Dirt, you did really well paying just $12 for your 52 ring on eBay. I just paid $37 for a 34 ring to replace my 28. Hopefully the sale of my 28 will make it a wash, or almost.
A 52 is coming up for auction again, we'll see. (My LBS has the TA 52s and 53s but at $60 and $70.)