I don't buy old sewing machines....they are just all I have ever had :D Got my 1947 Featherweight when I was 12, sewed on it & my Mom's 1956 Singer 403 all thru jr & sr high school. Left home, took my Featherweight with me. Fast forward 30 years later...inherited Mom's 403 when she died in 2007. I have never had the desire or $$ for one of the new fancy ones. And as long as my 1947 & 1956 models keep working don't see the need to replace them.