It sometimes seems like it is harder to get an inexpensive bargain on the other hand I found a neat Singer 15 yesterday for dirt cheap. I haven't tried to sell anything in a while so I don't know how selling prices are going or if things are moving right now. I've been hearing about doom and gloom for the last 8 or 9 years maybe longer and doom and gloom hasn't happened yet. I have friends that have 30 years of food stored for doom and gloom... Who wants to eat that doom and gloom stuff anyway. As far as sewing machines go they might invest in thread and needles even if they don't have doom and gloom needles and thread come in handy.