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Post by gravesnumber9 on Jan 28, 2022 10:20:20 GMT -6
Even the foam on that one looks "vintage". I think kitchen tile in the background of the photo is always a sign that you're getting a good deal from someone who really took care of the mic. |
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Post by jhamm80 on Jan 28, 2022 10:45:17 GMT -6
Audio Technica at3035s. I've regularly see them for $350-$400 canadian in the last few years. They used to go in the $100 dollar range before that. I usually get caught by forum inflation.lol Something older is affordable and cool, then word gets out on the forums and the prices jump.lol As soom as demand goes up, so do prices. The man speaks the truth. I actually love mine and still use it sometimes (first condenser I ever bought like 20 years ago) otherwise I'd probably sell for that price. reverb.com/item/49048095-audio-technica-at3035-grisIt's a good utility mic...for $100 or so. But at $400 there's way too many better options out there. |
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Post by dvdpaulin on Jan 28, 2022 13:14:20 GMT -6
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Post by gravesnumber9 on Jan 28, 2022 13:17:32 GMT -6
Ok, I’ll play. Typo for what? $3,500 no way. $350? I suppose possible but doubtful. I sometimes see these totally crazy listings and I wonder if there’s maybe something else going on. Like maybe it’s just a placeholder or something. Like maybe they’re actually doing a cash exchange locally but scam in reverb in someway or something? |
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Post by dvdpaulin on Jan 28, 2022 13:19:36 GMT -6
Ok, I’ll play. Typo for what? $3,500 no way. $350? I suppose possible but doubtful. I sometimes see these totally crazy listings and I wonder if there’s maybe something else going on. Like maybe it’s just a placeholder or something. Like maybe they’re actually doing a cash exchange locally but scam in reverb in someway or something? It says 35k, like $35,000. IDK yeah maybe it is just a placeholder of some kind. Just saw it and wanted to share lol |
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Post by malkit on Jan 28, 2022 13:35:35 GMT -6
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Post by jcoutu1 on Jan 28, 2022 13:41:31 GMT -6
Anyone ever seen one in someone's studio? |
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Post by timcampbell on Jan 28, 2022 13:51:45 GMT -6
Mic prices have gone through the roof. In the last year a KM84 went from 1000 dollars to more than 2000 dollars. A U47 used to cost 12000 dollars now they're 17000. A C12 cost 10000 now they are 17000 and every russian, japanese, old german brand you never heard of are priceless gems costing a fortune.
I just yesterday saw a VF14 tube on sale for 7000 dollars.
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Post by gravesnumber9 on Jan 28, 2022 14:07:21 GMT -6
Yeah. But is it “award winning?” Oh, I see now, yes it is. |
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Post by Guitar on Jan 28, 2022 14:11:21 GMT -6
Yeah. But is it “award winning?” Oh, I see now, yes it is. Award winning? Oh wow. I am seriously considering spending $10,000 now, thanks for bringing me up to speed! |
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Post by gravesnumber9 on Jan 28, 2022 17:05:49 GMT -6
Yeah. But is it “award winning?” Oh, I see now, yes it is. Award winning? Oh wow. I am seriously considering spending $10,000 now, thanks for bringing me up to speed! Yes, initially I had a hard time finding it any of the eleven times they pointed that out. Then, thankfully, I saw a paragraph header that also informed me that awards were won. Phew. |
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Post by drbill on Jan 28, 2022 17:23:40 GMT -6
No -- not about economic inflation  I thought it might be fun to have a thread dedicated to some of the ridiculous prices people are asking based on their perceived value of an item, both used and new (e.g., Shelford Channel). These kinds of posts show up in various threads across RGO, so now we have a bucket for them. Also, it might help to track gear price trends over time.
p.s.: if a thread like this already exists, I'll delete and add to that instead. Actually, $2100 is about normal selling price for a used mk1 Silver Bullet these days. The void corp is on the high side at $750+ more, but they ARE much more rare. I saw one for $3500-3800 a few weeks ago. Go figure.... LOL. THAT is high. Ultimately, "going price" is what a buyer is willing to purchase for. The Silver Bullet has been extremely popular, and unfortunately, as of late, parts have been rolling in slower than we had hoped due to pandemic. To boot, a lot of folks are speculating that the mk1 version is "the classic". LOL. Personally, I believe the mk2 is significantly more powerful, sounds better and would be my preference, but hey, it's just my opinion right? I mean, just cause it has my name on it. LOL Those prices are not stratospheric, but they are probably a bit high. However it's nothing like a $17k trashed U47, or a beat KM84 for $2500, or a destroyed 59 Les Paul for $50k. THOSE are off the chart IMO. And you see them all the time at those insane prices. For a tool that will improve recording and mixing that's priced below current model which is difficult to put your hands on.... Eh....maybe not so much. Just my opinion though. Actual REAL inflation is going to push things even higher in the US in the next few years. OR,,,,,,we'll all give up the ghost and be out of business --- selling everything we own for peanuts cause no one has any money.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2022 17:39:50 GMT -6
Actual REAL inflation is going to push things even higher in the US in the next few years. OR,,,,,,we'll all give up the ghost and be out of business --- selling everything we own for peanuts cause no one has any money. Not just the US and one of the reasons I've put together a studio of my dreams type setup before prices get so stupid I'd never be able to do it. There's a false economy on certain taxations and specific inflations, if hardly anyone is buying who exactly is profiting here? What's worth more $500.00 on a 100 units or $2K extra on a few? Although it's a daft cycle, prices go up, bulk goes down, manufacturing costs get higher and then costs get even higher. Eventually companies fall into the ether and yeah I get the whole supply / demand thing but it's a bubble.. This happened numerous times in the housing sector which took a few banks down and nearly ruined the economy. For balance to happen the cost of living inflation needs to meet product inflation and from what I've seen that's not happening. We're not talking just about pro audio here, it's going on in every sector. Also some companies have shut down due to this supply / demand issue, simply put they made an absolute fortune in the beginning and then had limited or no stock to sell later on. |
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Post by EmRR on Jan 28, 2022 17:48:46 GMT -6
Anything from RetroGearShop. Seriously.
There was a transcription disc of a Pope on ebay for $100K. Been there for years. Don't see it ATM. Related, there was "the Pope's RCA OP-6" with a Vatican label, also $100K. Haven't seen that pop up in a decade.
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Post by dok on Jan 28, 2022 22:31:37 GMT -6
It's a good utility mic...for $100 or so. But at $400 there's way too many better options out there. My band has a record out where it was used on every vocal, electric, acoustic, and bass guitar, through MOTU 828 mki preamps. And it sounds pretty good. |
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Post by Omicron9 on Jan 29, 2022 8:26:41 GMT -6
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Post by dreamsambas on Jan 29, 2022 18:36:02 GMT -6
My favorite is the Shure 548. SM57 cousin from the mid-70s. Bought one for $80 a few years back. Then some mic flipper decided they have some kind of vintage magic (they don't), and now you see them on Reverb for over $2k...
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Post by matt@IAA on Jan 29, 2022 23:48:38 GMT -6
Just placed a reorder for switches. 15% price hike for us in less than six months. People always ask for discounts already…
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Post by levon on Jan 30, 2022 3:52:21 GMT -6
What? A $50 pedal (made in China, no less) for almost $1,400?? Add to that import tax and VAT... Unreal! Bit too much sake, it seems... At least the shipping is free 
This one is only half of that, but still, I could buy 10 new ones for the same price at the music store next door.
I'm very happy with my original Mk1 model, Made in England, thank you very much. And even that goes for "only" $450 to $ 650 these days.
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Post by drbill on Jan 30, 2022 10:02:01 GMT -6
Just placed a reorder for switches. 15% price hike for us in less than six months. People always ask for discounts already… Yup. Price of parts is going crazy. A buddy who makes some very boutique gear told me the other day that a resistor he spec'd went from $1.00 to $7.00. That is going to impact the price of hear hugely. And when new gear goes up, so will the price of used gear. Kinda like houses..... |
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Post by ericn on Jan 30, 2022 10:40:38 GMT -6
Just placed a reorder for switches. 15% price hike for us in less than six months. People always ask for discounts already… Yup. Price of parts is going crazy. A buddy who makes some very boutique gear told me the other day that a resistor he spec'd went from $1.00 to $7.00. That is going to impact the price of hear hugely. And when new gear goes up, so will the price of used gear. Kinda like houses..... I was talking to a guy who works for a medical equipment manufacturer, he was telling me how he has had to change some parts specs twice a week just based on what’s available and every time it seams like the part of is 10-15 percent more. |
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Post by drbill on Jan 30, 2022 10:59:12 GMT -6
Yup. Price of parts is going crazy. A buddy who makes some very boutique gear told me the other day that a resistor he spec'd went from $1.00 to $7.00. That is going to impact the price of hear hugely. And when new gear goes up, so will the price of used gear. Kinda like houses..... I was talking to a guy who works for a medical equipment manufacturer, he was telling me how he has had to change some parts specs twice a week just based on what’s available and every time it seams like the part of is 10-15 percent more. Manufacturers can only eat these cost increases for so long. Pretty soon we're going to see huge price jumps for gear. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2022 11:11:46 GMT -6
I was talking to a guy who works for a medical equipment manufacturer, he was telling me how he has had to change some parts specs twice a week just based on what’s available and every time it seams like the part of is 10-15 percent more. Manufacturers can only eat these cost increases for so long. Pretty soon we're going to see huge price jumps for gear. COVID is hitting transportation hard (it's not just China) and draconian laws in many places are preventing factories from making parts while demand is still high. Luckily most of these guys not buying the bang for buck awesome stuff they want the big name money hypetrain stuff and the cheap junk. It already happened for great monitors and more rack mount gear is going to have to go the Drawmer, Daking, and Kush route of using modern parts and cutting out unnecessary stuff. Or the bubble Japan fi route of cool to awesome sound through dirt cheap parts and sometimes overbuilt gear (and awful plastic knobs and tape parts). Daking are cutting out all unnecessary parts like VU meters, transformers, internal power supplies, nice case work, etc to be price competitive. Some of these other companies are just jokey when you have Daking and Avedis and Kush for so cheap. Drawmer too. That ugly yellow and cheap ics but both brands sound great now and have new design gear instead of the same old shit. The whole Kush aesthetic is wtf, the plugs are unoptimized, and the guis of the plugs and gear layouts are confusing and alien but they sound great.
Then the Crane Song and LTL gear is amazing and flexible but money and totally worth it.
Honestly even the better ART designs without the crappy starved plate tubes could be awesome if they just improved the build quality a bit. Some of the 500 series stuff is better than the rack and the Dual Limiter is legit good and nuts for the price. All it needs is better pots/knobs and better stereo linking rather than summing the sidechain to mono.
Oh and the FMR stuff. Great sound. WORST CASEWORK EVER. But there are so many things costing thousands that sound so much worse or not better than the RNP. Love the RNP. The compressors are good but the RNP is some high tech, digital bias monstrosity of great sound.
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Post by soundintheround on Jan 30, 2022 11:49:44 GMT -6
gear inflation is real!
I wonder if people are raising their prices because they realize they have to pay 30% income tax on what they sell at the end of the year.
(I started another thread on that)
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Post by ericn on Jan 30, 2022 12:01:26 GMT -6
gear inflation is real! I wonder if people are raising their prices because they realize they have to pay 30% income tax on what they sell at the end of the year. (I started another thread on that) The tax is only on there mark up, if a lot of the flippers do there due diligence and keep track of expenses that might actually do better tax wise. Also there tax liability hasn’t changed just that payment systems will be reporting it. |
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