I've been following a couple on E-Bay -- it looks like the price you quote is about average depending on the state of the machine. There's one right now in a case for $152.00 with $25.00 shipping that looks pretty good. Another is $250.00 but has been completely refurbished by an experience sewing machine repair person. If I were in the market for one, I'd go with the higher priced one since it will be usable out of the box.