How large of a throat? That will be the only way to compare apples to apples. If you're talking 9"--then the Juki 98 would be the cheapest new. There are several others that you might be able to find used in the 9" category--Janome 1600, Pfaff Grand Hobby Quilter 1200, Viking/Husqvarna Mega Quilter, Brother PQ1500 are all similar to the Juki 98. To get bigger than 9", you'll probably have to add another $500+ to your budget. The basic Bailey Home Quilter is 13" and I think it was around $1,200. They also make a 15" & now a 17" version. They were the cheapest that I remember when I was searching. You might find an older DAQ, KenQuilt, Gammil, etc if you look hard enough but those are industrial, quilting only machines. The ones I mentioned prior are more like domestic sewing machines.