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Posted at February 14, 2006, 6:43 pm: Recently, I noticed people quoting the Vintage Synth Explorer site, Prepal's prices, and eBay. I was told that Prepal bases their prices upon LISTED prices, not the prices of the items sold. This would explain the general inaccuracy and descrepancy of their prices. Prepal, while convenient for the most GENERAL of ballparks, is really not an accurate indication of the value of an analog or vintage synthesizer. They need to work eBay into their equation if they're going to be even remotely accurate. Vintage Synth Explorer... somehow... USUALLY is a tad more accurate in the values of these synths... but their information is REALLY lacking. I can find at LEAST one major error on nearly every single page. I hesitate to sound like an old man, but JEEZ... these things were not written (or seem not to be written) by anyone who was even alive when these synths were being USED, let alone on the market. Admittedly, initially, I will go to that site for some VERY GENERAL info on a synth... but it is in no way a definitive resource. (not only that but they seem to favor software... which is not particularly vintage) The truth is, there is no way to really ascertain the value of a vintage synthesizer... the market defines it... and there are different markets. I'm inclined to use eBay as a resource for the values of vintage synths... but to do that, you have to accept that wealthy people on eBay will often pay ridiculous prices for these synths... which gives the IMPRESSION that that is what they are worth. It is not necessarily an accurate portrayal of the market when studio owners are doing the bidding, as I will assume they are not the body of synthesizer buyers. (but, perhaps they are, now) Sadly, synth prices are rising because those who want them are finding them, and have found them. 6 years ago, when I started hunting for analog synths in earnest, the prices were SO MUCH LOWER. I can remember it not being uncommon for a Minimoog to go for under $1200... and demand was high, then. There were a lot MORE of them available at any given time... in fact, at any given time there were at LEAST three. On eBay now, that is not very common. And, you're going to be lucky if you get one for under 1800... more like 2000... which is sad, because I want another. : ) I paid $1700 for mine a year ago, which I found ridiculous of myself... but I got sick of losing auctions. Someday, when I stop complaining and apply my anger... I'm going to make a website that has in depth studies of every vintage analog synthesizer... reviews by professional and seasoned users, professionally recorded audio examples that feature the strengths of the particular synth (not sounds that some idiot thinks would sound great in techno), and a price estimation based upon what they go for in classified ads, what they go for on the internet, what they go for on eBay, and an abstract structure based upon features and functionality.The Hammond Novachord... the first commercially marketed synthesizer. Original of the message was taken from http://www.moogmusic.com/forum/ Replies:the trouble with ebay is that prices of things will vary drastically f...-+Us electronics dudes make out like bandits though, as the posers, er n... sonicstate has a recent prices box, i think this is quite a good way t... i was talking more about trends things being cheap because they're n... 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