I am currently shopping for a Janome machine. I have settled on the 8900QCP because I want the larger harp for quilting. The challenge I am having is finding a price. The prices are not listed on line and so when you talk to a dealer you don't have a good benchmark as to whether the price they are giving you is a good one or not. I currently have a discussion thread going on Quilting Board asking for price points for this machine. I have found that some people have paid more than $1000 more than others. This makes it very hard to shop even though I know what machine I want.