Biggest piece of advice, is don't rush into anything...unless its a screaming bargain, in which case, tell nobody and hand over the cash and get out of there!!!!

Many ebay pins are overpriced, and i would be very hesitant buying your first machine sight unseen - or at least without another forum member/someone with experience looking at it.

I like that first bit...haha

I def would not consider something without seeing it at this point...I can only imagine some of the stories of the unfortunate.

thanks for the advice :)