Today I was near a Bed, Bath, and Beyond (not my favorite store since everything they seem to carry comes from China .... but I digress) so I stopped in to see what they had. As others have said, the cast iron I saw all seemed to be very, ummm, prickly as in not smooth inside or out. I was not impressed. We probably could have made off with a dutch oven that was mismarked (should have been $49.99 but had a $19.99 sticker on it) but then I would have had to remove all the mirrors in our house. Anyway, didn't buy anything. Think I'll just continue to keep a lookout for older ones that are smoooooth. Thanks again to all who have offered advice.
And Noiseynana, I too am sorry that I did not post this before you got rid of your iron stash as I would have loved to have bought a few of your pieces. I would have loved them and told them all about their former owner everytime I used them. hehehe Ah well, life goes on!