I have a Baby Lock (not the Ellure but one with the larger throat) and I LOVELOVELOVE my machine. The warranty on the BLs are wonderful and I would assume that the warranty would still be in place. The BLs use Brother feet which are a bit less expensive. Stitch quality is wonderful and the slighly wider feed dogs have 7 contact points which makes the fabric transfer more smooth. I would start negotiations at $500.