wasn't me bidding , I would never pay shipping on any sewing machine. I guess it was pick only.
It's not possible that they ran that size tube thought the arm with out removing atleast a section of the upper shaft. that tube looks to be a 1'2" tube, which is the norm for lamp tubing, the main shaft is 1/2" or so, and is center line inside the arm,
where they drilled the holes that alone destroyed the graphic's on the arm and bed. The only decent graphic's left is the bed edges. we can't really see how good those are. tome it does look like a write off for ever being put back as a pristine machine.
I at one time did fret over a lotus, in time I have gotten a no BS used lotus, it wasn't cheap, so you know there is still unused or little used redeyes around, The two I have kept look as good as that one, but do have pin rash, The search adventure, in finding very nice machines is apart of what keeps up the interest.
lets go find that wooden machine made in the 1400's. there is a pic of one floating around the net , said to be from 1470's, To fatten there story, "they say" there is two ... somewhere with the 2nd still unfound LOL