Never underestimate what can pop up at a thrift store. Went to a local thrift store today on a monthly visit (wife buys books there) and I always check out the electrical section before going back to the car and read a book while the wife makes her selections. Lo and beyond I found a genuine arduino Duemilanove 328 board along with some kind of starter kit that includes a bare prototyping shield board, assorted leds, resistors, a couple of buttons, two pots, A 9vdc battery box with power switch and connector plug, and a mini solderless breadboard with a ton of male to male jumpers. All bundled in a plastic baggy for the grand total of $1.99. Not a bad score if I do say so myself.
Just got done quickly checking out the arduino board and it uploads the blink sketch just fine!