Bummer. Your questions are good ones, but I think you will need to get the answers from the new dealer. If the old dealer will be providing service, will it be warranty service, and will he have full access to the Janome parts? Will your machine still be under warranty after he works on it? In general I have found that the new owner classes are offered by the dealer you bought from, and not from others. I was considering buying a sewing machine at Puyallup (good prices) and the sellers there said I could get the classes from my local dealer. But I've learned not to completely trust what someone says when they want to sell you something (imagine that!) When I asked the local dealer about offering classes, he said that his classes were "premium" classes, and that I would have to buy the machine from him to get them. I wound up with a different brand machine, but that dealer matched the Puyallup prices. I do think there's an advantage to buying your machine from someone who is going to continue to stay in business, and also from someone who has a good reputation for service after the sale. Here you have one dealer who is going out of business, and another potential new dealer (vaguely defined) who has no reputation (but may develop a very good one in time). Be careful.