After many years of looking at garage sales/estate sales, reading the paper (CL not popular where I am) bidding on a few on ebay and losing, I finally lucked into one in a flea market I went to on a whim. I probably overpaid - he was asking $190 and I offered $150 which he took, and it had a bobbin case and that's it. But, I am thrilled to death with it. My sewing machine guy gave it the once over and oiled it and it works great. I have a bunch of attachments from other vintage singer machines that fit it, so that isn't a problem. I don't use them anyway. I don't want to reburbish it. I think the few scratches and dings probably have stories to them.