SergeModular

Well, I'm in Europe and still find $2k per panel used a fairly hefty
price for a "normal" panel pre STS. They have less features per panel
due to the 6 vs 8 pots which means a 6 panel system like mine in
practice has less per panel.

Recently a half filled panel went for $550 or so. Analog Haven had
nice panels for about $2k. Maybe my prices are too low, and prices do
move quickly, but $2k for ANY old panel is a lot.
I love my system, but if it was to bring me $15k, I'd find it hard to
keep.
$8k, I'll keep it thanks...but everything has it's price...
Same reason I sold my Fenix. It became overvalued.
Same reason I won't sell my Buchla 200. It would be very hard to over
value that one ;-)

--- In SergeModular@yahoogroups.com, "legion01x" <legionhwp@...> wrote:
>
> I have been in the Serge "game" the last few years. ANY pannel is
> going to run $1500 on up up up. I'm talking broken modules at that
> price IF you can even see it for under $2k
>
> Any panel in good shape will fetch $2500 Pre STS or not. Maybe some
> here wouldn't pay that but there are plenty of folks who would and do
> especially in Europe where the US $$ is very low. $800-$1000 is a
> pipe dream and has the same odds as getting a $250 TB303. Sure you
> *might* find someone selling that for that price, but if the market
> found out it would be back to $2500 in a second.
>
> Good shape STS panels easily fetch the old price list prices.
> Especially when you consider custom panels are no longer being made.
> It is VERY true that the module complement and the buyer's desires
> influence prices a lot. Everyone seems to want an Animal panel or
> processing modules. Only those familiar with the CV wackiness will
> see the beauty of some of the more esoteric modules. So there is some
> variety. But folks WILL buy something they don't want, even at high
> prices, to get something they do want. That's the serge difference.
>
>
> The last new price list I saw had some single modules at $1250 each.
> One module. pre sts or not a panel with those types of things in it
> are going to be worth $$ to someone looking for one since your
> choices are buy the used high price or pay $5K+ and wait for a new
> one.
>
> Kind of makes $8000 for a Fenix or those current Buchla prices seem
> almost right.
>
> :)
>
>
>
> --- In SergeModular@yahoogroups.com, Bakis Sirros
> <synth_freak_2000@> wrote:
> >
> > hello List,
> >
> > many thanks to all for the detailed replys!!
> >
> > best regards, :-)
> > Bakis.
> >
> >
> > --- evetsterueb <synth@> wrote:
> >
> > > The comments above are a good guide. Watch the
> > > newsgroups and ebay for
> > > a while. As far as the difference of opinion about
> > > prices for old
> > > panels, I've seen old panels fetch high prices. The
> > > main determinant
> > > seems to be how well the module selection matches
> > > the desires of the
> > > buyer, not age. This is a somewhat unique factor in
> > > the used Serge
> > > market since you're always dealing in groups of
> > > modules.
> > >
> > > I'm famiiar with STS panels from the Oakland era, as
> > > well as pre-STS
> > > panels from 1980/1981 (They were on Haight Street in
> > > San Francisco
> > > then), and 1980/1981 panels later rebuilt by STS and
> > > combined with
> > > newer circuits. All of it has held up very very well
> > > and is more alike
> > > than different. I also have a used panel from about
> > > 1977 or 1978 which
> > > has different banana jacks (not the Johnson jacks).
> > > These old jacks
> > > are secured by a barbed clip rather than a nut, and
> > > many of those
> > > needed to be replaced. The Johnson jacks are
> > > incredibly durable. If
> > > you find anything much older than that (panel
> > > graphics with lots of
> > > boxes and triangles) I suspect there is more
> > > variation.
> > >
> > > Rex has gradually incorporated some improvements
> > > into the electronics
> > > of some modules (AFIK mostly subtle changes and
> > > cleanups), turned some
> > > common modifications into standard features,
> > > transitioned to panel
> > > graphics on metal and introduced the deeper chassis
> > > boxes,
> > > discontinued some modules and created some new ones
> > > but overall the
> > > product line has been pretty consistent over time.
> > > If you are looking
> > > for certain modules (you mentioned a WAD) that will
> > > limit the date
> > > range. I wonder if anybody has a timeline of these
> > > things?
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In SergeModular@yahoogroups.com, "buchla300"
> > > <david.morley@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I stand by my valuations of $800 to $1800 in
> > > general
> > > > If we are talking Pre STS then I think over $2000
> > > would need it to be
> > > > full of exceptional modules and this is unlikely
> > > although totally
> > > > possible that one panel has JUST rare and
> > > expensive modules...
> > >
>