My experience exactly. Only I paid in euros, and had to wait an extra 3 weeks because shipping was delayed.The slip-cased set of D&D4e PH, MM and DMG. I think it was about £70. It was one of my biggest disappointments: I was about 20 pages in when I realised I really didn't want to play this game. I gave it away.
Same.I bought the original black box for Monte Cook's Invisible Sun. I think that was about $250 USD.