they must have gotten more expensive since this thread got popular! j/k...I picked mine up for about $240 to my door...and it's in better shape that my CT was back in the day when I had it rebuilt....turbo spins freely, no shaftplay...she's ready to roll....
remember, these turbos generally last a long longer than a normal turbo, so getting one with 100K miles on it, isn't that big of a deal...and if it is, you can find rebuild kits for them all over the place and I'm sure the maintence from a turbo rebuilder wouldn't be that bad....