Originally Posted by
miriam
I buy the affordable ones I can haul home. Sometimes I win good machines some of them are nothing but parts machines. There is no way of truly knowing ahead of time - you have to be handy either way in order to end up with one in great working order
I agree about the knowledge about the machines and the care not taken when shipping. I bought two machines from Shopgoodwill. Both were barely working and the second (last) one was badly damaged, parts missing, etc. since they don't take returns it's the luck of the draw for a buyer. If you can find what you are looking for within a distance to pick up (and check out) the item you'll be happiest.