Correct, Blued or Chromed. MSRP of the blued Steel Master was $3048 when it came out, Chrome was $500 more, I bought my Chromed Steel Master new (which I love) for a little over $3000 in 2012. Take a look at this Enos ad from March for a blued Steel Master. A quick search on the web shows that $2600-$2700 is NIB listed price for the blued (of course no one has one in stock, so take that with a grain of salt) , check grabagun.com, whichgun.com, armslist.com. I would say the $2500 for a used chromed is not out of the question, the thing to do since this is local to you, check it out in person, offer him $2000 and see what he counters at.