I recently got a FW on E-Bay and it came very well packed. I found (IMO) after watching for one for quite some time that the people that don't know much about FW..you can get a better deal. They don't know their value. Some of the sellers are way too high and the machines are terrible looking. I spent $250 with shipping and I've seen other that start at $300 and go up and mine even looked better. I probably would be more worried with an electronic/computer machine. Too many things can or could be wrong with it...FW are so simple, just mechanical. Sorry, if I rattled on too much.