thoughts on garrett 4294r??

not ball bearing i assume?

1100 is cheap

ebay has one for 1250:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Genuine-Precision-GT4294-Turbo-NEW-Garrett-GT42-GT42R_W0QQitemZ170057645849QQihZ007QQcategoryZ33742QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

exactly…