I have one of the old ones and I have had alot of poor luck with it. some my own others due to the poor glue the factory uses.
the first flight I stalled it coming in and didn't hit the nose to hard but it completly ripped the front of the plane off. After looking at it closely most of the wood parts didn't break they just came apart.
after about 15 flights I had about 7 crashes most minor but due to the plane being so heavy it didnt have any glide factor and it was really hard to get it back to the field if it dead sticked. (root cause of most crashes was a bad pick up in the factory fuel tank)
but I still fly her today after some extensive repairs it still looks really nice and flys Ok just heavy.

I dont think I would buy another Seagulls model but thats just me, Most people like them alot.
and if I would have known to glue it up before flying it I might have avoided some of my problums.