I know that people have very strong opinions about which machine to buy, but you can't beat a free one. I have a friend that would like to try sewing and maybe quilting, but there's no way of telling if she'll stick with it. I learned on a super cheap Brother. I have now not only upgraded, but I have also upgraded my backup machine, and have no further use of the Brother (except as a possible backup to my backup), so I've decided to give it to my friend. I am a strong believer that no one on a budget should spend more than a little bit on a machine if they don't even know if they'll like the hobby. Any idea how much it might cost to ship a machine across a few states? If it's too much, she may as well buy a new one, as new they only cost $89. Any suggestions on how to ship it? UPS? USPS?

TIA!

Pack it real good I got a featherweight from TX and the thread spool made a whole in the case lid. It was not packed good. News paper balls would of helped as well...

Weigh it and look up, USPS or UPS, or FED EX they all should have a freight charge if you have the weight. It would give you a rough estimate anyway.

I actually have the original box and packing materials.

Yes, I got a 99K for a friend of mine and the motor casing was broke because of not packing well.

Well you shouldn't have a problem with that then. At least it should get there safe and sound!!

Ask Billy, lostn51 in the virtual machine section or pm him. He ships machines a lot I think.

If you check ebay you can sort of get an idea what it costs to ship a machine. And sadly, it's pretty expensive.

I think she would be better off buying the 89.00 machine and you give yours to someone closer to you or donate it to Goodwill or Salvation Army. Just my opinion.

I was just thinking about bidding on a machine on eBay. The shipping from the East coast to Northern Michigan was less than $20. A seller in NC quoted $25 flat rate anywhere in the US.