I bought one at an estate sale and they wanted $450. I put in a bid for $250 and they called me on Sunday night and said I got it. (Of course wished I had bid lower then!) So on Monday morning I went to pick it up and couldn't find the house again!!!! You should have heard me calling my girlfriend whom I had been with trying to talk me there.
Needless to say I found it again. (If not I would probably still be driving around there months later!) I do like my machine. It's from 1938 and has a scroll pattern on the side. That's part of how you tell the age. There is a book on them that's very informative. It is a work horse but I've only use it once or twice. It did need a new light but that was it and the local sewing store stocked it.
My girlfriend from guild has one that her engineering son took apart and painted purple! It's too cute.