Expensive Lesson Learned
#21
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Charleston SC
Posts: 10,742
I also learned a lesson by buying a Bernina SU 68 on ebay to fix the one I have. I have since bought two more and still do not have enough good parts that I need to fix one. People on ebay tend to lie about what they are selling. Hopefully I will find a good one in a thrift store someday. Sorry you are having problems...You are not alone....
#22
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Keller, TX
Posts: 1,937
I know about the parts after the sale, my husband just bought a used Ford F150. He needed two keys made for it...and this applies to all new vehicle keys these days....$80 for each key! Remember the day when you could get a key made for a few dollars. You can still get a $20 key to open the door, but it will not start the engine. These keys have a "chip" in them. So don't loose your car keys. These keys at the dealer were $100+. The $80 were done at Ace Hardware.
Diana
Diana
#26
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Arizona
Posts: 5,585
Don't you just wonder what happens to foot controls, manuals, feet and cords for these perfectly good sewing machines...I have such a hard time understanding this, as I have a Singer Red Eye with everything including the payment book from 1927 (well of course not a cord or foot pedal). Lol. And Yes it was paid in full way back when.
Judy in Phx, AZ
Judy in Phx, AZ
#27
Judy, I do wonder!! The gal that sold this machine was barely 21. I do know folk who regularly throw away cords and such that have no application to their world. I appreciate all I have. My mother taught me well because she was a Depression child. I thank her for sharing her wisdom with me. That's why I am totally learning from this experience!
#28
I feel your pain. We all do silly things in the realm of sewing and quilting! I have a Singer Spartan without a motor. I don't know what I was thinking when I bought it. Only paid $20 for it and even if I bought a motor, I would have to have someone put it on for me and who knows how much that would cost. It's in great shape other wise. I have one just like it that works perfectly though...
#29
I feel your pain. We all do silly things in the realm of sewing and quilting! I have a Singer Spartan without a motor. I don't know what I was thinking when I bought it. Only paid $20 for it and even if I bought a motor, I would have to have someone put it on for me and who knows how much that would cost. It's in great shape other wise. I have one just like it that works perfectly though...
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