>>2935981
i dont know what to tell you usually i pay what the asking price is. maybe you should research on the lathes that are available to you. like you could look up common problems and try to see if those are on the machine you want to buy

i got an old atlas lathe very recently. my dad bought it from a guy in the 90s and then never used it. getting it out of his basement and into mine was a cluster. there is a gear assembly and a brass nut that I didnt know were badly worn it was $300 to buy those parts.