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04-04-2013, 06:05 PM

#2781

Glenn

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That 15-91 ended at $920.00. I'll bet that seller is celebrating tonight.

I would be doing a happy dance... I agree with Mom3 and should put mine on Ebay
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04-04-2013, 06:42 PM

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That 15-91 ended at $920.00. I'll bet that seller is celebrating tonight.

I guess presentation is everything after all! Should be a lesson to all those CL people with no or blurry photos! Still, I think my gingerbread 15 that I got for $20 is much prettier.

04-05-2013, 02:41 AM

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Ya gotta admit, the write-up on the Singer 15-91 was amazing. Did someone really pay that? I keep imagining another scenario.

04-05-2013, 03:41 AM

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Originally Posted by redmadder

Ya gotta admit, the write-up on the Singer 15-91 was amazing. Did someone really pay that? I keep imagining another scenario.

I keep imagining it in my house for the original $49.99 but clearly that didn't happen

04-05-2013, 05:52 AM

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That 15-91 ended at $920.00. I'll bet that seller is celebrating tonight.

My jaw is dropping!

04-05-2013, 07:23 AM

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and the other end of the "marketing" spectrum...
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/atq/3724250646.html

04-05-2013, 12:18 PM

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DogHouseMom

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and the other end of the "marketing" spectrum...
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/atq/3724250646.html

Thank God the cast iron and solid metal parts aren't "warped". I hate when that happens.

The ad sounds like someone trying to sound like he knows what he's talking about ... he missed the mark.

04-05-2013, 03:35 PM

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and the other end of the "marketing" spectrum...
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/atq/3724250646.html

You would think with a $2600 price point there would at least be a dark blurry picture of the machine folded down into the table. ..

04-05-2013, 04:38 PM

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Ok ... I admit to being somewhat of a neophyte to vintage machines, so when I saw this machine I thought "Ok .. what is a "blackside" Singer 15". All Singer 15's were black (to my knowledge). I searched ISMACS thinking perhaps Blackside was a factory. Nope.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-SING...item19dae9588e

Then I saw this ad by the same seller. And I laughed.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SINGER-1945-...item19dae956d4

04-05-2013, 04:43 PM

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The black chrome is really pretty neat. I have a 'rare' Singer 201 black side. The chrome is black but when you take a picture is looks like chrome. I also have a Black side Singer 15 in terrible shape and it's chrome isn't near as neat. I had to laugh out loud at the second ebay ad, Sue.