I have a black one but had been lusting after a white one .... don't know why exactly. Anyway, saw one on my local CL yesterday about 45 minutes after it was listed. Called and the lady still had it. They were moving out of state. She was the original owner. Had to go pick it up about 50 minutes away so there was some gas cost but I got it, the book, a box of bobbins, some feet, and a couple of older sewing books for $165. I thought that was a pretty good deal. Needs cleaning and oiling/lubricating but otherwise is fine. Good luck with your hunt. Just keep watching ebay and CL and take your time. The prices do seem to be coming down on them .... but that seems to be true of lots of things selling secondhand now. I think one can definitely see how the economy is doing (or not doing as the case may be) by noticing how items on ebay don't seem to be selling as well as they used to be.