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I could be wrong, and if I am, I know someone will correct me. :)
That particular Polaroid model in the OP was started in 1981, and judging from the shape of it, it's probably one of the original very early 80s models (the shape has changed considerably since then, of course). They sold for around $70, which in today's money is over $150. That's not a cheap camera by any means, and the film is also not cheap. But unlike many companies, Polaroid still makes film for it, which probably explains why you don't see even more of these for sale. Like rotary phones, these cameras might be really outdated, but plenty of people still use them. Like the poster above said, they're lots of fun. They certainly aren't on the cutting edge of photography these days, but they're still quite useful and way more convenient than digital cameras or other film cameras you have to take somewhere to get developed. Nowadays they sell pretty cheap, but keeping them supplied with film won't be cheap at all.
In a world of digital cameras and high end film cameras, sometimes it's nice to just take a plain old picture every now and then. The classic Polaroids are great for that.
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