the $299 deal was for the remaining stock of 60gb players that was out, atleast we had them here in AZ. The new price is for the 80GB versions with the ps2 SW support in them. I would think with all your stuff $450 shipped would be good, but at $400 you could dumb it quick.
I have mine now as a sync'd media server and with the psp I was able to watch movies in the hotel when I was out of town last week from my computer via the ps3 and even connected it to the TV in the hotel and look fairly good but the sound was not the greatest.
Are you sure you want to say goodbye to it, or maybe you just need some better quality time with it...