Not that you have to hit up someone on a street corner peddling MP3 Players, but all the “IPod Killers” that have been released are being sold for pennies on the dollar according to MP3 newswire.

Checking sites like Big Lots, Overstock.com, and even eBay to see who has a still reasonably useable MP3 player that is still new in box is not a hard thing. With all the extra stock around, finding a 1-gig player that still has some life left in it should be fairly easy. Moreover, fairly cheap. So if the younger kids need a player, this is the way to do it.

The digital savvy know what features are most important to them and they can tell right off if an older player at a steep discount makes a compelling option. A good way to gauge value for any user is to measure them against a contemporary player that’s popular and well priced. In this case, we will use the iPod shuffle, which is a basic 1GB player with no display for $79.00. If a older player can offer more and do it for a price equal or less than the shuffle’s it certainly becomes an option. The iPod shuffle is particularly good for this, because there are many users who find significant value in just the iPod name alone. It is also very tiny, a feature that is important to some users, but inconsequential to others. Source: MP3 Newswire

This is where the shopping savvy people get it, and while we are not, and this is totally news to us, it makes for a compelling argument. If you need something for the gym, why get an 80 gig IPod when you are going to be on the treadmill for an hour. One gig holds an hour worth of music and easy to wipe and start over again when it is time for a change. This is a deal that is totally worth checking out. We just wish we thought of it first. Check out the article at MP3 newswire, and then let loose the shopping.