Silvia in SF Bay area (Lamorinda area)

[JoshInCA]

This craigslist ad showed up on my radar today:
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/hsh/1254992184.html

I'm not sure it's within my budget, which is limited based on my account at the Bank of Behind The Sofa Cushions, but it sounded potentially tempting.

[Tex]

It's an older model, with no adjustable OPV unless the seller has modded it. Without the ability to tune the brewing pressure you might as well have a Saeco.

[JoshInCA]

Tex, thank you once again for saving me from my ignoracne my igorantsy what I don't know about espresso machines 

Which is considerable, as the feller said...

Is the short version (25 words or less, folks, step right up) -- get yourself a Gaggia? I mean ... should I keep looking at other possibilities or just wait for the unsuspecting person (who I just know is out there somewhere) who has an unwanted Classic in excellent condition and thinks the advice he or she got to let it go for "three-ninety-nine" meant $3.99  ... ... ... ?