LOL! So when I have another purge, I should be sending some of these machines south, eh?
I've noticed when they appear on goodwill's auction site that people pounce on them really quickly. I get the impression that not a lot of the open arms ended up in the States. I don't think they were common here either, which is why I grabbed it when I saw it even though I had one already. I"m glad I did too, because a lot of people would ditch a machine that was skipping stitches. At least, when I'm finished with it, it can go anywhere and be appreciated, instead of dumped somewhere because it doesn't sew.