yeah i did a double take on that myself.....read the ad real fast and yes it said NEW in the box fx5 and free shipping so just for the hell of it i clicked the buy it now it just had been listed for a few minutes and bought it. I got a email almost that instant from the seller saying this was a complete mistake blamed his wife for putting the wrong price suppose to have been 299.99 he said. He said he was trying to edit the error when I bought it. He then asked for my phone number so he could call and "discuss" this situtation. He had perfect feedbacks so I gave it to him he called right then. He said they were moving and his wife was listing alot of items on ebay and she made a error but if I insisted on him honoring the deal he would to avoid ebay getting involved and all that since he was trying to get a 2nd business selling stuff on ebay and didnt want bad feedback and whatever else might happen if he backed out. He was a really nice guy and his wife was all upset and crying in the background and I just didnt feel like being a A-hole since I believed them. I asked well is it still for sale he said yes and said he would sell it to me really cheap and I asked what "cheap" would be he said he got it as a gift at xmas and never set up the tank he bought to use it on and had already sold the tank because of the move and said how did 140.00 sound and he would pay 1/2 the postage. I asked him to relist it on ebay void the first auction and send me the link for buy it now at 155.00 including postage that way i am covered thru paypal if he doesnt send it. got to make sure you cover the bases when buying thru ebay. so he will mail it out monday morning and it should be here thursday. even at 155.00 that is still a great deal and he said he would throw in a few boxes for free of media he had for it. He left me a great feedback already for the deal and I will leave feedback for him as soon as I get it. Locally you cant find a FX5 for less than 299.99 so 1/2 price is a good deal to me.
