Hmm, good luck finding one. Best bet is either a shelf queen (they do come up once in a while), or have a look on
www.tamiyaclub.com - lots of enthusiasts with NIB models willing to trade/sell, but like you said it still wont be cheap.... hind sight is such a wonderful thing; If I
had bought one about 6/7 years back it would be worth more than double to the right person these days.