I just ran into the same problem with in Riverside, CA area. I am not a typical dumb ass, but they sure got me. I got them for $190 and keep trying to haggle him down a bit lower. I believe this is a major scam as it used a lot of pressure to the person to buy a false advertised product. The speakers are not bad at all but using such false method to sell it is scam indeed. I want to know the true value of these speakers as I am putting them into some good use. I got the Kirsch K-3 speakers. They use the same exact methods, to convince you with ads and use great pressure to make you buy it. A typical person would want to buy and resell knowing the value is a lot more. If I was only a lot more clever as usual, I would've caught these losers.