I’m thinking about buying one of this machines maybe from eBay. What are people’s past experience with the machines, purchase process, and shipping. Thanks! 
The one I got it from on ebay came all in great shape and it was the newer version not the analog.
Mine came in a lot better condition than some people’s have. I basically had nothing wrong with mine except a minor alignment issue, whilst some people have had dented/bent out of shape, major issues. But, the sellers are usually able to be persuaded to give a decent sized refund if anything is in bad condition, so I would take the plunge again. Shipping on mine was from a national stockist (i.e. in same country) & took a few days by courier to my house. Although, seeing it in the back of the courier truck made me wonder about what condition it would be in (it had “this way up” stickers which seemed to be pointing to the wall of the truck).
I got mine from a US Seller, I figured they bought them in container lots, so they were well packed and protected on the voyage over. The journey from them to me was a good one as it arrived almost in alignment and no issues.
I’m wondering about the condition that it will arrive in and the shipping cost for it to be sent to New Zealand.
How about this one. Is this the one that everyone is using?
@James_Farrow That looks to be the same as mine. I’d have a look around a bit & see if you can find an ebay seller that ships from NZ, as there may be one there. Alternatively, try one of the Australian sellers, since we’re just over the water & less chance of damage in freight if less distance.