I paid about 3 bills for mine. I one the auction on ebay for a stock one but it so happened that they listed a hood they thought they had 1 left of and so happens they did not. So 4 weeks later I still don't have a hood and so theguy said, look dude I have a GT Extreme that I'll let you have for the same price, cool? I was like alright...and he overnighted it to me. The condition of the hood is supposed to stay nice for yrs. to come, due to the UV technology incorporated into the construction and clear coating of VIS hoods.