Speaking of green machines!

Old 09-10-2012, 06:54 AM
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A vintage Consew. Expensive, but pretty in its way! (http://charlotte.craigslist.org/for/3261876511.html)
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Old 09-12-2012, 05:16 AM
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Overpriced I would say!!
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Old 09-12-2012, 06:37 AM
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Does the Table it sitting on come with it. That is expensive all by its self. But $350.00 is still high.
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Old 09-12-2012, 08:45 AM
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Those are sought after by sewers that do car/boat upholstery, I have heard that's the brand they look for.
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Old 09-12-2012, 11:08 AM
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If you only knew - that is an excellent deal. The price has dropped - used to be $800 was as good as you could get.
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Personally, I think it's a good deal...industrials are expensive!
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Personally, I think it's a good deal...industrials are expensive!
you are right - getting them worked on is expensiver... ask me how I know - I learned to work on machines because I had industrials...
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Personally, I think it's a good deal...industrials are expensive!
I agree as well. Not bad pricing at all. I learned to sew on one of these when I was about 6! My mom still has one that I would use. When I bought my first domestic, I was so disappointed with the slow speed in comparison to the industrial!

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Old 09-12-2012, 02:04 PM
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Charlotte CL is always a laugh in the sewing machine department. I saw one a couple of weeks ago for $700 and a few days later one for $400, just older singer machines nothing special. I usually look everyday for a laugh and hoping someone here lives in reality. I blame these storage war shows for the prices people think this stuff is worth now.
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the table is probably a couple hundred if you need a new one - the motor is $$$ and the head is worth something.... break it down - it is worth it and if it is what you are looking for... - then parts are not cheap for those machines...
I agree - there are some way out there 'finds' on CL - do you know we have an ongoing thread about it? I doubt if the stuff at the start is still there - but feel free to join in the fun: http://www.quiltingboard.com/vintage...g-t174801.html - you might like to start in the back and see how far you go toward the top... stuff gets removed from CL after a while - it's still a lot of fun.
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