Sound like a great deal to me. I use my serger to make Linus quilts. I make them envelope style and use the serger to make the intial envelope. I then Machine quilt them on my regular sewing machine. I love my serger. While I don't do a lot of garment making anymore I use it when mending etc. Even if it turns out to not be a real nice one you could trade it in on a better one at a local dealer. I have a Bernina 1150MDA and it is easy to thread.