Re: (idm) The price of 808's .... a little off topic
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phlux@ix.netcom.com wrote:
quoted 11 lines I was in a music store near where I live today and was was rather> I was in a music store near where I live today and was was rather
> startled when I looked in the case
> where they keep drum machines and other electronic boxes iand there
> was an 808 sitting in there.
> I asked the salesperson how much the 808 was and he said $1400(thats
> US). My jaw nearly dropped to
> the floor. Has there been a recent massive shift in pricing on vintage
> stuff do to the whole
> "electronica" craze ? Last time I checked, they were selling for
> between $550 and $800
>
As far as I see it, the prices for a 909 are dropping, which isn't a big
surprise. But the prices for an 808 are rising which, again, isn't such
a big surprise. Although $1400.- is a real good joke.
Thaddi