He runs an estate auction business in the DC/ northern VA area where quilting is popular and there's affluence. he replied that yes, he did know the going price, but that he was working on selling small stuff among things worth thousands of dollars and this little sewing machine was like his "deal of the day" / loss leader to generate auction interest and clear out low-ticket items. He said he had other sewing machines too if I wanted, but I only wanted a FW. So yes, I had a good reason to tell him after the fact-- my reason to tell him was to help his future business. It would be stupid if he did the same thing again after being -unless he really does generate the auction frenzy this way.
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sewbizgirl
I can't see any reason to tell a seller this once his/her sale has been made. I would feel so stupid and foolish if someone told me that. Everyone can't know everything....