I have the 8900 QCP SE .. it has a blue face .. the original was grey and for a short while they had a red face. Anywho, I’ve had mine 2 years and I love it. I just made 24 zippered vinyl bags and using the zipper foot, ultra glide foot, polyester thread and a 80/12 universal needle had no issues. I have found this machine just likes bigger needles .. for piecing I use a sharps 80/12. If I’m using decorative stitches I’ll use the Janome red tip 90/14 needles. For quilting I use the Janome purple tip 90/12 needles. Makes a big difference in the quality of stitches. It should come with two stitch plates .. universal and straight. I don’t have issues with fabric being sucked down with the straight stitch plate ... and the nice thing is you can move your needle to the right to achieve that elusive 1/4 inch ... and you can save that setting so when you push the button for 1/4 stitching it defaults to your settings. The huge foot pedal is very nice for long sewing sessions. The jog dial and I are becoming friends but I’m not crazy about it .. don’t hate it but it’s just a little odd. When I first put the accuflex foot on, I felt like I had 15 thumbs lol. But with just a few times of doing it I got used to it very quickly and can do it quickly. The free motion quilting is a dream .. the convertible free motion quilting set is genius. No more hippity hoppity feet yay! So I would try it out because just because I love it doesn’t mean you will ... or there could be a reason the seller is selling that she’s not saying ... was she intimidated by the machine or she’s downsizing or something that’s not good about her machine.