thats what is wrong today with old kits, people are paying outrages prices for them, the older kits that cost 50- 90 dollars new are now going for 2 hundred and up. some of these I have built and they are not that good of quality, wood is heavy, some is warped, instructions are sketchy and most times there was hardware missing. why would you pay 300 dollars for a low quality kit that worth only 70-100 dollars. Just because it is old don't make it worth having. I guess as long as there people willing to pay those prices people will ask for the price.