I don't trust the idea of shipping a sewing machine. At least, not yet. Someday I may get desperate... It seems like taking such a chance that what you get may not get what was expected, as far as condition? Do you all bid on GW and ebay, and buy off Craigs List? I can just imagine horror stories about damaged machines after bad shipping.
The sewing machine shop owner told me that he had a couple of 301s for a long time 1-2 years ago, no one wanted them and he finally parted them for use on the FWs.
That made me sad.