Opinion On Used Machine

[ChisholmTrail]

I searched through the archives and I found some posts regarding the Artisan machines but they are fairly old posts. A friend of a friend has a gently used Artisan Toro 4000 R. This would be my first serious leather machine if I purchase it. I like to do upholstery projects, horse blanket repair, and horse bridles, belts etc. For those of you that have one of these do you still like the machine? Any idea on a fair price for a used one?

Or am I better off getting a Tippmann Boss.

Thanks.