æt ðə tˈaɪm, ðɪ ˈæskɪŋ pɹˈaɪs wʌz , wˌɪtʃ ɹˈaɪən dᵻskɹˈaɪbd ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt æz "ɐ stˈiːl", ɡˈɪvən ðɪ ˌɛskɐlˈeɪʃən ɪn vˈæljuː.
At the time, the asking price was , which Ryan described in 2008 as "a steal", given the escalation in value.