hi vince,
you wish it was that cheap...
the price you are pointing to is perhaps for the machine alone without CNC and enclosure...

I will refer you to the optimum own's website:
bf-46, manual (no CNC) - 4'590 Euro
Optimum Maschinen: BF 46 Vario
cnc kit - assembled 3'180 euro
Optimum Maschinen: CNC Fr
enclosure: 2'450 euro.
Optimum Maschinen: CNC Fr

unfortunately their English website is not as complete as the German one.


so total is 10'220 euro BEFORE taxes.
that's about 11'500$us BEFORE taxes or shipping from Germany.

I don't seem to find right now a US dealer that sells the package, but 14'000$us was the going rate for the machine +CNC - enclosure. I believe it used to be even more on acklands-grainger.

I might be wrong, please do correct me...
yes you might be able to save some money if you buy used, or if you get an after market CNC kit and do the retrofit yourself, perhaps a different enclosure or maybe you will even find a dealer that has a discount on a plain machine he is trying to clear: but as far as I know, this complete set, brand new, is not available anywhere else for less.