Kitchenaid Professional 600 Stand Mixer 6 quart

I did a lot of research on refurbished KitchenAid mixers and thought it was worth a try to save $200. I bought mine from Always Quality (listed as "always quality"). First of all, unimpressed with the seller and shipping. I placed my order on May 14 and received message that my package had shipped. "Great," I thought. It ended up not being received by FedEx until May 18, four days later. On May 21, 22, 23, 24, and 25th I received messages that my package was "Out for Delivery." I finally received it on May 25th, and, oddly enough, the tracking number still shows that it's out for delivery. I tried to contact the seller twice to see where my package might be and got crickets. Nothing. Anyway, it arrived and it is flawless looking. Really beautiful. I read that the whisk attachment was turning peoples' food gray so I made a paste of baking soda and water and rubbed the whisk wires by hand and that removed the debris that was on the surface. The other two attachments seem to be fine. The black knobs are on the speed lever, the lever near the front (where attachments go) but not on the lever used to raise the bowl. It's not a big deal to me and not obvious. I made a batch of chocolate chip cookies today and it worked well. The motor is loud, sometimes not so loud, sometimes quite loud, and behaves that way at every speed. For this reason, I would not order one of these as a gift. I know it's loud, but I saved $200 so I can live with that. It mixed the dough well. I have yet to try bread dough because, thanks to COVID-19, grocery stores have been sold out for weeks. I'm cautiously optimistic that the mixer will be able to handle it. It short, I paid $279 for a KitchenAid Pro 600 that looks flawless but is loud. I will feel better about it when I "put it through the ringer," which will need to be soon to stay within warranty. I saved the box for a possible return. I saved over $200 so overall, I feel I have reason to be cautiously optimistic and pleased with the savings. The more I use it, the more confident I'll be. Looks great on my counter. Would not buy as a gift.