My hubby bought me a used set up for Christmas. It was an investment. I don't make quilts to sell but love to make them for my family. I kept getting frustrated with trying to quilt on my regular sewing machine and having puckering and such on the back when I had worked so hard on the front. I have truly enjoyed having it and will have the option of supplementing income down the road if I wanted. I will say that when making the investment know that there is a learning curve - if I had lived closer to a dealer I would have bought new so as to get the classes. I am still learning but love it.