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I got mine via ebay but was from a shop based company (actually located 1mile from my sister so new if I had a problem with it it could be easily sorted. The company was Complete Outdoors however, I think in their store they are selling the Mercury 9 Excel for about £230 but it is always worht contacting these companies and asking if they can do the tents for any better price.

I'll repeat a post here which I have just added to another thread:>>

I bought the Mercury 9 Excel, 2006 version, last week.  Fantastic!

Used it for 3 nights at Croyde, N Devon, including one night of heavy rain.  No problems (except we only had the mesh door closed, so the rain came in on the groundsheet)!

Relatively easy to put up (and will be easier next time - having learnt one or two things).  V quick to take down, having pointed a dark cloud and the imminent possibility of heavy rain out to the family!  Also managed to get it all back in the bag, helped by the storage strap for the main tent, and the compression straps on the bag.

Some extras not mentioned in the bumph: loads of storage pockets in the inners, plus a few in the living area (several makers use these as a strong selling point, Wynnster doesn't even mention them), spare poles etc.

No problem with light inside.  We didn't take the covers off the windows - I thought the plastic windows would only add to the heat inside - but still light enough.  The mesh doors help to keep it cool, especially if there is a little breeze.

Inners are not full height (for me, 6'2") - they are probably about 170cm. Living space is cavernous and plenty high enough.

Pleased I made the decision.  Recommend anyone to go for it.  Enjoy.