Help me please find out where I can see the value of my 3 Bernina's. #830 record-#800, #810. All in 'as new condition.
Thank you in advance. I appreciate your valuable time.
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Help me please find out where I can see the value of my 3 Bernina's. #830 record-#800, #810. All in 'as new condition.
Thank you in advance. I appreciate your valuable time.
Visiting a dealer would be a good place to start. Or see if there is an appraiser near you. ( Value) has many factors.... Market value is Dependant on location, availability, popularity, many factors. Insurance value is determined by the possibility of needing to replace. There are lots of factors.
You can research to see what other people are ( trying) to sell them for, and what they actually sell them for ( eBay, dealers...) If that is what you are trying to determine. Location always matters in resale value- what sells for $50 in one area may be $250 somewhere else.
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In my area "appraisers" whatever they are, usually appraise sewing machines for 20 times more than they sell for, or more likely, they don't sell at all. Here on the east coast we are overrun with old sewing machines and there is no market for them. They usually say, "Well, I don't handle them, but if I did they would go for $1500." (or $500 or $300, choose a number). DUH...if they sold for that much they WOULD handle them. Honest antique dealers will admit that they generally don't sell for much, in central NY anyway. I hear that on the west coast it is a different story altogether.
In the end the market decides what something is worth. It's worth what someone is willing to pay at any time and place.
A note about ebay: To get top prices on ebay one should have excellent feedback with hundreds of sales to satisfied buyers, know how to wrap sewing machines securely, and ship promptly. Knowing how to market, taking plenty of good, close, clear pictures, and writing complete honest descriptions is important. Showing stitch samples, if you claim the machine "works" also helps get good prices. Even being willing to accept returns helps sell machines. Just because a few of XYZ machines sold for big money on ebay doesn't mean that one can get even half that on CL. And I do believe that those people PT Barnum spoke of all shop on ebay....hahahaha
Originally Posted by ckcowl
I work at a Bernina dealership. The most we have sold a used 830 for, was $550, and it had 12 presser feet (including a walking foot), the case, knee lift, accessory box, sew table, bobbins, etc. The 800 and 810, would go for less. I fixed an 807 that I got from the thrift store, and sold it for $125. You might be able to get up to $250 for the 810 if it has lots of accessories. The thing you want to be sure of on these older Berninas is that the camstack and vertical shaft gears are not cracked. Also, make sure the stitch selector lever (on the top, right), and the needle position knob (in the center of the stitch width knob) are not gummed up -- which happens when a machine has been sitting unused for a long time.
Good Luck with selling your machines!
Annette in Utah
As quiltedshineshine stated, the amount you get for a used Bernina has a lot has to do with the physical condition of the DSM and the amount of accessories. You might watch some auctions on eBay.
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Do your research. Look at closed eBay sales to get an idea. What someone sells it for in one area will have nothing to do with you.
You can get general values at Pattern Review.
http://sewing.patternreview.com/SewingMachine/Reviews
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I sold an 830 for $300 about 20 years ago, but they are worth a lot more now. People have found out what true gems they are-- all metal, inside and out, except for one small teflon gear. I've seen them on Ebay and they never seem to sell for less than $400-- sometimes up to $1000.
http://www.craftsy.com/user/333534/pattern-store?
http://www.etsy.com/shop/sewbizgirl
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Not all metal inside. At least 3 gears are nylon and there is plastic on the body etc that can break pretty easily. But still I own 3 of them.
Last edited by Candace; 06-23-2015 at 10:58 AM.
Thanks Candace.
There is lots of misinformation on the Internet, and some of it can be costly, esp. if people make purchases because of it.
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