The main issue here would be so you buy it, then who would give you classes or support? For only a few hundred more you could buy the same machine and either get a trade-in amount, free classes, free thread etc. So, I'd compare my apples to my apples and decide if not having any of those things is worth the savings. Also, who would perform warranty work? It can be difficult to take in machines to other dealers and expect them to cover warranty labor on machines not purchased through them.