Those are awesome rifles. I love mine, 24 inch barrel version, Leupold Vari-X III 4.5-14x40AO Fine Duplex on it. Not many .22's that are good enough to practice with 1/2 inch bullseye targets at 100yards and hit them pretty often. The barrels on these are superb as is the trigger.
I'd put these rifles up against ANY "precision" .22LR rifle any day. I've had mine for 25 years, and I'm never selling it!
But things are only worth what someone else is willing to pay for them and most people like cheap over quality.