I'm also was in the same situation. However, thanks to painttoad assuring me I would be pleased, I clicked the button. I'm very happy so far and there is a major improvement over what I had been using previously. I ordered the B-stock with the free shipping, great deal by the way. My unit is an older unit I believe with the original surround stickers however, that is the only difference that I can see from the gallery pics and picturs off of audiogon.
The shipping was the only eventfull item in the entire process. I was working during all three delivery attempts so I had to drive out to the Skokie fedex facility from the city (Chicago), in the first snow fall of 2005....Still worth it.

Ced