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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 ROB **********LOGIQ'S NEW CD**************** BIG ON MARS 11 Tracks of Electronic Bliss http://www.sinless.com/logiq ****************************************

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quoted 8 lines I was in a music store near where I live today and was was rather startled when I looked i

> > 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 > >

The most common net prices lately are around $700US. Haven't been buying from dealers lately. I don't know the current dealer price but $1400 US is *way* high for an 808. 909 dealerpricess are cheaper than that. Maybe the 808 is midi retrofitted?

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quoted 3 lines From: alanb@netlink.net.au

> From: alanb@netlink.net.au > To: idm@hyperreal.org > PH>the floor. Has there been a recent massive shift in pricing on vintage

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quoted 1 line PH>"electronica" craze ? Last time I checked, they were selling for

> PH>"electronica" craze ? Last time I checked, they were selling for

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quoted 6 lines 10 years ago I bought a EMS VCS 3 (enos synth) for A$400. Beceause Im

> > 10 years ago I bought a EMS VCS 3 (enos synth) for A$400. Beceause Im > an idiot I sold it for the same amount 4 years ago. I saw it in second > hand shop here in Melbourne for $3000 > > As well I saw a Roland Bass Line for A$1700 second hand mint condition.

You know, I just bought myself a Korg Delta synth/string ensamble in good condition for R250 (S.A. Rands) (about +-$60 US). My brother bought a TB303 in 1995 for R250. We hear that other people have seen basslines on the market in South Africa for about R3000 ($666 U.S.). We think that is excessively expensive. later matthew d. smith http://users.iafrica.com/k/ko/konman

What someone paid for a Putney or an 808 years ago is pretty much irrelevant. You have to live in the present as far as equipment goes. An 808 was posted on analogue heaven for $550, so relatively good deals are out there. For that matter, relatively cheap digital drum machines can produce interesting sounds if helped by a few effects. Check http://soli.inav.net/~kent/music/chair.ram (real audio 3.0). All the drum sounds came originally from samples on my computer. --------------------------------------------------------------------- "Psyche manifests as psychic through something we call 'winding', because it twists, and puts things that were far apart next to each other, complicatedly, taffywise." -- winona on channel 78 Kent Williams kent@inav.net -- http://soli.inav.net/~kent