Sounds like my shopping excursion yesterday. Did not find a thing. But that is good. Had to go to the tractor parts store to get a belt and axle spindles for the riding lawnmower. When I was there last time for parts I was chatting with the parts guy and mentioned that I collected old sewing machines. He told me that he had an old treadle in his garage that he wanted to get rid of. I told him that I would take it off his hands. He said that he had to ask his sisters if anyone of them wanted it as the machine had belonged to his mother. Well, as I was walking out the door he was coming in. I asked him if he still had the sewing machine and he said yes, call him in a couple of weeks. It might be a freebie but if he wants to give it away I will oblige and haul it away. Don't know what kind of machine it is or it's condition. Moral of the story is ALWAYS open your mouth about your sewing machine hobby, aka addiction, as you never know who will have an old machine they want to get rid of.