Jory

I'm glad you asked this question. I have been keeping an eye on eBay for the past several months to see if I can pick up a "vintage" machine or two.

I was amazed to find a "sphinx" Singer that seemed to be in extraordinary shape: such good shape, in fact, that I read the description very carefully and studied the photo.

I finally decided that this was a "made in China knock off." The description was carefully worded to be consistent with a modern reproduction, but never came right out and said so. The serial number wasn't a Singer number, either. Yet bidding on the item was fast and furious, and the price quickly went into triple digits.

I just wonder how many of the people bidding on that machine thought they were getting a "vintage," original Singer that was well-preserved?

Has anyone else noticed this practice? Almost a kind of
"bait-and-switch" approach!

Jory