I am always cautious about Craigslist but have made 3 very good purchases from it and ALWAYS have someone with me ..even as a male you can't be too cautious. I got my beautiful featherweight from Craigslist ...took fabric, thread , extension cord and met at a market...found a plug and tried it out...got it for a great deal...just saturday I bought 4 2/3 yards of beautiful uphosltery fabric to make cushions for a patio set for 9 bucks ..it was originally 60 bucks a yards....the lady had the receipt to prove it...so check it out and if its works ..congrats on a good purchase