Yeah no kidding.. I think that lip is really awesome, but i don't think a piece of plastic is really worth that much, like really.
l67, any chance that you have his name?
I just got really lucky... scored a standard original bumper cover for $75 and the next day got a pair of GXP bumpers for $300 (I'd have gotten the fenders but they wanted $275 each)... downside was there's a crack from the left signal to the bottom (5-6") and another one in the bottom lip just to the right of center... I have to have them painted stealth Grey Metallic (currently they are white) so having my buddy repair the cracks before painting will only add $30 bucks extra over the $300 for painting both bumpers.
My GT bumpers are getting pretty beat up. Lots of gravel and people who like to rear end you while talking on their phones in my area. Might have to go the GXP route.
I hate the look of the gxp bumper If i had one ide swap and use an se lip