It has value for analog listening areas or channels. People that may find these scanners of value might be-
-Rural areas that do not have some sort of digital based system
-People that have FD/EMS operations patched to analog
-People that listen to Air channels (planes or operations at most airports)
-People that listen to rail channels
-People that listen to other types of radio systems not on digital (local businesses, buses, etc.)
So there can be many uses for an older analog scanner, just not usually in a larger suburban area for listening to Public Safety.
MM