It is possible they are telling the truth about the age, I saw one like this at an ACE recently on the floor. They are lying about the price though.....
I don't know the year when they changed from this look to the new one 2012 maybe.....
I really like this model, almost better than the SS version.
$150, is a fair price, not a steal but i would pay it if I wanted a blue performer bad enough.