helen g
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Date: 1/16/12 1:58 PM I have an opportunity to buy Bernina 820 QE for $1700, 1.5 old former trade in, low hours, any comments? Is it a good deal? what I should be aware of? Any info would be greatly appreciated.
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Date: 1/16/12 2:02 PM It's a great price. Can you trust the seller? |
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Date: 1/16/12 2:07 PM It is selling by escrow company seams very well known. |
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Date: 1/16/12 2:13 PM Sounds very fishy, be extremely cautious. |
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Date: 1/16/12 2:16 PM Is t too low? |
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Date: 1/16/12 2:27 PM Apologies. When I opined that it was a "great price", I should have said "too good to be true". Bernina 8 Series are the bait in many craigslist scams, and escrow services will not protect you.
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Date: 1/16/12 2:29 PM I see, thank you for clarification |
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Date: 1/16/12 2:55 PM When I've seen some of these too good to be true offers for Bernina (the scammers really seem to favor the Bernina brand), I ask for the name of the original dealer of purchase so I will be able to follow up with service. It is a reasonable request as this is information you would want, whether you are in the area to continue to use that dealer for service or whether you simply call to find out when the machine was last updated.
I've seen many ads where (what appears to be) valid sellers include a copy of the original invoice.
If the price is scarily low and there is no offer to provide evidence of purchase, be very, very leery. If you get this wild explanation of the seller's sister working for Western Union (or someplace else) and how convenient it will be for you to send your payment there since they are out of town on business, or had to unexpectedly move, etc., etc., run like the wind.
If it does happen to be a local sale and you decide to look at the machine, take someone with you. But, if it is a local sale, you should at least be able to call the Bernina dealers in your area and give a minimum of information to find out if a machine was legitimately purchased in the first place. There are times when these ads blanket the country with the same exact machine picture in the same exact setting.
Best wishes.
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Date: 1/16/12 3:03 PM Thank you sooo much, so far I asked some questions and offerd to pick it up in person and to pay directly at the time of sale. Let see what, I'll get for an answer..
the other option I was looking into Bernina Viruosa 153QE, resale by the dealer for $899 ( I guess+tax 13%),
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Date: 1/16/12 4:14 PM No one would sell an 820 for $1700, that has got to be a scam. At the most it could be 3 years old, and worth at least $4k. They're about $7k new. ------
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