Would you even consider?

Sometimes renewed models are sold at a very good price and works well.
A faulty item often has one detail that needs to be changed and then it functions well

No, I would not.  Given how quickly processors and AVRs become obsolete as standards change, and the beating that I have taken in the past for this, I would only buy old HT gear at rock bottom prices.  2 channel is a different story 

@noble100 , your post is appreciated although erroneous in some istances. There are quite a few 105, 103 players out there for sale with manufacturing dates back to 2012. Yes I agree that they were an excellent product and am sorry to seen them go. I personally own a 103 manufactured in 2017 I purchased for a measly 399.99 but as with all equipment sooner or later it will go south. Life expectancy could be measured by the amount of useage. I know of one unit in particula, a 93, that was used extensively and did not see a 5th anniversary. Support thru 2021 is a very short 2 years and thats, I’m sure, only for units within the warranty period. Regardless of their reputation a purchase of Oppo at these inflated prices is a risky and ill advised proposition IMO.
In all I appreciate all the thought in this thead.

gillatgh:
" There are quite a few 105, 103 players out there for sale with manufacturing dates back to 2012. "

Hello gillatgh,
      Yes, I made a mistake. Both the Oppo BDP-103 and BDP-105 were released toward the end of 2012, which makes the oldest units about 7 years old right now.  
     But this updated release date info doesn't invalidate anything I stated in my initial thread post. The inflated asking prices, of multiple times the original retail price, still only apply to the final Oppo players released, the 4K BDP-203 released in 2016 and the 4K BDP-205 released in 2017.  I couldn't find any 103 or 105 players with inflated asking prices.

Tim