I've got the black Compass Champion model you have back in your first post. I bought two about four years ago and the first one is being used and still in great shape. This one was a backup "just in case". So, it's NOS and incredibly supple, as Jan would say. My invoice says Compass charged me $5 to ship these two in an envelope (!?). I'll go $1 for a grand total of $10, if you're interested.