i just purchased a machine on ebay and am so glad I did- I bought a babylok elegante 2 for a great price. I did , however, contact the seller and asked several questions, before long we had posted around 18 messages - most of which were of the "goodwill" variety. I suggest taking a moment to know your seller, why they are selling, details about machine. It just happens that my seller was going to purchase a friend's machine who was upgrading. We all upgraded and all were happy!