Actually you are probably right
@maliw , assuming the story is correct. If it has never been used a Bernina dealer could just pass it off as new.
Anyway I'm watching to see if anyone buys. You'd need a heck of a lot off to compensate for no guarantee. My Bernina was a competition prize that I bought with no guarantee with it. Fortunately not been any problem, although I don't use it much and it's not a bells and whistles machine so not a lot to go wrong..