Keyboard Prices

[Tone_Deff (Musicmaker)]

Hi all,

I am totally perplexed (not unusual for me!). We have decided that Sunny is to have a new PSR S900 as soon as they are released in this country. On past sales over the last few months, her 9000 Pro should realise about 800 pounds on Ebay, particularly as it has a hard drive, lights, stand, and speakers, and is in 'as new' condition. (The last one sold reached 825, had usage wear and few extras!). This will leave very little to save towards her new S900.

We have a couple of problems that members may help us with.

1. No-one can give us a firm date as to the exact date they will be released in UK, so we can't sell her 9000 until we have a firm date.

2. The range of prices are almost unbelieveable (I don't know what the RRP is of it, but I know that there is a 33% mark up in the RRP).

Our preferred dealer would normally be Alec Simpson, in Stirling, as he has £60 of our money that we paid as a deposit when we ordered a T2 from him last year, but found later that we couldn't afford a T2 ...... His price for a S900 is 1105 pounds.

We were recommended to Starland by our good friend Spike, who are selling at 1045 pounds.

We have today found Chamberlains Music in Haslemere, Surrey, at 985 pounds.

Can anyone find us a better deal? Also, I don't know if Simpsons would refund our £60 if we purchased elsewhere? Also, no dealer seems to want to take an order until they have them in stock.

I wonder if these prices will hold, as it is easy to quote a price for something you don't have!

I am posting this in all four forums, hoping to get the widest possible opinions.

Kind regards,

Tony

[Tone_Deff (Musicmaker)]

Hi Guys and Gals!

Man of action that I am, I have now done a deal with Chamberlains at 989 + 10 P&P! (the RRP is 1349).

I have put Sunny's 9000 Pro on Ebay here, and if it sells, I will only have about 200 pounds to pay for the swap!

cgi.ebay.co.uk/Yamaha-PSR-9000-Pro-Keyboard-Not-Korg-Roland-Casio_W0QQitemZ290133167783QQihZ019QQcategoryZ38091QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Just hoping it will all work out - keep your fingers crossed for us!

Kind thoughts to all,

Tony

[mark]

Hi Tony
Wish you well with your transaction. It always pays to shop around. My keyboard and P.A were all given good discounts. All I did was find a supplier on the net with the best price.Printed a copy and went to my local shop who price matched it and even threw in the gig bag.
Regards
mark

[markburton]

Try Bonners Music in Eastbourne. Tony, the manager always comes up with a good deal when i buy keyboards from him. Hope this is some use.

[oldsage]

have you got a web address for them markburton,as i have decided on the new MM6 for my next keyboard regards steve

[midimike]

Thanks for mentioning Chamberlain Music. As a result I checked their website and found the price of the new Roland E80 much lower than anywhere else. Unless someone knows different of course?

MidiMike

[jerrymc]

Take a look at Musikaus Thomann [Germany]

www.thomann.de

Notsure if they have the exact Model you are after , but They sure are cheaper than most dealers for anything else in this Country...I have just bought some PA Equipment form them..Check it out, cant do any harm.

Jerry

[JohnG]

Yes, I can vouch for Thomann, having bought one or two things from them (mike, stand, cables etc.) You might also try www.musicstore.de they're not too far from me in Cologne, I live south of Bonn, and are very competitive too. Once you've created an account you can set language to English and you'll get most product descriptions translated (not always very well) plus you can set up a wish list. I've had a mixer from them and was pleased with the service.
Best regards,
JohnG.

[Rocky]

Hello, Rocky here..

Is there any way that I can help you guys in the UK and other places abroad to avoid the scalping that seems to be the norm
for imports in boards and other equipment.

I can buy tax free in the US from Musician's Friend, MUSIC 123, Sam Ash and several other high volume dealers.

Is there any way we could organize a bonded export company, such as a pass through LLC that is non profit and ship you products directly???

Your thoughts..

Rocky

[Tone_Deff (Musicmaker)]

Hi Rocky,

A great idea in principle! However, although items are much cheaper in the US with the best exchange rate for years (2 Dollars per GB Pound), there are shipping costs, plus 17.5 percent Value Added Tax to pay on top, and having been down this route (my wife is American, with family in the US), there is very little in it.

However - an area I am exploring at the moment is that the thousands of American Ex Pats in UK can't get food items that they enjoyed in the US and are unobtainable here - such as, for example, my wifes yearning for 'Miracle Whip' - I have been toying with the idea of trying to import such items, and retailing them through the several UK-Yankee Forums that are based in the UK.

Kind regards,

Tony

[Rocky]

Tony,

I see your point. I flew business jets internationally for 40 years and just retired a couple of years ago. Had a good time as I could carry my keyboard and tenor sax all over the world.

Could also bring goodies as personal items for friends in the UK and Poland, Ireland and such.

I guess I forgot about the hosing you get with imports. I just shipped a couple of memory chips free of charge to one of our members that needed them for his Triton LE. I don't use them anymore with my setup and was happy to share. However, the fricking shipping charge were $61.00 for a 4oz pkg to the UK. WTF? LOL

Oh well..good luck with your venture and hope it works out for you. However, tell your wife to stay away from Mirical Whip, the stuff will kill ya..LOL

[jford]

I'll take Miracle Whip over mayonnaise any day of the week. But hey, that's just me.