Well to be honest, I bought one right after writing that. I found a deal on eBay with a $25 premium, so I went for it.
But here is a tip for you. The thing is selling really well on eBay and
very hard to find. It is a big collector's piece. It was made in Japan a year ago but for some reason was painted blue, which was big turn off. Now they've released an accurate version, but it is a USA wallmart exclusive. So you can imagine collectors over the world going bonkers for it.
Anyway it seems to be netting a $25 profit on average, so you could try a fixed price auction.
http://members9.tsukaeru.net/ty1_toys/toys/MP_SS.htm BTW, I am sorry to hear that about the bomb threat. Hope no one was too shaken up.