Look on ebay. You can't find a decent one for that price. If it sews fabric and isn't rusty and has all the parts, I'd say, go for it. I wouldn't talk a 70 year old down any more than $100. That's a fair price. He can probably use the money. He could probably get a lot more for it than that for just the machine alone. So, check it over and try it out and if it works, give him the $100 and grab it and go and be happy happy happy for the deal you just made!