gloria p wrote:

>> I have a bid in at
>> eBay for a used one plus $20 shipping. We'll see what happens.

>Why buy used? You have no idea how many times it has been used or how
>close it is to giving up the ghost.

I believe it might be a good gamble. Sometimes you *do* have an idea
how much it's been used. Or the price might be low enough so the risk
doesn't matter.