I think i have decided on a Mini-T for my kid to play with. cheap, can run on 4 AA's which I have a ton of, and obviously highly upgradable in the future when he gets better.
I put a request in the wanted section for a stock one. IF I can't find one around 50ish shipped, I'll just wait for my A Main hobby points to build up a bit. I have 25$ credit right now, and should have 55$ more by next week or so.....
80$ off a new Mini-T sounds like a good deal to me