Perry, I got mine new for $150 + shipping($7.50) on ebay. That's a good price, I think! Retail= $249.99! That reel is a casting mother! I can cast a lil grub on a 3/8 oz. lead head, a very respectable distance. I'm throwing 20 lb. spectra on that baby! I love it! You have to let out line around 1/2 the length of the rod, but when you get used to it, TA DA! That mother flies! IT may be better casting than my Newell 220s and you know how they cast! Jerry/ Piranha
