Originally Posted by
sdhaevrsi
I don't trust the idea of shipping a sewing machine. At least, not yet. Someday I may get desperate... It seems like taking such a chance that what you get may not get what was expected, as far as condition? Do you all bid on GW and ebay, and buy off Craigs List? I can just imagine horror stories about damaged machines after bad shipping.
The sewing machine shop owner told me that he had a couple of 301s for a long time 1-2 years ago, no one wanted them and he finally parted them for use on the FWs. 
That made me sad.
Strange. Isn't the bobbin case the only thing interchangeable between the 301 and the Featherweight?