$350.
Geez - I spend that for beer and smokes for a week for me and the wife.
$350 to gain some character, and you're trying to negotiate to $200????
That'll barely fill the gas tank in the truck.
Hell, I've had people send me parts they didn't need that would value way over the $350 range, because they didn't need them, and they didn't even ask for shipping. ( Thanks to Joe Murray FR311)
I sent some stuff out to Jon just last week, and I'm not looking for money (or shipping) - just stuff I don't need, and he could use, or add to a collection.
These are the type of people that are on this site.
There's the answer to your question on the "story" of this site.