Just for parts? Seriously?
 

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

It probably works fine. Be careful of shipping costs.

I've looked at that one too. I'd say it's OK, but do check out the top tension, something about it doesn't look right in the pics.

Joe

Okay, I will let you know. Ahem, with my vast wealth of knowledge regarding old machines, not. For $5 plus shipping it is something I can play with. The pretty Pink Morse went for $139.

Yeah, I sat here and watched the bids go up and up and up and almost couldn't believe it. Morse machines usually go for higher than others, but that was beyond normal.

Joe

Common sense kicked in for me. Grandville is about a 2 hour + drive from me. When you add in gas, etc., and that it looks like it needs rewiring, I backed off. Sure was pretty though. I will have to add one of those to my wish list. Also not sure the cabinet would have fit in my Terrain.

Joe, what looks funny on the top tension? I am such a rookie on this stuff. Do you think if there is something wrong, it is fixable?

I don't see a tension spring...

Well, someone has outbid me so I will just let it go. The expressway was all jammed up on Monday so I took some backroads to reroute and bypass the congestion. I passed an Antique Mall that I wasn't previously aware of. What I found online says they have 400 vendors. I think I need to check it out this weekend.

I honestly don't need another machine. This is just pure entertainment at this point.

Seems like the tension spring would be hidden from view in that shot that shows the tension assembly.

A lot of the machines on their site are sold as "for parts" machines. Probably easier than doing any sort of testing on the machine.

Actually in the first shot if I stare and squint carefully, I think I do see it.

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.

It sold for $27.02. My shipping and handling would have been approximately $20. I let it go. There will be others. :-)

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.

I do to - then I'm not disappointed. But I like parts............

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?

Dorothy,
Don't you just love it when that happens?

They likely don't do much more than plug it in and see if the light comes on. They might push on the foot controller if they are curious. I doubt if they ever run thread through them.

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.

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.