Originally Posted by quiltncrazy
Originally Posted by Jamie
we have a local shop in the area..it is a main carrier of babylock..which I personaly love...but the fantastic thing about this shop, is it's all trade in's and once used ( for trade shows and such) machine...so they are all a quarter of the price..many of them barely touched...plus they offer the classes and such...I realize this isn't realistic for you...but you can go online, and search the refurbished babylocks, and machines of that sort..and get a great nearly new machine..for often times really cheap! My machine I bought used, it is an older model, a babylock esante...it is a quilting, and embrodery machine... fully computerized I love her..I spent under $500 for her.
Jamie, sounds like you got quite a bargain, but did you buy online? I could have saved some money, or got a cabinet with mine, but afraid to buy something that I've only seen pics of and a list of features, otherwise, sounds fantastic!
You may save money buying on-line, but you don't have the service of a dealer if anything goes wrong. You may be sorry. I would be uncomfortable buying a used machine on-line without a recommendation from someone I knew who had bought from the SAME on-line place.