I had looked at them on Etsy, Ebay and a place that sells them online and thought the price was in line with how those were priced. I live in very northern NY near the Canadian border. In general I have not seen any vintage singers in years around here, and if they are they are in the estate sale auctions. I am amazed that JoeJr was able to come across all those machines. Ironically I am about 30 min away from Singer Castle--the summer home of the Singer Sewing Machine company family. With it being in the original cabinet I didn't think the price was that $$$. If someone knows of a place to purchase one cheaper please let me know.