The Logitech controller which is in the auction has a design flaw which restricts the range of motion on the analog pad unless you modify the controller case via the instructions on NUON-Dome.
I agree that $150 is kind of high but someone bid on it so I guess the price is whatever someone will pay.
Unfortunately, the Logitech controller is the only one that can be found easily these days. Luckily, they are so cheap on ebay, you can do the mod, and if you screw it up, you can easily get a new one.
I already wore mine out. I had to put it up to save the last few plays for some IS3 and the ability to maybe play some new homebrews if more come out. It is on the last leg though and might not even have another play in it.
I am selling my Toshiba SD-2300 (w/manual & remote), Tempest 3000, and Logitech controller (works perfect for Tempest 3000). Everything is like new. Make offer. Going on eBay soon.
I don't think I'm dealing with quite the same pressures though, at the very least its a significantly smaller system. For the time being I'm just going to put together a quick scrubby box though and hope it works good enough to not make my house toxic
I do know this - xenforo dropped the ball by not keeping the vbulletin reputation comments as a feature. The loss of the Reputation comments data when we switched to Xenforo really was the death knell for the site when it came to all the users that left. I know I missed it so much and I got way less interested in the site when that feature was gone and I run the site.