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Bernina 930 In Thrift Shop Should I get it?
Sherril Miller   Advanced CA USA Member since 8/24/02 Posts: 7473	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 12/21/12 11:59 PM Today I was shopping at a thrift store and found a Bernina 930. I can't test it, not their policy because they supposedly checked it already and they are asking $75 for it. It has the foot pedal and the knee lift and nothing else inside. The finish in front of the needle is worn off. There isn't even the table that goes around the free-arm. I probably wouldn't keep it for myself, but I would turn it around and re-sell it for $$$. Does it sound like something that would sell? It did have the original carrying case--just no accessory box. -- Edited on 12/22/12 0:00 AM -- ------ Visit my blog at http://sewingsaga.blogspot.com If it's worth sewing, it's worth sewing well; and if it's worth sewing well, it's worth FITTING FIRST! - TSL
Sonoma33   Intermediate CA USA Member since 5/10/09 Posts: 1655	Login to reply to this post In reply to Sherril Miller << Like this post Date: 12/22/12 0:03 AM WOW!!! If it runs well, at $75 it is a steal! They easily sell for $1000 when they are in good shape with all the pieces. I wonder how long it would take to find the parts on ebay. Can the finish be touched up? I adore mine. Mine is in almost perfect condition and I plan to use it for a very long time. ------ Berninas 830LE ♥ Artista 630PQE ♥ 930 Record ♥ Juki TL2010Q ♥ Pfaffs Creative Performance ♥ Passport 2.0 ♥ Singers 221 ♥ 301 ♥ 500a ♥ Kenmore 1040 ♥ Elna 'Grasshopper' ♥ Tacsew T500 ♥ Babylock Evolution
Maia B   Advanced Beginner IL USA Member since 10/27/10 Posts: 3406	Login to reply to this post 1 member likes this. Date: 12/22/12 0:09 AM YES! I've seen the hard cases alone sell for $50-100. If you didn't want it, you could flip it for hundreds if the machine works, or part it out for a more modest profit. ------ 🌸 Plenty of machines, mostly Berninas 🌸
GothDom   Advanced OR Member since 3/24/10 Posts: 1904	Login to reply to this post 3 members like this. Date: 12/22/12 0:11 AM I'd buy that in less time than it took to type this ------ http://www.acdc-vintage.com This one, that one, and a bunch of other ones! (though the herd is getting more streamlined)
poorpigling Advanced TX USA Member since 12/28/07 Posts: 10065	Login to reply to this post In reply to Sherril Miller << 1 member likes this. Date: 12/22/12 9:57 AM Now THIS is a silly question..
JanyceR   Advanced CO USA Member since 2/3/07 Posts: 1016	Login to reply to this post In reply to Sherril Miller << Like this post Date: 12/22/12 10:52 AM Are you kidding? Run, don't walk back to that store and buy it. ------ Berninas - with a few vintage other makes, love them all
PattiAnnJ   Advanced OH USA Member since 12/3/06 Posts: 5000	Login to reply to this post In reply to poorpigling << Like this post Date: 12/22/12 12:09 PM Quote: poorpigling Now THIS is a silly question.. Agree. Never pass up a sure thing. There are plenty of people out there who will buy anything "Bernina".
wendyrb   Advanced CA Member since 12/30/11 Posts: 1277	Login to reply to this post In reply to Sherril Miller << Like this post Date: 12/22/12 12:12 PM The other day the foot pedal on my beloved 930 fell apart after valiantly serving our family well since 1983. I called my dealer and my good fortune, she had just gotten a 930 in house. Her debate was to refurbish or part it out. My phone call made her decision- the angel sold me the foot pedal for $25. And this is after she told me a new foot pedal goes for about $300! So, yes, zip over to the Thrift Shop lickety split. Lucky you. And you might consider keeping this fabulous machine for your lucky self. ------ Sometimes she didn't always follow the recipe. Pfonzie- my honey Pfaff Creative Performance, Bernina 930 and 830, Evolution serger.
tgm and Kittys   Advanced Beginner WI USA Member since 3/8/10 Posts: 6952	Login to reply to this post In reply to Sherril Miller << Like this post Date: 12/22/12 3:54 PM Hopefully you have already snatched up that sm by the time you read this.... ------ I am a gal from Kalamazoo.... oh what a gal... smile.... It is in Michigan... la la la ...love that Glen Miller classic! Home of Abigail The Babykins & Lil Mittee kitty >^,,^ Be Still, & Know That I am, God + Please say a prayer for my poor feet. ... + ..one month down .. 6 weeks more to go.. They are healing. Thanks everyone for your prayers. 5/8/13 smile
karen149   Intermediate CA USA Member since 3/4/05 Posts: 2521	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 12/22/12 3:56 PM BUY BUY BUY

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