its price and demand. that is true with anything. i agree some are
over priced but for the most part all is fair. save your cash and hope
for the best. the synth is well worth it.


--- In korg_mono-poly@yahoogroups.com , "underpressure116"
<underpressure116@...> wrote:

>
> --- In korg_mono-poly@yahoogroups.com , Florian Anwander
> <fanwander@> wrote:
> >
> > Hello Mike
> >
> > it really sounds like you are under pressure.
> > I cannot confirm that the price of the MonoPoly inflated very much

the

> > last ten years. I started looking for one in 1998, and back then they
> > costed here in Germany around 1000 to 1100 DeutschMarks (450-500
> Euros).
> > Today you will get a good Monopoly for 600 Euros. I think this is not
> > too bad. And a MP is really worth that money. It is well built, I
> has no
> > known problems like the Polysix with its battery, or the ProOne

with

> > its keyboard. I am taking the MP since ten years on stage and it

never

> > showed a single failure.
> >
> > I can definitely recommend it and I can tell you it is worth saving
> your
> > money.
> >
> >
> > Florian
>
>
> I absolutely agree, but I can't FIND a decent priced one anywhere.
> Also, I am in the US, so 600 Euro is pretty ridiculous for me. the
> Mono/Poly cost about $400-500 USD in 1998 (about $250 in 1993!).
>
> It's not that I don't want to pay or anything like that, it's just
> that I cannot pay such a large amount at once. It's simply not in the
> cards right now. And I have no credit, so I can't get any kind of a

loan.

>
> I'm definitely going to get one, it's just a matter of procuring it.
> I was thinking about the Polysix, but I decided I really didn't want
> to have to settle. Especially when it's concerning such a large chunk
> of change.
>
> I'm hoping someone has one who is willing to let it go for a
> reasonable price and is willing to work out some way of paying for it.
> Like I said, I can make payments monthly or something along those
> lines, I just can't drop $800+ at one time while paying for school and
> such.
>
>
> PS: My screenname is named after the Queen song. ;-)
>