Yes, they were budget releases from around the mid 90's, usually with ugly boxes and less stuff(manuals etc.) included. I can't vouch for international prices, but around here they sold for about 200kr($15).
I asked because I just purchased the Kixx release of Last Crusade for Amiga for only $3.00 and I was wondering why it was so inexpensive. I thought maybe I had gotten lucky. I'm not disappointed, though. The only reason I bought it was for the Grail diary, which appears to be the original version (not one of the budget ones.)