I wouldn't pay that much for a used Avid. I have a number of St. Croix fly rods - a couple avids, 2 legends, and a legend ultra. The Avid is a perfectly useable saltwater rod - but as a previous poster said, it didn't go for much more than 200 new. See if you can get the guy to come down in price. If not, I'd look into TFO fly rods. their professional series is a great bargain @ around 150.