What's the deal with these Sony's?

[superlew]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sony-ZS-XN30-Multi-Codec-S2-Sports-CD-Tuner-Boombox-with-Power-Adapter-/190864893088?pt=US_Portable_Stereos_Boomboxes&hash=item2c706f24a0
Can someone please tell me why the asking prices on these are so high? I bought one of these brand new in '03 at Best Buy for $129.99. It was tough as nails and survived several canoe trips, but I remember it having pretty mediocre sound. I'm not interested in picking one up, just curious about the prices - I mean, why bother at prices like that? People are buying them.
Mine was stolen in a break-in, along with several thousand dollars worth of studio equipment, jewelry, and all my beer back in '06.
If anyone has one, please tell me what the deal is.

 

[Lasonic TRC-920]

Stealing money
Stealing jewelry
Stealing studio equipment

STEALING BEER ! ! ! :jason: :ls-duel: :angry: :freddy: :catfight:

Kill-able offence!

 

[superlew]

Most of the studio equipment was my roommate's, though I was gutted to lose my Roland MIDI. My roommate was in tears over an Alesis unit that was a gift from his dad. The beer was insult on top of injury. Most was covered by our renter's insurance. That was the final straw - The City of Lowell was my home for many years, but we both moved shortly after.
Anyway, I still want to know the appeal of these (I use the term lightly) boxes.

 

[Reli]

Those passive radiators are pretty cool

 

[Styleking]

Well it's better than when someone stole my aunt's van who was visiting from Canada. They found the van 5 weeks later with the case of Labatts they brought with them fully intact!

 

[retrohead]

at a pinch the only modern sony cd boomer id give a try is one of those xplod things-but ill wait for a few years till you can pick them up for the price of a happy meal lol