I agree with shopping around - everybody's connections to machines is different. I will say again that just because someone wants a vintage machine doesn't mean it will turn up any timesoon at a reasonable price and needing little work. I have a lot of vintage machines and I like them and use them but if my sewing/quilting depended on me finding one in a hurry I would have been out of luck. It took me a very long time to collect them. Craigslist, eBay, and thrift stores are all very "hit or miss" Maybe y'all have had better luck than me!!!