I guess the question I always ask myself, "if I were never able to sell this at a price close to what I'm paying, will I be okay with it?" (Or am I the only one around silly enough to make this purchase?) The only way to know for sure, is don't buy it and see how long it takes for it to sell to someone else. And thereby you get the satisfaction of knowing for sure that there is at least one more vintage sewing machine collector!