mountain deb, It is hard to pass up inexpensive, metal machines that you know will sew on forever. We need to buy bigger houses, I guess. I have two treadles and several smaller machines plus a Bernina 153 QE that I use most of the time. I try not to look at machines at Goodwill anymore. Our local Goodwill seems to be raising their prices so maybe that won't be a problem for me in the future.
Hey, sewnbug, I collect those little "dust bunnies" also. They are so cute and don't eat much either. The best and least demanding pets I have ever had.