Now that I think of it, I had a faded yellow 05 or 07 SG Special and I really liked that guitar but I had to sell it to pay the mortgage. UGH!
The paint work was poorly done (on purpose, I believe) but it was a great guitar. I don't remember what the case was like, a real Gibson one or maybe it came with a cheapie. It was probably a gig bag from the factory.
$400 is exactly what I paid for it, $400 is what I sold it for.
Just because it's not gold plated everything with an ebony fret board doesn't mean it can't be a great guitar.