Thanks, guys, it is comforting to know that I was not being rude or disrespectful. I assumed the same, it's a buyer beware world out there and the lathe is being advertised to me as near perfect with a tenths indicator so I figured I would ask the gent to video that to me prior to me trucking up there to do this myself . . .especially with the price of diesel fuel these days :-)
I know my "what sounds like a good price" is somewhat silly as it comes down to if it seems fair to me and the seller then that price is a good price. I am just trying to avoid a situation where I look back and think, "man, I should have waited longer in my search for the same quality (electronics included in this assessment) at a much lower price."
the risk in waiting is that I also might think "man, that was a good deal I passed up"