Re: Pricing on antique items

Posted by jackinok on March 29, 2012 at 07:22:50 from (162.58.82.136):

In Reply to: Pricing on antique items posted by daynee on March 28, 2012 at 20:07:22:

Well, i guess it depends entirely on where or when ! The sewing machines,sorry to burst anyones bubble ,but i routinly buy them for ten dollars or less,WORKING!.I bought a WHOLE pickup load of them brand new in the box for 3 dollars apiece about five years ago, threw most of them away or sold them for scrap. A good cabinet for one will bring more here than any machine,simply because women use them to decorate their homes with.The most i EVER seen one sell for was 300 and that was for a nearly new computerized embroidery machine. Sold a coffee grinder at auction last week for $100 that was almost the same as that maybe a bit larger,in excellent condition.(BEWARE>>>THE WORST THING you can do with a grinder of that nature is set it one the shelf in a store for the gp to mess with,running the grinding plates or wheels together will ruin one faster than anything,and everyone walking by and spinning it is a sure guarantee its probably shot. Just because it TURNS, does not in any way indicate it will work. .The scale would bring MAYBE $5 here, they are not legal for trade unless they have been calibrated on a schedule so they are simply decorator items ..Heres at tip for you,honestly from many years being around antiques,they are simply worth what someone is willing to pay,no more.Its all a matter of timing,and the greatest amount of folks wanting something.In many ways the internet has literally killed the antique market simply because nearly anything can be found now. To make a offer,do this,first , are you going to use it?if so its worth nothing to you unusable so if you dont know what ones worth and what you are willing to pay is an indication you are setting yourself up for a hard road.Second are you going to resell it.Its set on this mans shelf unsold,so in your area its OBVIOUSLY worth far less than HIS asking price! If so you have to make a profit, so its sort of counter intuitive you have to take your profit margin off ,plus still price it so it will realistically move. And third,are you simply buying it to set on a shelf? If so find one unusable,leave the working ones for the real folks who use them,paint it up pretty and set it on your shelf. AND QUITE HONESTLY,there are no antiques in your pictures. You can buy new, this very day,anything in anyone of these pictures.IF you are planning to use them,thats your best bet.Singer sewing machines began way back in the 1800's,they have the distinction of being one of the oldest companies in america,they also have the distinction of still making the exact same machine they started with to this day!.You can still buy a pedal type sewing machine new. They are built and sold for the same reason women bought them then.to a woman with no electricity these machines are a way of bettering their way of life.Before you throw down your money on a sewing machine go to singers website,take the model number and it will tell you nearly to the exact day that machine was made. Except for very limited production runs they are as common as dirt,sold all over the world,in nearly every houshold of any means. The CABINETS ARE THE MONEY MAKER THERE!!!they can be worth tons of money. Some are really as well made ,and ornate as any of the best made furniture. Simple fact is everyone had a sewing machine ,the cabinet set a housewife above the others.You show no cabinets here, what does that tell you about why those machines are setting unsold? coffee mill, beware! it can be worn smooth out and still turn,if you dont know what to look for on a real "good" one bid accordingly. Same way with scale,if you plan on using it,it must be calibrated,(lots of money in these days)thats why electronic scales have replaced them!!!!Again bid accordingly,make sure if you do plan to use it for commerce you can even get it calibrated where you are. Sorry to go on so long,but no where is the saying "buyer beware" more prevalent than in the antique buisness. Find out all you can about a item and its use first. If it looks too good it most likely is.

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