oneton - I don't think you are nuts - sometimes all that stands between you and progress is a few bucks. No use holding up years of hard work and thousands of $ worth of other parts. Time is worth a lot more than people give it credit for . . . $75 isn't a bad deal if all it needs is a cover. I paid a grand for seats for my burb - got tired of driving around and looking at high priced rusty junk with no springs - when the right set popped up that was complete and virtually unused, I snapped them up - whatever you are short on whether it is time or money - you usually have enough of the other to help you make progress. The real issue is that you don't pay good money for something that will not save you any time . . . buying a seat that is beat to crap and missing half the springs for $100 doesn't really get you much closer to where you want to be, but it has levered $100 out of your wallet thus limiting your ability to get the cherry seat you really want in the future.
