well as long as there are people to spend the money and willing to buy old synthesizers. I have a felling the vintage gear will be around for a long time. The analog synths that I own, I never spent over $400.00. Even the Minimoog that I bought recently only cost $350.00 which included shipping. They way I see it is this. If you keep searching for what you want at a price you want chances are you will not find it. But if you stop looking, then usually will find what you want at the price you want. I didn't buy my vintage gear becuse somone famous owned on. I bought them becuse this was something I wanted to have personally. Although I have fallen prey to techno lust. It's not the equipment that makes the music sound good, it's the person who plays it. Uh! Bryan that's BX3 not XB3.