First and foremost I want to thank each and everyone of you for your input!!!
The Nolting longarm was about 700 miles from our home one way!. I say was-----it now resides in MY home!! Taking everything you all said into consideration I contacted the seller one more time----then things fell into place. Turns out the seller was just as cautious about giving out too much info to someone he didn't know. The machine is in pristine condition as was the home it came from.
The owner could not have been more helpful nor could the folks at Nolting as I did give them a call. Would you believe Dan at Nolting actually pulled up the Craigslist ad (while we were talking on the phone) and was able to id the year and condition from the photos.
I think the Lord also had a hand in this so I want to thank Him!!!
Now I need to give the little lady a name and start working.