Actually, I did my research "bargain basement" style and checked out eBay, finding many New in the box, never-opened CH hotas for around $100.00. SOOOO anoying thing that happened to me was I'm talking to Dale on the phone, and I tried to reach my throttle, and the stick fell from the top shelf and literally SMASHED open. Guts hanging out of a stick, and it got hit so hard that the thing won't even let me take off or fly in auto climb because it's that messed up.
That's the way the cookie crumbles, eh? grrr