It was $550 Aus dollars, so about £230. Certainly a tad more than a PAW 049, which is only £50 in the UK, or a £65 cox 010! However the quality and history makes the pb a real collectors item and something which simply has to be owned imo. I just cleared out a load of rc cars and stuff which took up far too much room. This will be my only engine, so it's not so bad.