Originally Posted by homeagain2010
The problem with buying on line is no warranty. Even if it looks like a great deal, machines are sold as is and you can end up with problems.The Brother dealer I used to work for would take trade ins , clean, oil, and make sure they were in good working order before he would let it out the door.
I bought a Brother on Amazon, and when the timing belt slipped a local repair place fixed it for free because I still had the packing slip showing it was less than a year old and so still under warranty.