Just so you know...they had a limited edition Bernina's at the Essex Junction quilt expo that cost $10,500 on sale. What could make a machine cost so much? Did I misread the price? about 40 years ago I bought a machine from a newspaper by paying $20 a month. It probably cast $100. When it came it weighed a ton. I think it was made if iron. I never sewed on it because I bought a Kenmore.