If someone buys old machines for parts it has to be something special. Those who happily service vintage machine often have a stack of parts and as time goes by it accumulates almost by itself. I don't know of any who buy up used machines, they take over what's handed in to their shop, left there and not serviced for various reasons. With vintage you sometimes have to visit more than one shop to find someone willing to take on the job. It's often not that it can't be fixed as much as the repair guy who doesn't want to take on the job to hunt down parts. It's hard to find spare drive belts for some Viking models from the 70s. I know some would be interested in these type of belts if it's in good condition. Another thing; buy the 70s everyting get's very plastic, it has to be a good model to be worth the time and effort spent on it.
Last edited by Mickey2; 02-09-2016 at 07:46 AM.