Raptureready, that's so clever of you! As a nurse, I have things in my purse and car that others wouldn't, but I never thought of that. What I hate is when they swear a machine is in excellent working order despite not knowing how to run it. I recently asked someone selling a not so old, high end machine, where it was made ( which is on the label with the serial number) and she first answered that it was made where they are all made! She did later answer that, but I feel your pain. Vintage and used machine shopping is just as tricky as new machine shopping, just different.