oldsewnsew

"Meet in a public place.."?? Don't think I'd want to be seen handing over cash for that one. He must be feeling a little guilty..

miriam

From the looks of it I doubt if he has anything to worry about...

mlmack

Singer Stylist 534 sewing machine - $75

http://kansascity.craigslist.org/app/4464624042.html

"Singer Stylist 534 sewing machine, has had $150 gear replacement and tune-up at Missouri Sewing Machine Company."

amcatanzaro

So, it's been touched by quilting royalty?

ArchaicArcane

If it was the vertical gears, I'd charge more than that to do it. They're a pain in the bottom! If it was the hook gears or feed gears, it's still a pain. Either way you have to re-time the machine too.

Assume $30 in parts. $80ish for a tuneup? That's about a buck a swear word for the gear change in my experience!

Rodney

Not a giggle. Just a decent price for a nice machine.
http://portland.craigslist.org/clc/atq/4464303646.html
Decals are better than about 90% that I've seen.
Rodney

mlmack

Could be. The only machine I have paid to have serviced was a Bernina 930, and the machine was worth a lot more than the servicing fee. Doesn't make much sense to drop $150 on a machine, assuming they did, just to turn around and sell it for $75.

ptquilts

I have just the opposite problem, I am moving and trying to find new homes for my vintage machines, and have not had any interest. I am down to $50 for a treadle, $25 for a cabinet with 2 heads and a chair, and $5 each for 2 portables in cases, all working. I will probably wind up just giving them away. Can't take them with me when I move.

SteveH

I'm not a fan of that pattern, but if that showed up in my neck of the woods it'd be snatched up....

ThayerRags

I sometimes wonder why so many portables have the front slide plate missing? I can see it with a fold-down cabinet. A loose plate will slide off when stowed, but where do they go when the machine always sets flat in a portable base?

CD in Oklahoma