lots of them on the net around that price if a person sniffs around..not to say it isn't a great price for sure..but in comparison to local dealer prices in my neck of the wood for pool equipment..no surprise. as i think ben noted recently, local guys probably have less inventory, higher cost to purchase the inventory than many of the online stores that are offshoots of big stores and can simply sell cheaper with volume. i purchased the autopilot soft touch system for exactly what you paid for the hayward and i thought it was a deadly price..the only thing i would suggest to anyone as a veteran of many ebay deals selling and buying is..use your credit card to pay..i trust no one until i've bought off them at least once with no issue.