Any player can be a steal if it's cheap and in good working order (if broken and free, it can be a fun project to see if it could be fixed and then feel a sense of accomplishment).
Anyway, I was recently gifted a perfectly working Mitsubishi M-V7057 (704 clone) w/ the original remote. Didn't know the guy and I think he really just wanted a good home for his player. You can't really beat a deal like that.