Well, I'm not yet as bitten by the bug as some of you, but my son has an eye for bargains when it comes to sewing machines. My white FW -- he found at the Goodwill Store - $50. Now, it has no case and had no attachments, but it's in absolutely pristine condition. I wish I could find another like that -- I've wanted to get one for my cousin in Oklahoma (as a gift), but $300 is much more than I can afford. LOL! Then, a few months ago, he was checking out the Goodwill Store again and found a Singer 403A -- paid $41 -- no attachments (but I have two boxes of slant-needle attachments and bought a couple more pieces along the way. That and the National Two Spool we inherited (it belonged to my husband's great-grandmother), the two T & S 750's my son rebuilt the cam stacks and timing gears on when he first began to learn about sewing machines, I got my mom's Singer 1425, my son rescued a like-new BabyLock Serger from the bone yard, and there are a couple in the garage that I don't even know what they are. I think I've got the bug worse than I thought! Then, there's the old White Treadle that I was promised almost a year ago -- the machine is stored in a residence where the farm land around it is leased (the lease is expiring) and I'll probably be getting that one soon! Truly, I'm running out of room! I hate to say it, but I think that bug is a real enabler! LOL
Jeanette