Does not surprise me. A good quality RtR recording offers unique charms and things like that will always garner a premium price to some extent.
The Price of Rhino Reel to Reel tapes $299.00
Really this is alot .I understand that it's 10 1/2 Reels.Which are expensive alone.But ,here you go guys get your wallet out.Years ago I bought Reel to reels from Columbia House .I have about a dozen. I loved playing them and they sound fantastic. The sound background was silent. I did buy tapes from Radi Shack and recorded music from ,mostly live shows on FM .