I had finally decided to buy the 7 x 16 Metal Lathe from Micro Mark and had placed the lathe and several accessories into my shopping cart a couple days ago. Today I went to place the order when I discovered that all the prices in the cart had increased from $1100 to over $1300. I called cs and was told that they had a price increase on the 2nd. I received no email to let me know that my cart price had increased nor was there any information on their website. The cs manager kept telling me "There is nothing I can do". No break on shipping or prices. So I guess I need to start looking for a new lathe.