Confer is a very good heavy duty rack in comparison to may that are made more for looks than functionality. I'd say it's on par if not better than the Garvin Wilderness Trails Racks that are available today which IMHO are far superior to the Surco racks I've seen/considered.

$200 isn't a bad deal but if you can get it for less, then great. $25?!? that's beyond a steal and I wouldn't expect to ever find one at that price unless there was something wrong with it, so if you found one at that price consider yourself to have been gifted one.

Factor in the reality that they're no longer being built... well, I'd snatch one up at $200 if I found one and needed a rack. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />