Handiquilter is a good company, based in Utah. Visit their website & check out their products, frames, machines. I would not purchase a used set up/ machine for that much $$ without checking it out, test driving. You also want to find ( as local as possible) service support. How far will you have to travel if something goes wrong? Are you technically adept enough to trouble shoot over the phone with service from Utah? I had an HQ 16 for 10 years, had a few occasions of trouble shooting, dealing with things over the phone ( their service people are great to work with) my hubby was able to replace a couple things with their guidance. I also had to take it in to a dealer/ shop twice. It was a good machine. I traded in, upgraded a couple years ago.