Originally Posted by Redsquirrel

I posted the Tan Singer 201k that I found at a local thrift shop for $60 on Kijiji, it sold right away for that price. I originally posted it at $120 with no bites, then I knocked the price down to $80 with no bites, but the day I put it down to $60 I started to get calls and emails.

Things I learned from this experience; too few people in my area appreciate these machines enough to buy them for any more than $60. If I want to continue to buy vintage machines, clean them up and then resell them, I won't make a dime for all the time put into cleaning and servicing. So, you basically have to get them for nothing in order to make any cash at all. It seems like not a good way to make extra money unless you have nothing but time and money to spend on these.

I'm not jaded, just realistic now about what is doable in my area. I had a lot more success selling the black model 15 in the walnut cabinet for $80.

So rule #1- you have to get the machine for nothing in order to make it even remotely worth reselling.
rule #2- don't put any money into it for parts and minimal time and effort for cleaning.
rule #3 - don't expect to get much return for your effort, people don't want to pay much money for them. And who can blame them, I don't want to spend much money on them either. But I still love them. Especially those Singers.