I think I have used this twice since I bought it. It is just sitting around collecting dust.
It is an as new Benro C-297 carbon fiber tripod with horizontal column
http://www.benro.cn/product/1/c297.html
Ebay price $US400
http://cgi.ebay.com/BENRO-C-297-Carb...mZ140118778123
AU$380 (plus postage or pickup from Toowong, Brisbane)