The old saying "beauty is in the eye of the beholer" may be true for vintage machines too. I only have three and don't have any plans to collect more just to be collecting. I think my three machines are a part of history of something well made lasting a long long time. I can only hope that my descendences will take care of them and think they are special as I do. I don't use mine much for sewing for I enjoy my new machines for the extras they have such as automatic thread cutting. I also think it is nice that not all people aren't the same and wouldn't think of collectig vintage machines but I would guess hey have something else they like to collect and enjoy. Not everyone was meant to like the same things...it would make the world a boring place. Mary