My Husband, the Enabler
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My Husband, the Enabler
Howdy y'all 😀
This morning as I was struggling to wake up with some very strong coffee, my husband informed me that we have to get up and be ready to leave the house by 7:15 AM tomorrow. Have I mentioned that I am NOT a morning person? Although I have never been officially diagnosed, I'm convinced that I'm severely allergic to 'early'! When I asked him why on earth we needed to get up so early, he informed me that our local weekly newspaper (hey...we're a small town!) had arrived in the mail, and that one of the ads for yard sales advertised an antique Singer sewing machine! I told him that I don't need anymore machines right now. His only response was, "The yard sale starts at 8:00. If we don't get there by 7:30 it'll be gone!". How can you argue with logic like that?!? 😳
Donna
This morning as I was struggling to wake up with some very strong coffee, my husband informed me that we have to get up and be ready to leave the house by 7:15 AM tomorrow. Have I mentioned that I am NOT a morning person? Although I have never been officially diagnosed, I'm convinced that I'm severely allergic to 'early'! When I asked him why on earth we needed to get up so early, he informed me that our local weekly newspaper (hey...we're a small town!) had arrived in the mail, and that one of the ads for yard sales advertised an antique Singer sewing machine! I told him that I don't need anymore machines right now. His only response was, "The yard sale starts at 8:00. If we don't get there by 7:30 it'll be gone!". How can you argue with logic like that?!? 😳
Donna
#6
Well...I didn't get it. It was a Singer 401A in a nice cabinet, but the first thing the guy told me was, "We looked it up online and they range in price from $300 to $800. So we're asking $250. We'll use it as a table before we just give it away". Of course, when I look it up online myself, $300 was the top price for one in immaculate condition with all attachments and a manual. So I thanked him and told him to enjoy his table, then left. *sigh* we tried a few other yard sales that were advertised, but most of them were nowhere to be found since we had some thunderstorms come through last night. Oh well. I guess I can't expect to find two machines for a total of $50 EVERY weekend! LOL!
Donna
Donna
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LOL, that guy is probably going to have that "table" for awhile at those prices.
I have yet to find a machine at a yard/garage sale that was reasonably priced. Like you - I keep finding people who have done "research" and "know" that their beat up Singer 66 is a "rare antique" and worth a whole lotta money. I wish them luck! All my local cheap finds have been at charity/thrift shops.
I have yet to find a machine at a yard/garage sale that was reasonably priced. Like you - I keep finding people who have done "research" and "know" that their beat up Singer 66 is a "rare antique" and worth a whole lotta money. I wish them luck! All my local cheap finds have been at charity/thrift shops.
#8
I went into a local thrift store, and when I say thrift, I mean it to say low end. Anyway, they had a lovely, not in perfect condition, 401 in a big desk like cabinet. The first time I went in there, the wife says 150.00 after a lot of thought. It's a consignment piece, so she wants a big price. The next time I go in the husband says 350.00. I told him what his wife said, and he fussed at her about it. Apparently lots of people are researching and deciding that these machines are made of gold. I want one, just not that bad. I have a Featherweight and a 301a, I can be happy with those.
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I can't decide if I want values to go up or down. If values go up, that means the machines I have are worth more but I can't buy as many. If they go down, that means I can BUY more but they aren't worth as much! It's sort of a win/win; or a lose/lose, depending on how you look at it!
#10
It seems that people who don't know machines have seen FW prices and now think everything that is black and says Singer on it must be worth a fortune. Some of the prices I see are insane.
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