I just bought a 6600 this last weekend and spent $1750.00. I could have gotten one on ebay for cheaper but I thought it was a good idea to buy it from the dealer so I can go to classes in his shop whenever I need instruction. Also, if anything went wrong with the machine, I could go back to the shop and he would fix it for free (this shop has been in business over 40 years-grandfather-father-son...I met all 3 of them). He is a Janome dealer. Hope I did the right thing.