I had it to get on 2m FM from home mainly. A small vertical dipole was erected at gutter height and with this set-up I could work well equipped stations out to around 50-60 miles. It was actually a rather good little radio that also got used in the car on holiday in France with my French call F0HXF.
Why it was sold I cannot remember. Of course, these days you get all the functionality, and a lot more, in a tiny handheld like the VX3 and the FT817 produces more than 6dB more power on all bands and modes from 160m-70cm in a box about 30% smaller.
Incidentally with 2 days to go there have already been 31 bids, so someone must want one.
