Agree with all the previous comments. It is just persistence. Our craigslist isn't very active and very few sewing machines come across. Usually the new ones "still in the box". I looked at all the thrift shops around here over several years. I made regular stops at all of them. I looked in Atlanta when I was there. Then one day, years later, yes, years, I went into an antique flea market in Opelika and a man was stocking cookbooks and said did I want one. No, I said, I'm looking for a singer featherweight. Come with me, he says. There was one in a booth, no case, but, bobbin case and worked fine. I paid about $150 for it. Love it. Never had a thread jam, cute little thing. That was several years ago. About two months ago I went to a thrift store near me and on the floor in a case that I recognized (and my heart began to thump) was an index card that said "sewing machine -$40). I swooped that thing up and opened it and it had a cute featherweight, lots of attachments, and bobbin case. I couldn't test it, but figured it would work. it is nice and clean. The lady said "let me carry that for you". No thanks! I hugged it while I paid and then all the way to the car. So now I have 2. But it was a very long process of searching and patience. I didn't want to go the eBay route. I wanted to just come across one. Maybe I will come across a 222 or white one. Here's hoping.