kgg Report post Posted March 19, 2022 (edited) How would you interpret this ad for a Cobra Class 3 sewing machine I recently seen advertise on Kijiji. https://www.kijiji.ca/v-hobbies-craft/brantford/leather-sewing-machine/1609374026 Machine has a warranty, new machine, price, etc.???? Maybe someone in Ontario would be interested in this machine. I have no association or interest in this machine. kgg Edited March 19, 2022 by kgg wrong word Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alpha2 Report post Posted March 19, 2022 More questions than answers on that ad. My opinion. It does come with large spoils of thread, and leather hides, though! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MtlBiker Report post Posted March 19, 2022 Looks like it must be a used machine to me. And having the lifetime warranty part in quotes... I think they're just quoting Cobra. $2500 (Canadian) seems like a good deal, but without a photo of the actual machine being offered, you really can't tell much. The photo looks like a product photo directly from Cobra and it looks like it has a speed reducer pulley as well. And the text reads like it was taken from the Cobra product page. Many large "spoils" of thread, some leather, etc. I'd be very skeptical about the machine and what it actually looks like (heavy use? Banged up?). Ad says Robert Smith is the owner. Why can't people just be up front with what they're offering without having to fake things? (Just checked, the wording on the ad is mostly taken directly from the LeatherMachine web listing for this machine.) The seller seems to be trying to somewhat mislead. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dwight Report post Posted March 19, 2022 If you are a mechanic . . . don't mind working on your "stuff" . . . it's about a 40% saving over a brand new one. You can buy a bunch of parts for 40%. I'd pop him a text to find out all of what is wrong with it . . . might even ask him for a video of the machine sewing (taken with a phone . . . transferred to an SD card . . . mailed to you). If he's willing to do that . . . it's most likely well worth it. If he is not . . . I'd run away from it. May God bless, Dwight Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MtlBiker Report post Posted March 19, 2022 2 hours ago, Dwight said: If you are a mechanic . . . don't mind working on your "stuff" . . . it's about a 40% saving over a brand new one. You can buy a bunch of parts for 40%. I'd pop him a text to find out all of what is wrong with it . . . might even ask him for a video of the machine sewing (taken with a phone . . . transferred to an SD card . . . mailed to you). If he's willing to do that . . . it's most likely well worth it. If he is not . . . I'd run away from it. May God bless, Dwight I guess you're calculating that 40% saving based on the US price converted to Canadian, plus Canadian sales taxes. And that's a great suggestion to get the seller for a video of it working. It's just a little strange in my opinion that the wording makes it sound like a new machine, even with the photo and text copied from the Cobra website. If you were selling such a machine, you'd surely post a photo of the actual machine, right? And you'd say something like used very little, only to go to Church on Sundays (oops, that's the car I'm selling!). It would be like selling your used car and posting photos of the new one from the maker's site complete with their spec sheet. Something strikes me as just not right with this. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dwight Report post Posted March 19, 2022 24 minutes ago, MtlBiker said: I guess you're calculating that 40% saving based on the US price converted to Canadian, plus Canadian sales taxes. And that's a great suggestion to get the seller for a video of it working. It's just a little strange in my opinion that the wording makes it sound like a new machine, even with the photo and text copied from the Cobra website. If you were selling such a machine, you'd surely post a photo of the actual machine, right? And you'd say something like used very little, only to go to Church on Sundays (oops, that's the car I'm selling!). It would be like selling your used car and posting photos of the new one from the maker's site complete with their spec sheet. Something strikes me as just not right with this. "Something strikes me as just not right with this." is probably an understatement . . . but at the same time . . . there are people who just don't know how to set up an ad or word anything for use out there on the internet. There is a chance it might be a good buy . . . I would certainly try to find out what I could. How far is he from you . . . or do you know where he lives?? May God bless, Dwight Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MtlBiker Report post Posted March 19, 2022 42 minutes ago, Dwight said: How far is he from you . . . or do you know where he lives?? It's at least 6 hours drive each way. I'd probably do it IF I was sure of everything about the machine, but maybe I'm just too suspicious as for me it doesn't pass the smell test. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kgg Report post Posted March 19, 2022 31 minutes ago, MtlBiker said: but maybe I'm just too suspicious as for me it doesn't pass the smell test. I agree, doesn't pass the smell test and at 45 percent of the cost to get a new one with the tax, shipping and exchange included for a clone not a great price. A 30 percent would I think be more inline for a clone. kgg Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
