Textile, leather and sewing machines: auction prices

We have recorded 11 auction sales with a price of 13 models by 10 makes in this category, and 3 lots are at auction now. Pick a make, or a model below.

This category covers the machinery used to turn fibre into finished textiles and leather goods, spanning spinning, knitting, weaving, dyeing, embroidery, industrial sewing, cutting and leather finishing equipment. JUKI dominates the sewing side with a huge range of lockstitch and specialist machines such as the DDL-8700 series, while DURKOPP ADLER supplies heavier duty industrial sewing machines used in leather and upholstery work, including the 667 eco. Brands like Lonati and Erretre appear in knitting and specialist finishing machinery, with models such as the Lonati 303P sock knitting machine and the Erretre INOX hot air finishing unit. These machines are bought by garment factories, leather workshops, shoemakers and alteration or repair businesses needing reliable production throughput.

EUR 300 median hammer price middle half 150 to 600 EUR 42% of lots found a buyer 324 sales with a price

Prices by make

Make	Sales with a price	Middle half	Median	Found a buyer
JUKI	59	EUR 250 to 600	EUR 400	73%
DURKOPP ADLER	16	EUR 250 to 800	EUR 600	38%
PFAFF	15	EUR 150 to 600	EUR 300	33%
Lonati	15	EUR 250 to 500	EUR 500	58%
Brother	11	EUR 150 to 300	EUR 200	34%
Singer	10	EUR 100 to 150	EUR 120	–

Prices by year of build

Built	Sales with a price	Middle half	Median	Found a buyer
2015 to 2019	18	EUR 300 to 2.000	EUR 800	69%
2010 to 2014	7	too few sales		29%
2005 to 2009	5	too few sales		21%
2000 to 2004	8	too few sales		25%
before 2000	13	EUR 60 to 500	EUR 200	22%

Prices by country

Country	Sales with a price	Middle half	Median	Found a buyer
France	106	EUR 150 to 600	EUR 300	85%
Netherlands	61	EUR 60 to 600	EUR 150	74%
Italy	33	EUR 200 to 600	EUR 500	30%
Portugal	23	EUR 120 to 800	EUR 150	100%
Romania	22	EUR 250 to 600	EUR 500	7%
Germany	22	EUR 300 to 1.500	EUR 600	69%
Sweden	16	EUR 120 to 600	EUR 300	–
Austria	14	EUR 200 to 500	EUR 400	–
Belgium	11	EUR 800 to 2.500	EUR 2.500	–

The country of the sale, not where the machine was made. Prices count the recorded sales of identified models, parts and accessories left out, on 308 auction sites, a sale listed twice once, in euros at the exchange rates of the day they were computed, rounded, before the buyer's premium and VAT; a row needs ten sales. "Found a buyer" counts the 127 sites that publish the lots that failed to sell, from twenty lots up; withdrawn lots are left out. Updated 2026-11-05.

Makes 10

JUKI 3 models · 3 sales PEGASUS 2 models · 2 sales BARUBAN 1 model · 2 sales BARUDAN 1 model · 1 sale CASATI 1 model · 1 sale DURKOPP ADLER 1 model · 1 sale Galli 1 model · 1 sale Carif 1 model · 0 sales Mitsubishi 1 model · 0 sales Stoll 1 model · 0 sales

Models with the most sales

Model	Sales with a price	Middle half	At auction now	Last sale
BARUBAN BEXT-S1501 CBII	2	under ten sales	0	2026-09-21
BARUDAN BEDTHE-ZQ-C01	1	under ten sales	0	2026-09-24
CASATI Z650	1	under ten sales	0	2026-09-22
DURKOPP ADLER H-TYPE 967-100180	1	under ten sales	0	2026-10-13
Galli TCE3000/2T	1	under ten sales	0	2026-10-13
JUKI DDL 9000 S	1	under ten sales	0	2026-10-01
JUKI DDL-8000A	1	under ten sales	0	2026-10-01
JUKI LK 1850	1	under ten sales	0	2026-10-01
PEGASUS P996	1	under ten sales	0	2026-10-01
PEGASUS W600	1	under ten sales	0	2026-10-01
Carif CAM450	0	none yet	1	none yet
Mitsubishi PLK-B1006	0	none yet	1	none yet
Stoll CMS 330 TC	0	none yet	1	none yet

Middle half: the rounded middle half of the hammer prices of the model, in euros, from ten sales; each model page lists the sales one by one.

Questions about used textile, leather and sewing machines at auction

What do used textile, leather and sewing machines sell for at auction?

Across 324 auction sales with a price that we recorded, the middle half fetched EUR 150 to EUR 600, with a median of about EUR 300. By make, the median of the makes sold most: JUKI about EUR 400, DURKOPP ADLER about EUR 600, PFAFF about EUR 300. These are rounded hammer prices in euros, before the buyer's premium and VAT.

How many textile, leather and sewing machines find a buyer at auction?

On the auction sites that publish the lots that failed to sell, 42% of 728 lots offered found a buyer. By country: France 85%, Netherlands 74%, Italy 30%. Withdrawn lots are not counted.

How does the year of build change what used textile, leather and sewing machines fetch?

The median hammer price by year of build: built 2015 to 2019, about EUR 800; built before 2000, about EUR 200. Age is one part of it; hours, condition and equipment explain the rest, which each sale on the model pages shows.

Hammer prices are what the auction house recorded when the lot closed. How prices are recorded.