Why are these machines so cheap?

[Sweet Freedom]

I was looking on ebay and found a bunch of "OMEGA605 Industrial Strength HEAVY DUTY Sewing Machine" starting at $1 (no reserve.) (The machines are refurbished.) I tried to find user reviews online, but couldn't.

Has anyone ever used one of these? What did you think?

[MagickMuffin]

1. I don't know much about them but here's some info

The Omega mechanical sewing machines such as the Omega 605 and the Omega 426 sewing machine are excellent low cost alternatives for the first time sewing machine buyer. Their prices usually fall well under US$200.00 range and since the machines include quite a few features, these prices are an absolute bargain!

OMEGA605 Industrial Strength HEAVY DUTY Sewing machines offer a wide variety of stitches including a complete selection of fancy stitches, utility stitches and stretch stitches.

Some of the Neechi Omega brand sewing machines can do manual embroidery, darning, buttonholes sewing, overcasting, piping, gathering, invisible hems. 1-STEP Button hole creation.

The Omega brand sewing machine models have no plastic gears and everything including the bobbins are made of metal The removable free arm makes for easy sewing of pants hems, sleeves and cuffs..

Omega 605 is a great machine choice for general sewing, manual embroidery, darning, buttonholes sewing, overcasting, piping, gathering, invisible hems. 1-STEP Button hole creation.
While OMEGA MODEL OM426 is more of a starter machine with less of a stitch selection (it offers only 5 fancy stitches in addition to the standard straight stitches), it is still a great bargain for an entry level sewing machine.

The Omega 605 sewing machine accessories include:

4 Metal Bobbins (class 15)
1 Pack of 5 Regular Needles
1 Pack of 3 size 18 Leather Needles
1 Zipper-Cording Foot
1 Cording Foot
1 Gathering Foot
1 Button Foot
1 Buttonhole Foot
1 Satin Foot (plastic or metal)
1 Overcasting Foot
1 Hemmer Foot
1 Blindstitch Foot
1 Darning Foot
1 Quilting Guide
1 Straight Stitching Foot
1 Darning Feed Cover Plate
1 Seam Ripper
1 Lint Brush
1 Oiler
2 Spool Pin Felts
1 Needle Plate Removing Tool
1 Original OMEGA Carrying Case


http://www.nekhar.com/2008/09/15/get-a-bargain-price-on-the-omega-605-sewing-machine.html