WOW! I never knew that about Moog Synthesizers. I always wondered why the Minimoog comanded these really haigh an rediculous prices if, If moog mad 10,000 unit's between 1970-1981. I even see some of the other moog gear going for high prices too, even some of the early Modular synths. I found one on ebay, Starting at $500.00 with a reserve price at $12,000.00 or something like that. Even the ARP 2600's are comanding high prices, so are the Odyssey and the ARP Sequencer as well. Same with early synths like the Roland Junpiter 4 6 and 8, and the Juno 6,60, and 106 but not as high as the Jupiters. Even Sequential Circuts Prophet 5 and 10 Plus many of Oberheims as well.

I will agree with you on the Digital synthesizers, I always found them to be too boreing. I had a DX7IIFD once and just did nt care for it at all. I remember walking in to Bill's Music House in Baltimore MD. (an hours drive from where I live in Frederick). When Vintage synths were being rediscoverd. And Seeing all of these old synths with the Knobs and sliders and switches, Like a Korg Polysix, Roland Juno-6, a salseman even recommended that I buy an AKAI AX-60, said it was very affordable and that it did have MIDI. But alas I did not Buy it. Also passed on a Juno-106 still kicking myself for not buying it, plus a Juno-60. I have been back several times, but every time I go they only have digital synthesziers, samplers and pianons and organs. And a Korg MS2000, and once they were selling Nord Leads, though the VA's were still too expensive. Oh sure they get an occasional analog synth, some in very decent shape, some that have seen better days. The even had a Minimoog once I think for $800 or $900.00 maybe more I can't recall. But your right 800dv the digital synths just don't thrill me at all. I don't know what it is about the old analog ones that facinate me so. The there unique sounds, the knobs. I think why is that most did not have any particualr musical instrument programed in to them. Just a lot of raw wave forms to work with. I think that is why I still own an ARP AXXE which I paid $250.00 for which I thought was a great deal, considering how much it cost in the 70's. ( I was too young at the time to remember) But I do remember watching a Prefromance of Stevei Wonder on TV once and he had quite a few synths. It was the fact that they all had knobs and sliders, and made there own sounds, not recreated ones. Even though I still would love to have a minimoog, I doubt at the prices that people sell them for I will ever own one. Maybe a Juno 60 or Korg Polysix, or even an AKAI AX 60. I did own two Poly-61's but they don't have knobs. well just 5 but not for tweaking. Mark Vail in his Vintgae Synthesizers Book 2nd edition lists the current value of a Minimoog between $300-$1,600. Also looking at the price of a lot of these eraly vintage synths in Mark's book look rather affordable. But some people are just asking way too much.