I love my FW's - bought 3 because I didn't know how to stop the winning bids on various sites. (I gave one to my sister since neither of my daughters wanted one.) Do yourself a favor, figure out what you believe to be a fair price and keep looking until you find one for that price or less. You will read all the time that someone has one at a yard sale for $20.00 and then see them for $500+. They are fun little machines that seem to run forever and very portable so if you want to take it to classes, or travel with it they are quite handy. I leave one up in my sewing room for that items that needs a quick mending.