Another question:
Ran across a Pfaff 297 today with no price tag. Seller has no idea how much to ask except that $$$$$ talks with her and she was asking me if I could give her a reasonable price. It does have some attachments with it and comes in a carrycase cabinet in which you can also store spools of thread. It did have plastic bobbins with it but the garments showed were from the 60s (guessing there) and it is a reasonable weight. It was manufactured in Western Germany so she says it must be valuable and/or historical. That means money in her eyes.
Same seller also has a lovely???? Touch n Throw (SEW) 626 which she is selling for a reasonable price of $100. Uh huh and you can have almost any of my machines for that price and I'd be happy too. She wasn't happy when I wasn't interested and told her that many serious sewers do not like that series of machines and $30 was a more reasonable price. Did have the manual and the zipper foot but no other attachments and came in a cabinet.