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ArchaicArcane 06-06-2013 11:47 AM

Oh for Pete's sake!! How many things can you spot wrong with this one,... besides the price.

http://edmonton.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-...AdIdZ491765032

grant15clone 06-06-2013 12:15 PM

Um, they used a Post-it for a slide plate? The top is ripped off, no spool pin, and the text is all but completely wrong.
"Heavy Duty Industrial Quality Machine" it is not. And the cabinet was not made out of Maple, but Mahogany. And NO! it is NOT in working order.
~G~

miriam 06-06-2013 12:16 PM


Originally Posted by grant15clone (Post 6107373)
Um, they used a Post-it for a slide plate? The top is ripped off, no spool pin, and the text is all but completely wrong.
"Heavy Duty Industrial Quality Machine" it is not. And the cabinet was not made out of Maple, but Mahogany. And NO! it is NOT in working order.
~G~

Yup and some poor fish will be happy to part with some hard earned cash, eh?

auntpiggylpn 06-06-2013 12:46 PM


Originally Posted by ArchaicArcane (Post 6107318)
Oh for Pete's sake!! How many things can you spot wrong with this one,... besides the price.

http://edmonton.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-...AdIdZ491765032

Interesting that the seller put it in the "Art Collectables" category. . .

ArchaicArcane 06-06-2013 01:23 PM


Originally Posted by auntpiggylpn (Post 6107437)
Interesting that the seller put it in the "Art Collectables" category. . .

That's largely because of a lack of options. Collectables because it's a vintage machine. It's where I sometimes put the 301s and stuff too. The other option is hobbies and crafts. I've seen some people put it in Home appliances, but I wouldn't think to look there. It's relatively irrelevant though, most people just search for "sewing machine" in All ads. :)

The other one I liked was the "It must be at least 30 years old"
Posted like a 20yo wrote it. :D

frudemoo 06-06-2013 03:24 PM


Originally Posted by grant15clone (Post 6107090)

...I think the manual is $2000 actually....

Yankeegirl 06-07-2013 02:19 PM

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1924-Singer-...item4855a28f64 Ummmm... where are the "red eye" decals????

frudemoo 06-07-2013 02:36 PM


Originally Posted by Yankeegirl (Post 6109537)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1924-Singer-...item4855a28f64 Ummmm... where are the "red eye" decals????

Maybe they just said that to get people to look? - weird.

SteveH 06-07-2013 03:52 PM


Originally Posted by Yankeegirl (Post 6109537)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1924-Singer-...item4855a28f64 Ummmm... where are the "red eye" decals????


I sent them a response asking why they were falsely advertising it as a "red-eye" when it was a "filigree" pattern.. and included a link to the ISMACS "Ornamentation" site

Glenn 06-07-2013 04:12 PM

Steve do you ever get any replies back from these sellers? I have never got any replies back from my comments to the sellers. Well---I got one!!!!
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