Because stores sell these for high prices.
Even NCIX:
http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=51367&vpn=OSA146ATBOX&manufacture=AMDSells this single core processor for $264.99
Or
http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=20542&vpn=100-435705-R&manufacture=ATIIts a Radeon X1800XT and about 6 generations out of date.
Because of this, it does not mean anyone will buy it!
They offer this because of a low demand, and things.
And why would anyone want to fork out $265 for a old socket, extremely out of date cpu
And instead they can invest $100 or so and get the newest in line?
No one is going to pay for an extremely out of date processor, end of story,
If you don't get it, then I don't know what