Want to sell a broken ARP Odyssey

[Milhouse]

I bought a ARP Odyssey (black face mdl: 2813) probably four years ago. VCO1 did not work. I had a friend fix it and it worked for a few years and now VCO1 is not working again. Im just getting sick of old stuff just dying and having to fix it. I was thinkin of selling it. It also comes with a case. What do you think is a reasonable price to sell this at???

[pflosi]

you can send it to me, i'll cover the shipping

[Esus]

How much did it cost you to have VCO1 fixed? Based on that, do you think that that same fix might solve the problem?
Seems like a few of Oddys have sold on eBay recently. Figure what the going rate has been the last few months, deduct the repair charge, take into account any other potential wear & tear issues (dirty sliders, cosmetic issues), and you should have a reasonable idea.

[schmidtc]

Depends on the cosmetic condition. I paid $900 for a broken one in near mint shape last week with a case. You could maybe get a little more on ebay, but somewhere in that range.

[madtheory]

Vintage synth prices have really climbed in the last while. I think that at this stage cosmetics don't affect the value very much, neither do dirty sliders. The synth is very old, so it's bound to have a few scratches. The sliders are an easy fix. I would be inclined to check the current value of a working example, and deduct the cost of the original VCO fix.