Plunkinpunk Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 Hey guys, I am buying my first Keyboard!!! The Motif ES8 , now I see them all over the internet for the fairly firm price of $2600 USD. however my Idiot-of-a roomate says his old shop sold them for less than $2000 new. Is he full of @#$%? He hasn't showed me, but he just tells me not to spend the $2600. And I will admit I don't want to get ripped off. PP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfD Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 I'm looking at a MotifES8 and the best price I have gotten so far is $2,100. Your roommate is right, $2,600 is too much. PD "The greatest thing you'll ever learn, is just to love and be loved in return."--E. Ahbez "Nature Boy" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dv8.Maker Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 Most music stores will negotiate with you. I worked at one for years and found that the most savvy musicians never paid the asking price. If every site is listing it at $2599 you would likely be able to knock a couple hundred off at least. A general rule of thumb is to knock 20%-40% of tha MSRP depending on the product and brand you are looking at. The dealers usually pay considerably less than MSRP, and often get structured discounts depending on how many units they order. Keyboards generally cost the dealers a little more than most other instruments, but I would suspect you can get around 30% off MSRP. The challenge is making sure the store is showing the most up to date MSRP. With that said, $2100 sounds like a realistic deal, but below $2000 is a bit suspicious, as that would be around cost for the dealer. Now, if the dealer knows a new line is coming in and wants to clear the inventory, then you will see that kind of discount. Otherwise, if it's at that price it is probably a floor model or open box/B-stock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delirium Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 Ask Santa Clause for it, this way I got many instruments for free. But hurry December 6th is very close! ♫♫♫ motif XS6, RD700GX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverDragonSoun Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 You may want to check this out: Click Here I'd ask for the serial number then contact Yamaha to see when it was registered. This will also help with validating the honesty of the seller. Begin the day with a friendly voice A companion, unobtrusive - Rush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burningbusch Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 I was in the Seattle GC yesterday and notice a 20% off tag on the Motif 8 (and others) for this weekend. 20% off $2599 is $2080. Not bad. FYI. Busch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill H. Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 Your roomate was either exaggerating or getting his numbers crossed (ES6 or ES7 maybe) if he said his shop was selling the ES8 for under two grand until recently. But right now... yeah it's possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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