I have a standing offer from a friend to buy my 1050 as soon as the 950 comes out for $400. We made this agreement before I bought the 1050.

In fact, we came to this solution because he was planning on upgrading his two-channel receiver to a five-channel receiver in a few months, and was in the process of shopping around. I'd bought my Axiom speakers already and was waiting for the 950. After the third or fourth delay, I floated the solution of buying a temporary receiver and then reselling it to him later.

The deal was he'd get to pick it out and I'd keep it until the 950 came out, and he'd get a $100 discount. Lo and behold, he picked the 1050. :-)

I think $400 is a fair price for a used 1050 since they don't really degrade from use and the only thing you're missing from buying one used is the joy of opening a brand-new box.