Best way to sell a machine
#11
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Southern USA
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I sold a machine to a neighbor's friend really below what it was worth. She sewed on it for about an hour, loved it but then every time she had a problem about sewing, not the machine, she called me. Every time she had a question she called me instead of reading the manual. When I stopped taking her calls my neighbor said her friend was having a hard time trying to figure out how to sew without any help. I told her I'd buy the machine back as I was tired of her constant helplessness. I would sell a machine to a stranger before selling it to someone that knew me or of me.
#12
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Western Wisconsin
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I would decide on pricing by checking eBay's sold listings (you need to be logged in to access the sold listings, but it's easy and free to set up an account so you can do that). I would then contact local quilt guilds and/or sewing guilds. My local quilt guild allows members to set flyers out on the welcome table at guild meetings. In fact, that's how I found my frame setup!
#13
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: United States
Posts: 2,222
I sold a machine to a neighbor's friend really below what it was worth. She sewed on it for about an hour, loved it but then every time she had a problem about sewing, not the machine, she called me. Every time she had a question she called me instead of reading the manual. When I stopped taking her calls my neighbor said her friend was having a hard time trying to figure out how to sew without any help. I told her I'd buy the machine back as I was tired of her constant helplessness. I would sell a machine to a stranger before selling it to someone that knew me or of me.
Never again.
#14
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Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Burke, Va
Posts: 344
I've made the hard decision to sell my machine. I currently have it in to be serviced (routine servicing, no problems). Once it returns then I have to figure out the best way to sell it and how to determine a price. Any suggestions from anyone on the board who has sold a machine would be greatly appreciated? I usually donate anything I don't use anymore, but can't afford to do so with this costly item. Thanks for your help.
Max-burke,va
#15
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Sonoma County, CA
Posts: 4,299
I don't sell things to friends anymore.
#16
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Join Date: Feb 2014
Posts: 453
First - are you going to sell in the US or in Canada (because prices are different). Second - are you shipping or is this a pick up ONLY sale (again prices are different in different areas, also you will need to state about the buyer paying the shipping costs). Now ask the local shop that is doing the servicing on your machine what they are going for, then look it up on Ebay for both the item for sale and the item sold price (when looking at the same or like items for sale - you want to see how long at that price it has been for sale). Because you can ask any price, but it's how long it's up for sale. You might also check with you local guild or quilting group that you might belong to, about putting up a notice of machine for sale. Good luck
#19
Yahoo has a group called SewItsForSale. It has been wonderful for me. I've sold many machines and bought a few, plus other items. It's [email protected]. You have to state smoking or not, pets or not, shape it's in, as much as you know. Just servicing would be a great plus. I find out my prices from that group or ebay and usually go a bit below.
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