Originally Posted by
ruby2shoes
You just wouldn't get one at that price over here in Australia...not in that condition.
Frudemoo (on this forum) bought one earlier this year (
http://www.quiltingboard.com/vintage...a-t217276.html) and in Melbourne, number one city for over priced stuff. Hers is an older VS2 (1895), also with Sphinx decals in beautiful condition. She got (really, really) lucky on ebay, didn't you (I know you're reading this)?
. She paid about $100. You can get real bargains even in Australia if you look in the right places at the right times.
I know you love 99Ks: I picked one up two weeks ago at a collectables bazaar for $30, with original books and cover and in near mint condition! In fact there were so many beautiful sewing machines there that I had to stop looking (I bought the 99k and a 66). Dangerous place, I won't go there again (until I've made some space, that is
).
Mike