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I haven't had one of those for parts yet. Tension springs are available. Those are a fantastic machine. I take the tension apart, clean and rebuild every one of them I get just to be sure they are working smoothly. Some times oil gets in there and dries up.
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It sold for $27.02. My shipping and handling would have been approximately $20. I let it go. There will be others. :-)
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Originally Posted by QuiltFaerie
(Post 6714938)
I could be jinxing myself but I just bid on this.
http://www.shopgoodwill.com/viewItem...temID=16435283 This looks very good for $5 and not for just parts. Gail |
Originally Posted by quiltmom04
(Post 6715781)
If someone is selling something (even a cool old machine!) " as is" for parts, I'd take their word for it and assume it doesn't work.
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I wanted a machine to play around with to see if I could restore one before tackling my super special to me Singer 15-88. Bid on a 128 in a bentwood case at shopgoodwill.com. The ad stated "repair/parts" so I figured if I got it inexpensively enough, I couldn't lose if I really botched it up. Mine was the only bid at $9.99 and with local tax and handling I paid a whopping $11.43. Figured if I could refurb her, I could sell her on Craig's List and recoup my investment. Got it home and it was in beautiful condition. Dusty and linty and the case was grundgy but I did a COA on the machine and refinished the case and now I'm not about to part with her LOL So I think maybe the "repair/parts" thing is a CYA on the part of shopgoodwill. If they said it works, someone would buy it and find the tension needs adjusting then try to return it. Maybe?
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Dorothy,
Don't you just love it when that happens? |
Originally Posted by MamaKitty
(Post 6718068)
I wanted a machine to play around with to see if I could restore one before tackling my super special to me Singer 15-88. Bid on a 128 in a bentwood case at shopgoodwill.com. The ad stated "repair/parts" so I figured if I got it inexpensively enough, I couldn't lose if I really botched it up. Mine was the only bid at $9.99 and with local tax and handling I paid a whopping $11.43. Figured if I could refurb her, I could sell her on Craig's List and recoup my investment. Got it home and it was in beautiful condition. Dusty and linty and the case was grundgy but I did a COA on the machine and refinished the case and now I'm not about to part with her LOL So I think maybe the "repair/parts" thing is a CYA on the part of shopgoodwill. If they said it works, someone would buy it and find the tension needs adjusting then try to return it. Maybe?
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Bought my first 221 ( and many others ) from Goodwill. Only one of them needed extensive cosmetic repairs. I've never paid more than $115.00 for any of them. "As is " is just fine with me seeing as the first one is only going to leave my sight when I become 'room temperature'. I paid $85.00 for it -- with case --- and all I had to do was to clean & lube it.
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I agree that it's probably a CYA thing.
If you sell an old electical appliance and the buyer zaps themself, you can expect to lose everything you own. Sounds like a smart seller. Even smarter if they cut off the plug. |
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