Sewing Machine Parts Resale

What It Is

You buy used sewing machines cheaply, take them apart at home, and list the individual parts (foot pedals, hand wheels, nose covers, circuit boards and so on) on eBay. The creator sells parts from Singer, Kenmore, Brother and Nelco machines, with the sales shown in this video running about $10-16 plus shipping each. He keeps small mailers just for these parts and says he can sell nearly every part off a machine, though the last few can take a while.

The Pitch

The creator says the parts sell routinely, and that taking machines apart is easy enough to do at home while watching a movie with his kids. He presents it as a steady sideline to his main media-reselling business.

Who It’s Best For

Handy, patient people who like tinkering and are comfortable listing many small items. It can work as a family-friendly sideline for an existing eBay seller.

The Truth (as we see it)

Parting out machines is a known eBay strategy, and the sales shown are real but small; per-part profit after postage and fees is modest, and income depends on listing many parts. The video gives no total income figures for this line, and some machines' parts will sell far better than others. You need room to store machines and loose parts, and the work involves buying machines locally and shipping every sale yourself.

Our assessment, based on the video and what’s typical across similar videos. We don’t independently verify income claims or prices.