Darn it!! This is how my luck always goes.....
I was browsing the closest Craigslist craft postings yesterday and saw a post a lady was giving away a complete longarm setup, yes giving way!! It was a fairly decent sized throat, just had a little bit of tension issue. I emailed her and she took the post down only 5 minutes later and said it was spoken for. I would have definfitely driven the 2+ hours to pick it up for free. I'm always just a bit too late for great deals like this.