GF 555 expensive in the US?

[Waxer]

I see these all the time on eBay UK that go for £40 to £60 ($70 to $95) and I was just going through eBay US and saw an auction starting at $199. Is this common?

 

[blu_fuz]

No one buys them for $199. That one has been listed for a long time....

 

[bklyn sound]

Sharp gf 555 ... Really not my cup of tea..remind me of music class in grade school