A good price for a cheap MP3 is about $15.00-$20.00 US Dollars. You may be able to get one for an even cheaper price from eBay as an MP3 is an outdated form of technology today.
Actually portable CD players get very cheap due to the availability of MP3 players. Some current price examples in EUR are: 19,90 EUR for a simple one without MP3 capabilities and 59 EUR for a model with MP3 functionality.
Some of the cheaper MP3 players do sound very good. The Go-Gear Aria has great sound at a very low price.
The average price of an Emerson mp3 player is very affordable. The average price is about $40. This is a very good deal, since most mp3 players are much more.
The best place to buy cheap MP3 players are usually places like Walmart or Target, Big Lots occasionally gets them in as well. You can buy a good quality MP3 player that also has the MP4/video capability for around fifty dollars.
You can get these inexpensive mp3 players from $12,99 (Craig personal mp3 player) See more at: http://www.thefind.com/electronics/browse-craig-mp3-players
Belkin does not make mp3 players. However, they make all kinds of mp3 player accessories.
Scandisk mp3 players were popular a few years ago. They are seen as a cheaper version of the Ipod now. They are cheap and play good quality music so they will always be bought.
From experience, I know the cheaper mp3 players CAN be as good as the expensive ones. Amazon.com has a great variety of mp3 players and some of the "no name" brand players are good.
Here is a good comparison site if you are shopping for price: shopper.cnet.com/buy-mp3-players/ This site is also very helpful: http://www.pcworld.com/article/125648/how_to_buy_an_mp3_player.html
You can go to http://www.evertek.com/products.asp?cat=MP3 to order wholesale MP3 players. This will include both brand name mp3 players and also generic players.
More MP3 players will be sold at a lower price
You can find real cheap brands like coby and sansa that sell inexpensive mp3 players. The problem is they don't last as long or work as good as name brands. You are better off in the long run buying a nice brand mp3 player.