There is a guy that will sell 10 sets of gen 1 bearings for 61.50 after shipping. I was curious if anyone out there wanted to do a buy with me and split the cost for 5 sets.
That's getting them at practically $6 a set. They are also ABEC 5 rating... I believe the ones from RS and other sellers are around ABEC 3.
I don't have a need for 10 sets, but I'd definitely be willing to split the cost to get them that cheap. I could mail them in a padded envelope so the second round of shipping would also be pretty cheap.