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Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 12:30 pm
by master logic
Sorry to hijack but i'm selling my Oasys 76 (UK Sale Only)
http://www.korgforums.com/forum/phpBB2/ ... hp?t=29500
Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 10:12 am
by dave_r
Hi Everyone,
Today hopefully I take delivery of my new Oasys 76, I got it from Turnkey since most retailers seem to be out of stock until Jan 15. 2008!
Anyhow, I wanted to draw your attention to Ebay Item number: 110200924900
It smells like another scam to me. Zero feedback and the user id is questionable - looks very similar to the random type used by other Oasys scams of recent months.
Anyone wanna take a look, confirm if it is legit?
Dave.
Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 10:26 pm
by Trinity2112
Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 9:57 pm
by Michael Robles
I’ve used eBay to track actual selling prices and trends using their advanced search; selecting completed listings only. The search may take a few weeks or months but you’ll see them come and go.
Here’s my Oasis 88 experience. I noticed after 2 attempted listings a legitimate seller had not sold his O88. Both times the buyers were not able to come up with the funding. I asked if he would accept $5000 instantly by Paypal using Escrow.com. The seller agreed and we selected a 7 day trial. As the buyer, I paid for the shipping and escrow fees. My payment was sent to Escrow.com and held pending arrival and my approval. The O88 arrived in perfect condition, safely packed in the original Korg Factory box, with all the manuals and CDs.
After my approval the seller instantly received his payment. I paid a total of $5300 for a practically new O88 in pristine condition. Within 4 months I had a problem with the circuit board and it was replaced for $300 at a Korg Warranty center. I paid the repair costs as I’ve done with other secondhand equipment.
So I’ve been able to enjoy the full O88 experience, updating to the latest OS. Here are a few points to remember about the quality of the O. The Oasys is manufactured in Japan and is built solid with excellent fit and finish. Even with an occasional repair it will last a lifetime. You will recover a large part of the cost by slowly selling off your remaining keyboards from non use. After spending time to learn the O, you’ll discover nothing sounds the same.
Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 3:46 pm
by dave_r
Oh, look surprise surprise. Another one!
Item number: 220181538370
Very curious to note the similarity of the pictures from
Item number: 110200924900
The picture of the Oasys manual resting on the keyboard is a perfect match, apart from having been resized.
There's nearly one every week on Ebay.
Shocking!
Re: Caution with eBay sales of Oasys
Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 2:47 am
by MartinHines
KingJ wrote:EBay sucks anyway, especially for the sellers! If someone were to try and sell an Oasys legitimately, the crooks that run EBay take up to a third, maybe more, of the profit.
It is not quite that bad.
If you were to sell an OASYS for $6,500, the total eBay Seller Fees would be $121.70 or 1.875%. Offering PayPal would add another approx. 2.9%. The grand total would be 4.78% or $310.50.
Using eBay and PayPal does cost some money, but the potential set of buyers is so much larger.