I agree with that. Nothing can beat the NA prices if you look from Europe. I bought a 2 years old MK3 for 2200$ shipped. With a partial wall mount. No remote.
Since you are in UK, I would compare to the prices on lifestyle Av and recommend to just start tracking similiar items on Ebay.
Cheers
JK
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