Being a newcomer to SWL'ing, these are my entries:

1- RS DX-398, $100 paid for it, very good RX on a suspended 50' wire; I
take this one to the Adirondacks.
2- Grundig S350, $0 paid for it (a gift), good sound, doesn't drift as
mush as people say; I use this one on the porch.
3- Grundig FR200, $0 paid for it, decent sound, does the job; I take
this one camping (no electricity).

Having a business to run I get only an hour or two per week to listen.
They all have their purpose and the prices were right.