check out ebay prices. I paid $27 for mine which is older than yours and a BF, so no zigzag. I saw it ebay that evening for #399. Go get it, but do not sew on it until you clean and oil it well. There are directions in the Necchi yahoo group. Necchis and Elnas are made with very little clearance - very exact machines, so they need to never be used without oiling.