Again I have to ditto on some comments...If you are in the quilting business tell me your not going to ask for partial pymt for supplies...?
Are you going to put time, energy and money into repairing a quilt or making a quilt in hopes the person returns and pays in full after you've put everything into the quilt.
You all say they have my machine...it's worth tons of money they can sell it...not so simple...notice has to go out to you, a certain no of days/mths have to pass before they can dispose of your machine...and they have to hope to sell it somewhere and hope to get a good price, take the time to list or pay for listing etc......along with all the other stuff they are trying to fix...
I guess it all boils down to Big States like CA, NY, CA want deposits and small towns are trusting...