Colt W Knight Report post Posted June 16, 2017 Looking to pick one of these up and add a roller foot setup for some more decorative stitching on my bags . Anyone know what the going rate is? I see them on ebay for 150-500$ and a leather site on facebook says 900, which sounds ridiculous. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
480volt Report post Posted June 16, 2017 I see 31-15 and 31-20 machines get posted locally on CL (sf Bay Area) for 150 to 200. One for sale now, posting has been up for about a month, price has dropped from 200 to 175. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimi Report post Posted June 16, 2017 If you were here in Europe they pop up all the time and go for €30-50 with table. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikesc Report post Posted June 16, 2017 (edited) Even cheaper sometimes..( last one within 2kms of me ) the person wanted €10..was in excellent condition, and treadle table with cabinet ( I think the "cabinet, 3 drawers, was from a domestic machine, normally AFAIK , they only have a single drawer at the left side ) was too..If I had had the space :( Already have one ( shortened the table to a "drop down" at end" ) paid €25.00 in VGC. Some very nice condition other brands of similar models ( mainly German and old French ) available all the time in VGC for , as Jimi says €30 - €50, in France at least, people sell old treadle or manual machines for next to nothing and buy crappy modern powered plastic domestics instead..'cos they have all the pre programmed "must have" stitches. Weird thing is the cast iron table stand with working treadles, but without the machine ( and sometimes without the table top ) go for more than the ones that include a VGC working machine..they are sold as "antique sewing machine stands" which "can have wooden table top added" to make a "conversation piece". Edited June 16, 2017 by mikesc Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimi Report post Posted June 16, 2017 i think we should fill up a container of 31k´s and send it to the USA to sell mike Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikesc Report post Posted June 17, 2017 (edited) Many years ago I container shipped red UK phone boxes ( the ones that had all the small windows, that British Telecom were scrapping ) to the USA.. Worked out rather well financially :-) However the last time I sent things direct to customers in the USA, ( via parcel post ) the delays due to US customs were so long that many of my customers complained about the delays ( as if it was my fault ! ) fedex etc don't seem to have those delays, but most customers did not want to pay what fedex et al charge from France to USA. Container loads of "antiques" from EU to USA can be lucrative.. Also shipped many thousands of 501s ( new and used ) from USA to France, along with other clothing items and collecters items like swatch.. Freight and even fedex etc is cheap from USA to France, but expensive when it goes the other way..Even within the EU I would pay much more than you to have the sewing machine that you bought ( I think it was in Germany ? ) to you..you paid I think around €45.00 ? ..same thing would cost me around €120 from Germany to me ( If I paid in France )..and I'm closer to Germany. So when importing to France I try to pay freight or postage in the country of departure..and when exporting from France, I try to pay in the country of arrival..applies to fedex, UPS , DHL etc..and even container shipping whether 20' or 40' :( The best things to ship nowadays are lightweight , hard to break, low initial cost , high profit margin , and scarce / expensive where you are selling it.. 501s ( new ) were around $15 to $20 each at retail in the USA..and were $100.00 each retail in France. 501s ( used and holed but clean and ironed ) were around $1 to $2 in USA..and sold for $ 50 to $60 in France..even higher if one added some lace in the holes.. BTW ( and back to Colt's topic ) ..I suspect that although the used 31 15 machines are cheaper in Europe, any spare parts that may be required will be cheaper in the USA than we would pay for them on this side of the pond. Plus the "good price" on anything is "how much / urgently do you want / need it" ..a litre bottle of pure water in the desert ( to someone in the desert ) is of greater value than the same litre bottle in the supermarket to the person in the supermarket. Edited June 17, 2017 by mikesc Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yetibelle Report post Posted June 19, 2017 Here in the Midwest, I see the 31-15 all the time, sometimes they are $50 bucks, sometimes they want $400. I would say if you look for a while you will find one at the $50-$150 price. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Constabulary Report post Posted June 20, 2017 (edited) for decorative stitches Singer 110W are nice - they have a continuous wheel feed dog and are fully gear driven. Edited June 20, 2017 by Constabulary Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
