It's a color e-reader, for reading electronic versions of books, newspapers and magazines. Considering that it's only been on the market for a couple of months, about the only shot he's got at a used one is if someone didn't lilke it after purchase.
Broke down and bought a new one 400 bucks later sheesh. Opted to get the case and the extended warranty, which was a must for the wife. She one time flushed her cell phone down the toilet, to this day I don't know how it happened. 400 is a lot of cash to flush down the drain.