Originally Posted by
Tartan
The full price of the 550 is not too bad. It is less than I bought my 440 at because it does not have the embroidery capability. Are you looking for new with warranty or used without? I have a Bernina Avtiva as my back up machine and it is a solid basic machine but I don't know if they still sell those.
They do not sell the 440 or 430 anymore. I am not looking for the embroidery part of it--again why I can do with a 430(instead of a 440 --to keep the cost down somewhat. I am looking for one--with or without a warranty. I know one of my LQS gives a 1 year warranty on used machines. I do not know if all Quilt stores do that or not. The warranty is not a huge deal for me if I can find one to buy elsewhere--it's just to find one!