Sue, did you ask around at other dealers to see what type of
deal they would give you? Many will give a pretty good trade-in price and
some deal with Synchrony finance which often has 60 months interest free
financing on such a large purchase.
I sold my 11000 on ebay and got much more than I would from my
dealer. I have 100% feedback, which helps, but most of it if from buying,
not selling expensive items. I did send a large flat screen TV to Panama
though.
It worked out well for me because the first time it sold the
lady backed out but I listed it again for a much higher bottom line and it sold
for more than that. If you put “free bonus” in the title it really grabs
them if you want to sell the extras. I had a bonus straight stitch plate
and foot. I also listed it with them paying exact shipping based on their
location. It still cost me money because I paid an extra $30 for a
big enough box to safely ship it. I had the original box but still put it in
another box with extra padding. I was bummed she didn’t give
feedback after all that!
eBay now has the protection for the buyer that they guarantee
a refund if the buyer doesn’t get what they paid for, so people are not as leery
as you may think, and many of them have paypal credit so they buy there instead
of a local store.
btw I listed it on Craigslist and most people expect you to
practically give it away it seems. Or, they don’t have that kind of cash
to buy it straight out.
You may want to consider keeping it if you can’t get a decent
price. I’m glad I have another machine here so I can do other stuff if the
15000 is tied up.
