remember-what one person is willing to pay for something doesnt
immediately make that number "market value".
i was under the impression that as of the last 2 years, market value
was 5-8k, as ive seen them sell for that.
i paid between 3500-5k for mine last year, still seemed like alot, and
it was definitely worth every penny. in fact, i now consider it a
steal. what does $7500 in 1977 dollars translate to now anyway?
lets put it this way, if a jupiter 8 is worth 4-6 grand now, cause
that's what they sell for, maybe a cs80 IS worth 15k. i sure like it
3-4 times as much!
--- In yamahacs80@yahoogroups.com, "dscr22" <dscr22@...> wrote:
>
>
> OK, let's say up front the guy isn't going to get his Buy It Now. But
> even the comments from people ridiculing that number suggest it's worth
> $8,000.
>
> Is that true? I don't watch them super closely and haven't seen one
> sell for a couple years. But I've never seen one go for more than
> $3,500. Twice that? Yikes, they're not worth that much to me.
>
> I love the CS-80, but other than the glamor pretty much defined by it's
> reputation, rarity, and market value... I don't consider it any more
> desirable of a keyboard than several others that sell in the $3,500
> price range (Memorymoog, Prophet10, etc.).
>