SnowQuilt

I went to yard sales today and there was a 301 in a black steel case. She was selling it for $100.00. She tried to tell me it was 100 years old and the steel case was the original to it. I suggested to her that she should go on line and find out what year it was made by the serial number on the bottom. She told me in a snotty way that she DID LOOK IT UP AND IT IS 100 YEARS OLD. I just turned and walked back to my car. I was going to buy it but after her attitude I wasn't going to buy anything from her.

:roll: Thanks for letting me vent. :)

heather1949

Good for you, some can be down right nasty when they are trying to get rid of something...good luck for your next find.

incoming2me

Didn't you know?
Some people know EVERYthing. ;)
I hope it didn't ruin your day.

ghostrider

Good Grief! I learned to (machine) sew on a 301 that my mom bought brand new...and I'm nowhere near 100 years old!! :shock:

irishrose

301s are going up in price and $100 isn't a surprise. That it's 100 years old is a surprise. I've not heard of oe older than from the early 50s. A metal cabinet - another surprise. I thought 301s all came in those fiberboard or wooden suitcases. Some people!

BellaBoo

I would have whipped out my Iphone and looked up the serial number right then and there. I love having instant answers, stops many a person cold. My Iphone has paid for itself many times over. The new find the lower price app is really hitting the stores big time. I can walk out if the store won't match the lower price of the same item at another retail store and I have, because the out of touch don't use the computer, manager said there was no such thing as a pricing app and snickered. He learned there was pretty darn fast. He wasn't snickering when a crowd gathered looking at the lower prices elsewhere on my phone of the same items his store was selling.

frauhahn

Geez!! You almost have to feel sorry for the seller's family-can you imagine what it is like to live with someone like that???

ptquilts

I used to run into this kind of attitude when buying antique quilts - Of course it is 100 years old, my grandmother made it. Well no, it is depression era. After a while I gave up, would just smile and nod my head.

I formulated one of my many rules to live by -

"Don't tell someone something they don't want to know."

yolanda

Ah.. you didn't need it!

wannaquilt1

i really hate people like that. i know someone personally who knows everything and it drivs me nuts! she even goes as far as to tell me my dr is wrong.., like i would listen to her rather then my doctor! lol i just smile and nod my head since it's just not worth it.