You just lucked into one of the finest presses on the market when you got the Dillon 550. If the bidding hadn't gotten up to $250, I'd have made an offer myself.
The 550B is what I use and no it's not too advanced for a beginner because you can use it like a single stage press, but have...
Yea. I don't buy that at all. Prosecutor: "You make your own ammunition to make it more lethal than what you can buy at the gun store. " You: "No sir the stuff on the shelf is much more deadly, but costs 75 cents a round. He got shot with the cheap 10 cents a round stuff."
None of the presses are bad. Hornady, RCBS, Lee, Dillon, you name it, they all get the job done and are quality products. Selecting the kind of press, as opposed to the brand or press, is what you need to focus on. That decision depends on experience level, the quantity of ammunition you...
Good luck. I've been looking for SPP in the Alpharetta - Canton area for several weeks. From what I can gather the distributors are out and waiting on the plants to manufacture more.