What people ask and what they receive can be 2 different things. And some people believe ask for the moon and settle for less. The first one I bought I did pay $300.00 after all the shipping charges, and the last one was $180.00. A lot of people pay nothing or very little $20.00 to $50.00. But if the machine has recently been re-wired and serviced they are going to ask for more than the ones that are "sold as is".