I started to reply with this listing:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Electric-Quilt-5...item335a1d8d76
Here's a new unopened EQ5 for $97. Write to the seller and ask if he'll take $50 or $60 for it (still with free shipping).
What do you have to lose? Tell him it's not really upgradable to EQ7, meaning it would cost less to just buy EQ7 then to buy his version of EQ5 and then pay for the upgrade to EQ7.
And he's got 10 on hand. Did he buy them wholesale, or from a quilt shop that was going out of business? Who knows? Who cares?
He'll either tell you to take a hike or come back with an offer. What do you care? Make sure you still get the free shipping. ;-)
Then I went and looked at EQ6 listings -
http://cgi.ebay.com/Electric-Quilt-6...item20b882a4da
So there's EQ6 for $85 - new copy although I'd ask the seller again that NO activations were used.
If you don't like that price, then write and offer less.
That's all I got. Good luck.