$500 for an MTH Subway set...too much?

Plain and simple…is $500 too much to pay for the first MTH subway set? Produced in 1998 and retailed at $299. The seller claims it has never been run, still in it’s original box and in brand new condition. It has protosounds 1 and a brand new battery.

Would you purchase this?

Wow, I bought one of those sets when they first came out! I love mine. It’s a nice set to be sure. I guess it all depends on who believes owning MTH’s first subway train is worth the extra bucks. My own opinion? I’d rather pay the $500 retail price for MTH’s new Premier IND R-1 set with Protosound2.

$259 at Just trains of Delaware.
Check it out with free shipping,
http://www.justrains.com/MTH%20RailKIng%20Instock.htm
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