A guy here in town has this EMD up on Craigslist:
Niner E. M. D. - $1600 (Spartanburg SC)
He is asking $1,600 but might take a bit less and seems pretty eager to sell. I have a bike on ebay at the moment and would think hard about getting this one if mine sells.
Seems like a pretty good build, but I am not a fan of the sweep back handlebars and it has been a long time since I used grip shift, so that might be a couple hundred I would need to spend up front to replace those parts. I know nothing about a Manitou Minute fork.
Considering that you can get a decent new EMD for about $2,100, what would be a reasonable offer for this one?