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Bernina 930 on Ebay Almost a goner
aliann1   Intermediate CO USA Member since 2007 Posts: 174	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 1/30/12 10:25 PM So I was just looking at sewing machines on ebay as I often do and saw this in the description for Bernina 930 that is currently listed: "It has no power cord and no pedal. I got this from someone who did an estate clean out. He had already scrapped the cord and pedal cord for the copper in the wire and was about to scrap this for its light iron value." AAAAHHHH!!!! I think I'm hyperventilating. I shudder to think what could have happened. Uh, duh, perhaps Google it and find out how much it's worth before you start dismantling it. Okay, I think I've calmed down now. Sheesh.... -- Edited on 1/30/12 10:27 PM --
Maia B Advanced Beginner IL USA Member since 2010 Posts: 1855	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 1/30/12 10:30 PM Argh! So many folks are looking for a power cord for their machines. ------ Berninas 820 QE, Artista 630 PQE, Aurora 440 QE, Activa 240, 930 Record, and 731 Baby Lock Quest Plus, Featherweight 221s...
skae   Advanced MN USA Member since 2007 Posts: 2255	Login to reply to this post In reply to aliann1 Like this post Date: 1/30/12 10:31 PM BID~BID~BID~BID. ------ ý1 Corinthians 13:4-7 "Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
lilymom Member since 2010 Posts: 37	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 1/30/12 10:34 PM This sounds like the old "pedal and power cord missing" excuse which some sellers use to explain why they don't "know" whether the machine works. Righhhht....seems like a seller with common sense would have tried to confirm whether a higher end used machine was working before selling it ... since it would be worth much more in good working order. I for one don't believe this type of story, and wouldn't touch a machine on ebay without pedal and power cord.
aliann1   Intermediate CO USA Member since 2007 Posts: 174	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 1/30/12 10:34 PM Oh my gosh skae, LOL, you have devil horns in your message and a bible quote in your signature line (just struck me as really, really funny).
aliann1   Intermediate CO USA Member since 2007 Posts: 174	Login to reply to this post In reply to lilymom Like this post Date: 1/30/12 10:36 PM Hmmmm....wasn't thinking about it from that angle, but you could be right.
maide   Intermediate MN USA Member since 2009 Posts: 358	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 1/31/12 1:38 AM I bought a 931 without a power cord for $125. I knew it was a risk, but they had the old one smashed to pieces. The wife thought the husband had forced the pedal into the cover kneeling on it to close it resulting in the breakage. I was sceptical, but I also couldn't resist the machine. I was able to buy a new pedal for $150 (yes it cost more than the machine) and the 931 sews like a charm. It was worth the risk. That being said, its a gamble so first you have to find out if the pedal is available and returnable, and second, you have to spend a small enough amount on the machine to be able to smile and shrug off the loss.
crankyoldlady Intermediate Member since 2008 Posts: 116	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 2/1/12 0:06 AM So, are you feeling lucky? If not, run, Forest, run!!!
beauturbo Advanced CA USA Member since 2009 Posts: 518	Login to reply to this post In reply to aliann1 Like this post Date: 2/1/12 0:24 AM Or maybe someone plugged it in first, and it did not run, or something else not working. To say it has never been run and never sewn on because had a cord scrapped the cord without even trying it first (and maybe not willing to turn the fly wheel even by hand or does not know how to sew maybe) sounds odd to me and also probably gets you off the hook for claiming the machine runs, sews at all or runs well possibly.
aliann1   Intermediate CO USA Member since 2007 Posts: 174	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 2/1/12 6:27 AM I actually wasn't planning on bidding on it. It was just something I saw as I was surfing ebay and wanted to share with all of you.

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