Thanks for this post. I never heard of a 301 machine so I googled it and don't feel so in the dark now. Here's a nice link I found. The Joy of 301's
http://pages.suddenlink.net/joyof301s/index.htm
I fully related with the mad dash to the car feeling like you made the steal of the century. I bought my Featherweight card table in an auction case lot for $10. which when averaged out among all the items - I paid .50 I ran to the car too!