Last week out of curiosity I went to a clothing factory auction. It's sad as there is so few clothing manufacturers in Seattle as it is to have another factory closing. I was really interested to see what would be up for bidding and how much the industrial machines would go for. Here is the floor before bidding:
The 220w machines were going for around $50 and the 110w machines for $100. I couldn't resist, I ended up bidding and winning this Juki for $175:
AND I won this amazing cylinder free arm Brother Machine! This is a machine that I have always wanted and got it for about a third the price of even a used machine. If you have ever bid and won at an auction, live, you will know how thrilling it is! I wanted to run and hug my machine when I won.
There were lots of machines I had never even heard of, it was fascinating. I would have loved to bid on the crochet chain stitch machine, but I was over my limit and hubby would have killed me. As it is we have no space for these two machines. They are living in the garage with his power tools at the moment, I go in and visit them, not sure when I will actually get to use them. I ended up getting two large (very sharp) fabric sheers and an industrial fan too. Fun and exciting day.
OMGoodness, what awesome machines! A clothing manufacturer closed here in Chicago recently, too, and they were selling their machines for about $200 each. They had Juki's and Bernina's. I really wanted to get one, but like you, I don't have the room for it in the house. And my husband would probably need a defibrillator if I were to come home with yet another sewing machine. Actually, I should probably get a defibrillator just in case because I know its inevitable that I'll get an industrial. ;) Great finds!!
Posted by: Arizona | July 13, 2009 at 08:10 PM
Wow, fabulous machines. Thanks so much for the peek.
Posted by: megan | July 16, 2009 at 10:58 PM
I am so jealous! Wonderful finds! I have a Juki DDL-8300N myself, and it's just great. My grandmother worked in a sewing factory all her life (Alabama Textiles, aka Ala-tex), and it was filled with machines like the ones you've shown here. It's amazing how niche-y each one is.
Posted by: Lauren | September 15, 2009 at 09:55 PM