[quote=buslady] . . . When he said he wanted to sell it, of course I wanted to buy it. Then he said someone told him he should get a couple thousand for it because it was a very rare one. . . [quote]
Of course. "Someone" knows an awful lot about machines, because Someone is always telling people that!! Wish I could find Someone to buy some of mine, because I'd like to have a couple thousand dollars.
Does it look like this one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sy4rJlsXViw
or maybe this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/PEERLESS-TREADLE...-/110336369008
It's a VERY RARE machine that goes over $400. Tell him to put it on ebay, and you can bid on it there!