My husband purchased a refurbished Brother SE 270D for me from Overstock.com in 2006. It was my "daily driver" for several years, and even now it's the one I pull out when I need a buttonhole or some kind of decorative stitch.
I own 2 Singers, a Pfaff, 2 Brothers, and 2 Janomes, for a total of 7 machines. Only 2 of them were brand-new when I got my hands on them.