Well, it is the only way I can get the Dreamcast SA. Emulation is messed up for a bunch of reasons,
even just for exploration and comparisons, not to mention time-attacking, which is nearly impossible
(slowdown after a few minutes, bad controls, too-high framerate, floaty glitch, inaccessible stages, and more).
Yeah, the price is a little high, although I paid $60 for an N64 bundle at the same store in 2002
(console with one controller, the RF switch and modulator connection set, an Expansion Pak, and The Legend of Zelda: OoT).
And it's way cheaper than any other system would be... except GBA, which I could get brand-new for $50. :(
(That's like nothing compared to even the Revolution.)
I'm checking eBay right now, but as I remember, almost everything there costs too much because of shipping.