Every time I see Lasonics on japanese auctions, they fetch good money, compare to the well known "heavy" boomers, check this one http://injapan.ru/auction/r74970702.html 10 bids and $204. And the same time "local" Sharp's, Aiwa's, etc. for 20 bucks have no bidders at all. http://injapan.ru/category/44764.html