Actually these were on sale for cheaper a few weeks ago on the Mad Catz site. I bought this at the beginning of January and wish I had waited. If they're still around when SSFIV hits, they MIGHT go on sale again.
In all honesty unless you want the female artwork/limited run you're better off getting the Marvel v Capcom 2 TE stick from Gamestop for $100, it's the same stick.
Beware that I bought the Femme Fatale stick and the LT/RT buttons did not work. Sent it back to Mad Catz for repair and they couldn't find the problem, but Mark Man hooked me up and had them send me a new stick and 3 keychains for my trouble.