I was out and about yesterday - on my path was a thrift store I stop at when I go that way. It is a tiny one - it supports a shelter among other things. Anyway I found a couple things and saw a sewing machine. I looked it over, closed the lid and went to pay. The manager asked me why I didn't buy the SM - I told him it needed work. He said yeah it has a cord we can't figure out where it goes. So I showed him. Then I showed him what else I saw wrong. Then he said well I guess we should throw it away. I guess I looked at him funny so he said would you pay me $3 for it. Sure. I bought it. They even put it in my car for me. Then I got thinking. I went back in and we worked out a deal for me to buy the derelict machines for sure and he would call if something came in - either way and I can evaluate them. I think I know where some of my working machines are going to go now. I like that place. The bigger thrift stores aren't so willing to work things out - at least not around here.