I thought ours was old, but this thread makes it seem like mine's brand new! Ours was bought in late '98, so it's almost 12 years old. Every piece of it is resin, except the wall. Surprisingly, there's only one speck of rust, at the skimmer hole. There's no fading, chipping, or cracking of the resin anywhere, so I think we made out pretty good! I hope ours last as long some of the others here!