No worries guys, thanks for the info. No completely get that BNIB will sell for a bunch more, that's how it goes with anything, certainly should hold true with 20+ year old rc cars! I'm not trying to rip anyone off and I don't think my pricing is unreasonable but I'm also not in a position where I need to dump the thing for $50 just to get it sold today. They seem like there aren't a lot of them out there so $90 shipped will be the new price!
where is the best spot to buy a brand new 9.6v (and how much will it run me) so I can get this thing hooked up and get video of me driving it around the living room? I always take really good care of my things, even as a kid so I have no doubt this thing had lots of life left. Of course words only means so much on the Internet do if it's feasible I'd have no problem getting a battery to show this thing really is in awesome shape!