I have heard of it, I don't know when they came out, but Martin has a descent reputation, although their bows aren't priced as high as Mathews, or Hoyt, they are good bows, and I have seen more than one guy shooting a Martin win a 3D shoot over people shooting Mathews, or Hoyt. I can't tell you exactly what it is worth, but I know you can buy a new cougar 3 with everything you need to start shooting for around 525.00