I adore my "cutout" card table also and have had it for alot of years. I bought it the summer I worked at Singer in Asbury Park, NJ when I was in college. The card table was $10.00 at that time but with the removable cutout. So your price of $7.00 was "just right." I worked all summer for a 401A machine which I still adore and a Wiss shears and pinking scissors. I taught home ec for many years and have been retired for 11 years. Qulting is my life besides my family and I have more fabric than I will ever use up.