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SteveH 12-28-2012 12:02 PM

and The SF Bay area takes the lead in GOOFY prices....

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/art/3469731488.html $475 old Industrial
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/hsh/3485174227.html $750 Bernina 830
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/atd/3488086614.html $445 "Ye olde singer" V3350 ??
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/atq/3504759655.html $500 Gorilla Domestic Rotary
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/atq/3504590691.html $500 "like new.. considering it's age" LOLOL
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/atq/3504410208.html $300 "1911 Treadle and electric"

Mom3 12-28-2012 04:27 PM


Originally Posted by SteveH (Post 5745800)
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/atq/3504590691.html $500 "like new.. considering it's age"

".......IT'S BEEN IN THE FAMILY MORE THAN A 100 YEARS AS MY FAMILY MIGRATED FROM ITALY IN THE LATE 1800's AND BOUGHT THIS ORIGINALLY.....................WERE SELLING IT TO MAKE ROOM IN THE BASEMENT. THANK"

Their ancestors apparently cherished this Singer enough to bring it all the way from Italy and this person is selling it to make room in their basement??? I bet there is an ancestor or two rolling in their grave over this statement.

Does anyone watch NCIS? Where Gibbs sometimes gives a team mate a tap on the back of the head???? Well..........
:)

miriam 12-28-2012 05:05 PM


Originally Posted by Mom3 (Post 5746190)
".......IT'S BEEN IN THE FAMILY MORE THAN A 100 YEARS AS MY FAMILY MIGRATED FROM ITALY IN THE LATE 1800's AND BOUGHT THIS ORIGINALLY.....................WERE SELLING IT TO MAKE ROOM IN THE BASEMENT. THANK"

Their ancestors apparently cherished this Singer enough to bring it all the way from Italy and this person is selling it to make room in their basement??? I bet there is an ancestor or two rolling in their grave over this statement.

Does anyone watch NCIS? Where Gibbs sometimes gives a team mate a tap on the back of the head???? Well..........
:)

UM yeah - like new???

JabezRose 12-28-2012 06:34 PM

Is that a serial number I see there, B759655? Hmmmm, according to my calculations. . . . . . . . . .I could be wrong.

miriam 12-29-2012 08:45 AM

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Well, here is a new take on the giggles what are they smoking... This is a pic of my latest 'find'
Last night my DD wanted to go to the thrift store - she had a half off after Christmas coupon burning a hole in her pocket... I arrived there first so I took a quick look around. I spied a little pink sewing machine - incredible price of 10 cents and then half off... The big girls looked at it and walked off snickering... Miss Lovie wanted to know what I was going to do with that??? It was derelict looking - the string wouldn't go back into the little machine. I threw it in the cart and figured - hot glue would fix it enough for what I was going to do with it. Then Wilbur wanted to ride in Grandma's cart... He sat down and patiently fixed the machine. He got the string wound back around inside it. He was so proud. He thinks that is what you do with a sewing machine - fix it. Anyway I think it will look real nice under my little pink Christmas tree.
My 5 cent sewing machine:
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Caroline S 12-29-2012 11:25 AM

Sew Cute, Miriam. I don't think I would have passed on it either. LOL

blueheavenfla 12-30-2012 11:01 AM

Miriam,
You and your grands give me so many warm fuzzy, happy, cheerful, delightful, laughable moments than you can imagine. Thanks.
Donna

MrsBoats 12-30-2012 02:12 PM

Whoo, this one is a doozy. I'd like to think they dropped a decimal, but likely not. I do like the decal, though.

http://norfolk.craigslist.org/atq/3510829440.html

miriam 12-30-2012 02:36 PM

I have a Phoenix with cams. Very nice German made machine. Put it this way it is NOT for sale from my personal herd. However if someone were to match that price I might reconsider.

Caroline S 12-30-2012 03:53 PM


Originally Posted by MrsBoats (Post 5750552)
Whoo, this one is a doozy. I'd like to think they dropped a decimal, but likely not. I do like the decal, though.

http://norfolk.craigslist.org/atq/3510829440.html

I like that decal. Sort of looks spooky! Perhaps it is wide eyed at the asking price. :D


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