I have 2 of them,, the first one I got right from yeticom (who designed the radio) for around $360 shipped from NZ,, something happened and now they come into the states every few months and show up on ebay ,, 1 left on there now for $259 shipped,, the 2nd one of mine was from ebay
yeticom also has a new style mic if you buy from them,, most who use the optiuma mk3 use an icom hm-36(japan) for great sound
if you compare what you paid for a radio ,, then you had channels added, probly had the clarifier unlocked, the optima comes with all the channels/vfo(10m,11m cb, 12m),, clarifier unlocked, am/fm/ssb, built in cooling fan, and very stable