That's the price I got them down to. The asking price was $175. The thrift store is one that people rent out booths. Theady that has it in her booth knows nothing about it other than it was her grandmother's. I know parts for white machine are harder to come by than other brands. I am a complete novice at this but my husband has a very "machanical" type mind and can fix just about anything. I'm going to call the number I found for white to see if I can get more info on the machine. That way I can at least have an idea how much replacement parts would be. It could be cleaned up some more. The owner of it said she would take the $125 through today. After today it would go back to it's original price. She just brought it to the store Saturday.