Well, within 20 mi. of me, I found a retailer selling these at just $129.
Most locally, it was the Centipede +3 version, and 15 mi south it was the Asteroids Tempest +2 version.

However, I question the price and the WHY - at the store south of me, they had 1 lonely-looking one on the floor, and it had all the looks of being tossed off a truck. The more local one? None on the shelf (at that price I guess so!) but had 1 on the display shelf - assembled. It sold as soon as I got there. Neither store can say if they get more in.

Interesting to read these various comments!

Yep, you got it. The local manager told me "Good luck, once its advertised, they're gone. And I have no idea when I can get more."

They would have been cute for when the grand-twins come visit, but its not like we don't have other games here