Hi Anna, I have the Juki TL98Q and I love it! I paid about $900 for mine so it sounds like you would be getting a great deal. Are you sure it's new and not factory serviced? The Juki is actually considered a mid-arm machine because the throat space is only 9 inches. I can't afford to spend $3,000-4,000 on a longarm system right now, so I went for the Juki and a HandiQuilter2 frame. I am in quilting heaven with my setup.