For anyone in the UK / EU interested in a sony 505, play.com currently has them for 150£ (minus one pfennig

), with free delivery :
http://www.play.com/Electronics/Elec...k/Product.html
The price is 195€ if you use their conversion, but depending on how much your bank / credit card charges for currency conversion (if that's applicable) it might be cheaper to buy it directly in british pounds, as 150£ is only 175€ according to oanda.com currency converter.
i'm not sure how long the price is good for.