In paying it forward, I found an NEC 6PG on that Wisconsin SWAP site. If someone out there is looking for a cheap starter PJ, this may be for you. Seems as though every projector coming from this site has been in premo shape.

https://mds.bussvc.wisc.edu/swap/product.asp?mscsID=&auction_ID=17655

Toys like this never come up for sale in my area...

very nice! I missed a marquee 8500 last month that went for a few hundred bucks. doh!