I have bought a few Bernina 153 feet on ebay but I made sure I checked on a few things about the auction item before bidding such as: were the feet "real" Bernina made feet; would they fit my machine (old style as opposed to new style); did the seller have a high positive rating; would they allow returns if the feet did not fit the machine; etc. If I wasn't sure about any of those questions, I asked the seller about it. There are usually a number of feet for sale on ebay at any given time. It just depends on whether the one(s) you are looking for are there when you want them ... and how soon the auction ends if you want one quickly. And of course you would have to have a PayPal account too. That being said, I do like the idea of asking your local but a bit- too-far-away dealer if they would be willing to ship as Silver Needle suggested.