Great deal on a beautiful rod. I think you have a gem. My first JDM rod is a 7' Shimano Soare BB that I paid $120 including shipping in 2018. Liked it so much I bought another as a spare. It's still my favorite rod over ALL my other rods including G LOOMIS and all the custom rods I had built over the years plus all JDM rods that I've gotten since. Paired with my Stella 2000CS it feels like I have a magic wand in my hand.