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Gumtree... wish me luck!

Roger

Gumtree... wish me luck!
« on: April 28, 2018, 23:46:43 PM »
I think/hope I’ve just bought a white featherweight off gumtree, hopefully in the post on Monday- shocking photography!
A bit of a vintage sewing machine nut! Singers: 500a, 401g, 48k Elnas: lotus SP & grasshopper, Bernina 530-2 F+R 504, Pfaff 30, Cresta T-132

Sewsuzie

Re: Gumtree... wish me luck!
« Reply #1 on: April 29, 2018, 00:00:06 AM »
Good luck! Hope it's a good one. They're sooo pretty in white!

Suzie  :vintage:
Never let your sewing machine know you're in a hurry

Ploshkin

Re: Gumtree... wish me luck!
« Reply #2 on: April 29, 2018, 06:50:15 AM »
Shocking photography can be good, if you know what you're looking at and can see through it a bit, as a lot of people don't give it a second look.
I once got an excellent honey extractor pretty cheaply on e bay because of an awful photograph - still use it.  They usually go for a lot of money.
Fingers crossed you got a good'n.
Life's too short for ironing.

Roger

Re: Gumtree... wish me luck!
« Reply #3 on: April 29, 2018, 09:06:58 AM »
Thanks Suzie and Polish!

Listed as a sewing machine...The pic was a blue box that had been opened showing the top of a white FW and a manual... apparently in great condition and working...

Who knows?
A bit of a vintage sewing machine nut! Singers: 500a, 401g, 48k Elnas: lotus SP & grasshopper, Bernina 530-2 F+R 504, Pfaff 30, Cresta T-132

Ohsewsimple

Re: Gumtree... wish me luck!
« Reply #4 on: April 29, 2018, 13:19:25 PM »
Ooh hope it's a good one.  I've only ever seen one in white. 

arrow

Re: Gumtree... wish me luck!
« Reply #5 on: April 29, 2018, 16:31:22 PM »
Best of luck! I know some are especially looking for a white one or a "cellery" colored Featherweight. I fell for the black with the older type decor on the chromed plates, but I see why the white is in demand. A light colored machine has an advantage you might not thick  much of; it reflects light better and it makes it less dependant on external lighting. I notice it when going from a Bernina freearm back to my black 201. I shall probably never see a Featherweight at the right price, if I do, I would probably fix it up, try it a bit and then pass it on to someone who are in need of a portable machine. I still have my eye out for a 201K2, it's a full size machine and it would be a keeper.

Bodgeitandscarper

Re: Gumtree... wish me luck!
« Reply #6 on: April 29, 2018, 17:13:54 PM »
Ooh, nice one - hopefully!  And presumably a very good price?  Lucky you  0_0

Pics will be needed...

Roger

Re: Gumtree... wish me luck!
« Reply #7 on: April 29, 2018, 17:43:32 PM »
Let’s say it was an uneducated price or too good to be true scam... but at a level I was happy to take a risk on... I’ll still be gutted (and the Mrs will kill me) if it’s a scam tho.

The top of it looked pretty white... who knows about the rest :)

I’d like to fix it up and give it a try... but I probably won’t keep it, FWs are a little petit and fussy for me... although I do like their steampunk style
A bit of a vintage sewing machine nut! Singers: 500a, 401g, 48k Elnas: lotus SP & grasshopper, Bernina 530-2 F+R 504, Pfaff 30, Cresta T-132

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Re: Gumtree... wish me luck!
« Reply #8 on: April 29, 2018, 17:51:33 PM »
When you need a portable I don't think there's much to complain about with a Featherweight; people have taken them on as a favorite and use it all the time.  There were even a table and an oval cabinet for them.  Because of the bargain price I expect there will be a lot of cleaning, oiling, and a bit of tending too ;- )
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Surest1tch

Re: Gumtree... wish me luck!
« Reply #9 on: April 29, 2018, 19:20:59 PM »

Roger

Re: Gumtree... wish me luck!
« Reply #10 on: April 29, 2018, 20:24:21 PM »
I suspect you’re right Arrow, there’s no details about what I’m receiving... i reckon I’ll be on the grunge hunt to get all the grot out of it...

Surestitch - definitely, I’ll get some pics together and share.

I’m trying not to get too excited because it’s probably not right...
A bit of a vintage sewing machine nut! Singers: 500a, 401g, 48k Elnas: lotus SP & grasshopper, Bernina 530-2 F+R 504, Pfaff 30, Cresta T-132

Roger

Re: Gumtree... wish me luck!
« Reply #11 on: April 30, 2018, 20:39:10 PM »
Apparently it’s in the post... tracking number currently misplaced...

Fingers crossed, I always feel that putting something in the post is like trusting it to the gods themselves... who knows what if anything will arrive!
A bit of a vintage sewing machine nut! Singers: 500a, 401g, 48k Elnas: lotus SP & grasshopper, Bernina 530-2 F+R 504, Pfaff 30, Cresta T-132

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Re: Gumtree... wish me luck!
« Reply #12 on: April 30, 2018, 21:07:33 PM »
I hope you told seller to pack well, loads of bubble plastic, every item wrapped well, double casing... A white Featherweight has to arrive intact  :| The post is always nerv wrecking when it comes to sewing machines. Even courier services are dubeous, when you think it's a short trip in the back of a van it's often unexpectedly harshly handled. Fingers crossed and hope for the best  :P

Roger

Re: Gumtree... wish me luck!
« Reply #13 on: April 30, 2018, 21:11:43 PM »
I really wish I had... I always forget the postal aspect until it’s too late!
A bit of a vintage sewing machine nut! Singers: 500a, 401g, 48k Elnas: lotus SP & grasshopper, Bernina 530-2 F+R 504, Pfaff 30, Cresta T-132

Roger

Re: Gumtree... wish me luck!
« Reply #14 on: May 03, 2018, 15:51:54 PM »
I’ve got a bad feeling about this... it apparently went to the courier on Monday... no sign and the seller hasn’t responded to a couple of queries...

He might just be hands off and busy, Gumtree doesn’t incentivise as well as eBay...
A bit of a vintage sewing machine nut! Singers: 500a, 401g, 48k Elnas: lotus SP & grasshopper, Bernina 530-2 F+R 504, Pfaff 30, Cresta T-132