Set up a gazillion saved CL searches and came back with a potential prospect:
https://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/...694870833.html
Handsome-looking mid-80s 52 cm Benotto 2500 with Shimano 600 components. Can't find exact information about which Columbus tubing but likely SL? I understand that 80s Benotto's were not made in Italy but Mexico - still this seems rather on the cheap side for what it is and I like the paint job.
There was an extremely well-preserved Ironman Master for $200 in my size but it was the dreaded purple and yellow one and I just couldn't.