A copy with OBI + sticker just ended at 151,000 Yen ($1,477.91 USD)
http://page2.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/b225012528
I know this soundtrack is one of the hardest to come by, yet it seems I severely underestimated my bid on it. No way in hell am I able to slap down an entire month's worth of income on a single soundtrack CD. Unless Nintendo somehow decides to re-release the entire DKC soundtracks on CD I'm never going to be able to nab a copy of this album at this rate...