How is your idea going about asking the price of the FW? So many have said it depends on where you are looking; sometimes South is cheaper, sometimes not. I bought my last one in Alabama for $275, not in tip top shape, but the person who owned it "knew what she had and wasn't caring whether she sold it that day or not" and DH and I had been looking for one over six months, so he was determined to be done with the "chase" so he said OK (after I had already walked away in a huff).....but for all practical purposes, it is wonderful. The GD and I have pieced our last six quilts on it--she loves it and so do I.