CRO

Thanks for the explanation Mark.

Rodney

In my market Singer 15s average a little higher than other similar machines. I'd expect to see $50 to $75 on average for that machine. $100 is a little high here.
Rodney

Rodney

The best advice I can give you is study the machines in your local market. After a few weeks you'll start getting a feel for what a good price is for a machine in your market. You'll begin to notice that some machines tend to sit forever, some machines are common as dirt, and others you'll only see once.
Rodney

CRO

Thank you Rodney.

sdhaevrsi

You must be in Idaho? I am, too, and there are very few vintage machines around this area, (I have been watching for half a year or more.) And those that I have seen are higher priced than on the west coast or midwest/east coast.

CRO

yes I am. Every time I see what others pay for these machines compared to here I am shocked!!

sdhaevrsi

It is discouraging, isn't it? But, these are wonderful machines and I would rather have one of them than the new machines being sold today. I love history, and the way things used to be made to last. I have mainly sewn on my Featherweight for the past 20 years and love it. I do mostly quilting, though, and not clothing. The desire for a backup machine is what lit my newly acquired addiction for any vintage machine.

misseva

I know nothing about that machine but IF it was working and IF I had the money - $100 would not be a bad price to pay for a good sewing machine. I'm just sayin'. Plus - I don't like to wait for something I really want.

KLO

I have a 15-91 in a cabinet that my husband bought for me. It's a nice machine. Mine is from 1945 (has an AG serial number) so this one is probably a bit newer (AH serial number). Having the tensioner towards the back of the machine makes it easier to see where/what you are sewing. It has a "screw" underneath the machine that you turn to drop the feed dogs for free motion quilting and it is gear driven so no belt to worry about and therefore is a bit of a stronger sewer also. A lot of these machines need rewiring due to deterioration of the wires so check that out if you go see it. Still, you can buy the wiring online at sew-classic.com. As I said, I like my 15-91 ... a lot! (Funny how the ad is listed at $95 then in the write up says something only $100 with tax cash. What the heck does that mean?)

CRO

KLO Thank you so much for your input!!
Our tax is 6% so 95 plus tax would be 100.70 I'm guessing they are rounding to 100.00