"I remember paying $1500 for a video recorder that was built to last, but complicated to operate compared to today's cheap plastic made to last 2 years equivalent. That was in 1984 from memory. Sold it last year, someone actually wanted something that old due to the quality I guess."
More likely someone wanted it for conversions...
There is still a business in converting old format recordings into new format recordings and you need the old equipment to play back the old stuff...
