100 year old 301 Singer?????????
09-12-2011, 08:54 AM
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09-12-2011, 09:31 AM
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That is right Dunster. The first 301 was made and sold in 1951 in commeneration of Singer's 100 year anniversary. It is the first slant needle built by Singer. The difference between 301 and 301A (as well as 401 and 401A) is only that the A was made in Anderson, SC. They 301 is really only worth about $75.00 but condition determines price.
Some people think they know it all and there is just no excuse for bad manners.
Some people think they know it all and there is just no excuse for bad manners.
09-12-2011, 12:10 PM
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Oh man, I am also one of those that would have whipped out her iPhone and proved that old gal wrong. I hate when people try to lie about stuff like that. I most always call them on it.
I found a beat up old Singer at a thrift shop. The decals were ok, but it was a mess otherwise. And no power cord or anything extra at all. I would have bought it for 25 or 30 bucks just to clean up and display. But she want 125 for it. I asked her if she had looked up the values on those machines and she said she had and it was worth double that. This was a portable in a beat up case with no top as well. I told her that they might well be worth a lot in great condition and complete, but she will never sell it for 125 in that condition. I checked back about 6 months later and she still had it.
I found a beat up old Singer at a thrift shop. The decals were ok, but it was a mess otherwise. And no power cord or anything extra at all. I would have bought it for 25 or 30 bucks just to clean up and display. But she want 125 for it. I asked her if she had looked up the values on those machines and she said she had and it was worth double that. This was a portable in a beat up case with no top as well. I told her that they might well be worth a lot in great condition and complete, but she will never sell it for 125 in that condition. I checked back about 6 months later and she still had it.
09-12-2011, 12:58 PM
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Originally Posted by alldayquilter
Need information.
I can buy a Singer 66 in good condition, cosmetic and sewing order for $95.00. What do you think?
I can buy a Singer 66 in good condition, cosmetic and sewing order for $95.00. What do you think?
09-12-2011, 04:39 PM
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Originally Posted by BellaBoo
I would have whipped out my Iphone and looked up the serial number right then and there. I love having instant answers, stops many a person cold. My Iphone has paid for itself many times over. The new find the lower price app is really hitting the stores big time. I can walk out if the store won't match the lower price of the same item at another retail store and I have, because the out of touch don't use the computer, manager said there was no such thing as a pricing app and snickered. He learned there was pretty darn fast. He wasn't snickering when a crowd gathered looking at the lower prices elsewhere on my phone of the same items his store was selling.
If I had an IPhone I would have. That would have been fun. lol
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