Quest: Well $45 wasn't very high relative to his other prices for CIB N64 games. Ogre Battle 64 was $95, Harvest Moon was $90 - and there were some lesser titles like Earthworm Jim 3D for like $40. Everything in his booth was at least $10 including common NES games.
I think that he thought it was maybe a $60 game and had it underpriced for some reason. There is a collector in my area (who I have never met) who died recently and he got this game from him and he told me he paid more than what I paid because the guy was dying and he felt bad. If only he knew what a deal he got...also, this guy is kind of burnt out on the whole scene so I think his mind is still full of prices from years ago. I don't think SC got as much attention back then but I wasn't around then either. And I also don't think he knew what a premium the manual brings.
Jone: Thanks for the kind words. The reason it's taking me so long is because I am a giant pussy and I have a hard time spending money. Also I get distracted by NES. But that said if you have anything I need and are willing to ship a bulk deal to Canada I would be game, not sure how much buying you do with N64 anymore.