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<p>[QUOTE="bluumz, post: 9863460, member: 649"]There is a fair amount of spinning interest in my area of the midwest US, and several spinning groups. It's a "cottagecore" hobby.</p><p>Value would depend on how old it was, condition, if all parts were present, and -crucially- if it was <i>usable</i>.</p><p>Not long ago, I bought a 1980s traditional spinning wheel at an estate sale for $50, all parts present and in excellent condition. (I bought it for half-off original price on the last day of the sale, and I sat in my car and researched it before I took the plunge.) I listed it on my local FB Marketplace for $350, there were several interested parties and it sold within a week for asking price. <i>But vintage/antique spinning wheels only have significant value if they can still be used for purpose.</i> Parts for antique ones are impossible to find. If it's not actually usable it has decorative value only, which would be about $50-$75, IMHO, if a buyer could even be found. And one as large as you describe is larger than most people would want when buying for decorative purposes.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="bluumz, post: 9863460, member: 649"]There is a fair amount of spinning interest in my area of the midwest US, and several spinning groups. It's a "cottagecore" hobby. Value would depend on how old it was, condition, if all parts were present, and -crucially- if it was [I]usable[/I]. Not long ago, I bought a 1980s traditional spinning wheel at an estate sale for $50, all parts present and in excellent condition. (I bought it for half-off original price on the last day of the sale, and I sat in my car and researched it before I took the plunge.) I listed it on my local FB Marketplace for $350, there were several interested parties and it sold within a week for asking price. [I]But vintage/antique spinning wheels only have significant value if they can still be used for purpose.[/I] Parts for antique ones are impossible to find. If it's not actually usable it has decorative value only, which would be about $50-$75, IMHO, if a buyer could even be found. And one as large as you describe is larger than most people would want when buying for decorative purposes.[/QUOTE]
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