Harvey and Barbara,

Having just gone through this exercise, fonts on eBay are in the $50-150 range and pantographs have been going for anywhere from $300 on up depending on the "extras".

$1300 is a reasonable price for a floor model similar the picture posted IF it doesn't require shipping expense, has a nice variety of cutters and fonts and is REALLY only 7-10 years old. Remember, these models have been around for over 25 years.

I doubt you will run into these problems, but look for rust/corrosion on the screw drives to adjust the jaws and raise and lower the spindle.

If it is drag only, the price is high.

One last heads up..... if you REALLY want to get into pantograph work and you don't need all that extra depth of a floor model, you can cut in half what they are asking and still do an awful lot of items with a table top model. The type is the same and the smaller unit is "portable" where you can put it away if you want to in between jobs.

Determine what items you will use it for and then you can make a more informed decision.