I almost hate to admit it, but at one time I had 10 sewing machines, from my very first sewing machine to my last and everything in between. Eventually, I had to make a decision on which machine to keep and which to give away. I will add that some of the machines I had purchased at yard sales for $25, and others were given to me. I had loaned one to my sister when her machine died, and when she passed away I was going to take it back, however, my niece (her oldest daughter) asked if she could keep it for her daughter so that Kelsey could have a machine that her "MiMi" used, so I said yes, at least I knew it was going to a good home. I gave one machine in a cabinet to my DIL and eventually wound up with two machines, my Janome 4000 and a Brother (the brother I acquired at the local Incinerator where people brought things they no longer wanted but didn't want to toss out), which has come in very handy when my Janome is in for servicing. The rest of the machines found good homes.