To give you a little more confidence, September 2016 I also purchased an Elna eXcellence 760 (like a Janome 8900) with extra sewing trolley and extender table coming from a Bernina dealer in California on eBay for $999.00. I could not believe it as these machines are a $3999.00 sewing machine. I asked a lot of questions before making that purchase and it is like a brand new machine. Sometimes you get really lucky. When you come across something on eBay that really, really grabs your interest, you just have to contact the seller with any and all questions.