmonton.kijiji.ca/c-ViewAd?AdId=510753470
http://edmonton.kijiji.ca/c-ViewAd?AdId=510753470
08-08-2013, 11:03 AM
#3932
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Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Not Here
Posts: 3,817
Apparently logic flies out the window when they look things up. "Hey! It says it's almost 140 years old,...that motor must have been one of the first, nevermind that in this area, there were lots of houses that still didn't have electric power 45 years after that date and the motor looks fairly modern... I'm sure it's right. I'll list it on Kijiji with a "Please Contact" as the price so that people know (that I think) it's worth big bucks..."
08-08-2013, 01:09 PM
#3933
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Sierra Vista, AZ
Posts: 3,992
http://kansascity.craigslist.org/fuo/3988982776.html
That might have $30 worth of needles and bobbins alone.
That might have $30 worth of needles and bobbins alone.
08-08-2013, 02:54 PM
#3935
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Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 476
The price is right (free), but what is it? I emailed the seller asking for a picture or model number or description, but no response yet. If this isn't rescued today it might end up in the trash!
http://newyork.craigslist.org/brk/zip/3987647386.html[ATTACH=CONFIG]428986[/ATTACH]
http://newyork.craigslist.org/brk/zip/3987647386.html[ATTACH=CONFIG]428986[/ATTACH]
08-08-2013, 02:59 PM
#3936
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Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 476
It's probably just a lesser version of the 830. People go cuckoo for Bernina machines, and that one looks to have all of the extras. Can't tell if that one picture shows a crack, or a thread, and the fact that they don't show the front of the machine is always weird, but at the very least, all of the parts should be worth more than $100. If the accessory box has feet and other stuff, it alone might be worth the asking price.
I'd offer $70-$80 and see if they would take that.
I'd offer $70-$80 and see if they would take that.
08-08-2013, 03:01 PM
#3937
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Michigan. . .FINALLY!!!!
Posts: 6,726
I hope someone gets this. The seller never replied, and it's raining today and tomorrow, and I fear he may put it out in the rain. I would get it, but no car, and moving/transportation would be expensive. I'm sure he wouldn't be pleased if the taker didn't remove the cabinet.
08-08-2013, 03:04 PM
#3938
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Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 476
I've been watching accessories for about 7 months on ebay - this unit has between $500 and $700 of accessories if sold individually. I've been amazed at what some of them go for. Two weeks ago a Penguin foot did sell for $600. Had a reserve and one bidder kept up until they got it removed - so it wasn't like a bidding war going on. I'd love to gets some of these accessories - but I'll have to luck into them as I can't afford those prices LOL!!
08-09-2013, 05:40 AM
#3940
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Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 670
Here is your morning giggle, folks:
http://ontario.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-s...AdIdZ511719324
For $700, I want a professional portrait headshot of the old stitcher, not a blurry snap of dude's garage.
http://ontario.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-s...AdIdZ511719324
For $700, I want a professional portrait headshot of the old stitcher, not a blurry snap of dude's garage.
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