Well, not really. CV's were on closeout with prices all over the place depending on whatever the distributor cared to charge. Were some out there at $1700? I didn't see any close by me at the time, but probably some distributors may have sold at that price. That would have been one of the lowest price points available at that time. I bought mine for $1895 plus tax from American Vending. They dried up pretty quick at that price. When I bought mine the distributor asked if I wanted more than one as Williams still had them in stock, I told him no. Two weeks later I called him back as a friend of mine wanted one and they were gone. Also, bought a NIB NGG at $1895 plus tax too, still have it.

Safecracker's were easily selling for well over $2000 by 2004-2005 in the midwest.