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How much is an accordion worth?

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Over in the Digital-Midi side of the forum, a user asks about a good price for a Roland 4x. I assume the writer is asking about the piano accordion configuration.

One way to determine a “good” price for an accordion, is to follow Ebay. Generally the market determines a product’s worth, though of course, there is the occasional outlier—where the Ebay user may feel seller’s or buyer’s remorse.

I own an old Roland 3s, but wasn’t completely happy with it, and over the years I’ve found myself devoting myself to my (growing) collection of new and used acoustics.

The Ebay seller is offering his 4XB accordion—chromatic—for what could be an amazing offer. He’s including his FC300 pedal unit, cable harness, flash drives, and user instruction with no reserve. Right now the current price is $102! Of course, I expect it to go much higher.

The seller is the former product support person from the now closed Roxys Music Store in upstate NY. I know him from my purchases of the old US School of Music instructional lessons that he converted to DVD. I purchased the accordion instructions from him, and when I mentioned I was learning guitar, he included those lessons at no charge. Later I purchased the piano lessons from him. I believe him to be a trustworthy Ebay seller, based on my transactions, his positive Ebay reviews, and via his YouTube videos.

I truly believe a product—especially an accordion---is worth the price someone is willing to pay for it. I will follow this sale and see if my belief rings true. Right now with nine days to go on auction—it looks like an amazing deal.
 
I followed a few UK ebay sales for the smaller older Roland models and was amazed at what some fetched, I'd never have called them bargains. The bids usually rack up rapidly as the end draws close.
I have avoided purchasing through ebay. It seems to me to have wide differences in price and quality. Also I am not a technical expert and therefore don't pretend to be able to diagnose any problems with digital and acoustic accordions.

I believe that we need to support qualified dealers (hopefully local) who can provide technical support by purchasing from them. Most of these are enthusiasts like us and they deserve to reap some benefit from their commitment.
 
I have avoided purchasing through ebay. It seems to me to have wide differences in price and quality. Also I am not a technical expert and therefore don't pretend to be able to diagnose any problems with digital and acoustic accordions.

I believe that we need to support qualified dealers (hopefully local) who can provide technical support by purchasing from them. Most of these are enthusiasts like us and they deserve to reap some benefit from their commitment.
"Qualified" is the operative word here. Dealers and repairers are like teachers or musicians, some good, some bad I am sorry to say. I've experienced both. I guess it's like every other business and trade. The bad apples spoil the bushel for everyone. The good ones make it shine.
 
On a bit of a bad note, Roland prices around the world have gone up. Here in Canada an 8X is now $10,000.00 or $9000us at Sweetwater in the USA.
 
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