Stupidity is the only real answer . It may tick some people off , but it's the bottom line . There was a short time when people were stupid enough to pay over $2000 for a MiniMoog . It all word of mouth , a guy that is selling a Moog finds out that some idiot payed $2000 for another , so he tries the same . So a trend develops . Ebay is not always a great place to buy , there are alot of stupid people who will pay way too much just to outbid you .

I just wait for another , believe me , THERE WILL ALWAYS BE ANOTHER . Some people advertise and say it's rare , that is usually a lie . There were over 10,000 MiniMoogs made . Over 11,000 PolyMoogs made . There are some rare ones like the MinitMoog , Constellation , and Satelite . They are rare because they were dismal failures in the market , not because Moog Music wanted them to be . Just like the Roland TB-303 , the music stores could not give them away when they were new . There are plenty of people that are stupid enough to pay over $500 for an Electro Harmonix Minisynthesizer . This was a synthesizer that is EXTREMELY limited , painted on keys over a metal touch plate and sold for $179.99 when it was new . People pay over $200 for a Paia Gnome synthesizer , keep in mind that Paia's are sold as kits and you have to put it together . They sold for $79.99 brand new , and people now pay over $200 for something that may not work when they get it .

I always look for bargins . The way I look at it , it's my money and I will only pay what I think is justifiable . Not to long ago I wanted to buy a Korg Sigma , I found one on Ebay but some idiot was willing to pay $400 for it just to outbid me . I let the guy have it , I refuse to pay that much . I found one on Harmony Central for $175.00 , I bought it . That is what everyone should do , then the prices will go down again .

People pay $500 for a Moog Rogue , this is the bottom of the line Moog synthesizer and sold for $395.00 new . The waveforms are not independantly controllable , nor is the footage . It was the cheapest synth Moog had made .

I pay what I want to pay . I ignore the rest , and I still ALWAYS get what I set out to get . Remember , it's you're money so the power is in you're hands .