well .......... I paid a bit over the top, 1100 quid, but I got what I wanted ......... and
I regularily buy stuff offa ebay - but I use a snipe program called bidburglar dot com, you put in the maximum price you want to pay, and it bids on your behalf 4 seconds before the end of the auction - firstly it means you never end up paying more than you wanted to and most importantly, it stops you getting involved in a bidding war.
best of luck anyway, ............. 1000 quid is defo the going rate right now ...............