miriam

$50 or $100 - it is still cheaper than new - now or then AND it WILL hold up a LOT longer than new. If you can use it buy it.

KenmoreRulesAll

The least I've paid for a sewing machine at a thrift was about $4 with a store discount and I've picked up a few free machines from CL.

Value Village usually starts their machines at $39.99, then discounts them every few days. But there doesn't seem to be much of a pattern. I found a mint Morse 4100 there at $49.99, then it was discounted. I came back and there it was for $19.99. The same store had a Morse 4300 (again, mint) for $9.99. ?? (Don't worry, I bought both.) A Kenmore 1913 for $7.99. (Another purchase -- one of the best, too.) But a crinkle Singer for $99 in a crummy table and someone bought it. I guess all of Isaac Merritt Singer's effective marketing still pays off.

J Miller

The name Singer is synonymous to sewing machines, like Eversharp was to mechanical pencils.

You are right, marketing sticks sometimes.


Joe

Rodney

Most of the machines I've seen at our Goodwill have been $25 or under. I've seen and bought a couple cabinet machines for under $10. I was in a few days ago and they had 2 machines, neither anything special. One was $17, the other was a really beat up Riccar 303 like mine for over $30. I don't understand that one at all. I didn't even bother to open it up because the outside was in such obviously terrible condition. I did walk out of there with a couple sewing machine controllers for $7 total though.
Rodney

Rodney

If you can afford it, get it. Pink ones don't come up that often and the money won't be important a year from now though you might still be kicking yourself if you pass on it.
I used to drink a lot. I use the beer comparison on value. How much beer will the money buy? $100 is 4 cases of quality beer. The machine will last a lot longer than the beer and there's no hangover.
Rodney

KenmoreRulesAll

But both involve bobbin' (and maybe weavin').

miriam

snicker

sewmom

I definitely got a good deal on mine then. I have my mom's Pink Atlas and I found one at GW in a cabinet for $9.99. Hopefully they work- haven't taken the time to check them out.

purplefiend

My local GW never has any machines.

Rodney

I know they have to be in Texas like anywhere else. I wonder where they're hiding?
Rodney