I used to have that deck, its an ES unit... very nice deck. I'd say its definatly a keeper... thats when Sony made nice stuff, before that "xploding" crap.

I, unfortunatly, sold my deck like 2 years ago... It was one of the best decks I've used, except for the fold down face, that wasnt too impressive, but it got the job done.

My friend has it now, and it still plays as it did when it was new... and its 4 years old...

To me, it'd be worth the $39... but search around... see if you can get it cheaper... also, try local stereo shops (not chain stores) they usually keep odd items like that laying around... bring your deck with you to assure compatibility.