I suppose that I'm just a capitalist at heart, but I'd like to recoup some of my investment. Besides that, no one wants an old Touch and Sew. I'm gifting 3 or 4 if them that are in decent shape (these have cases) to the 5th grade TAG teachers at the local elementary schools for their quilting projects.
In real life, who actually wants an old Kenmore that they have to find a needle plate for (except an old sewing machine nut like us and there's not that many of us)? Unless they are going to part it out, that is. Most of these are just machine heads with no cases or cabinets and are in less than perfect cosmetic condition.
I should not have bought them, but they looked better in the photos than they do in real life. It was a beginner mistake. I learned a lesson, though. I won't buy any more machines without actually seeing them.
bk