That's great to hear Korg sent you a replacement. I do however, agree with hitman. Korg really had no obligation to honor any such warranty as it wasn't purchased through an authorized dealer. So in all fairness to Korg.., I don't think it's right to speak ill of the company if they decided not to honor the warranty. It's good they did honor it though.., and getting a new factory model must be nice. Keep in mind Korg's position too. You honor a warranty for someone who bought a keyboard from a private party.., then the requests will start flooding in..