Dealer is asking way too much. I bought my Janome 6600 almost a year ago and paid $1000.00. I had ask the local quilt shop to keep an eye out for trade-ins and within a week he called and said a lady had come in to upgrade and had only used the Janome 2 times. I got free lessons and I love all of the different stitches and attachments. You might want to consider looking around and doing some research.