What would make buy used gear over new gear??? Keyboards to be exact.

Emmmmm... I like keyboards too

Only price. I hate buying someone elses problems, but sometimes ...... the funzzalo, and you have to make it happen with limited resorces!

Maybe the fact that some were discontinued 20 years ago and price of course. As soon as you bring something new home, the value drops. You might as well save a penny. Alot of times people buy new because it's convenient. You can save alot sometimes, if you find desperate sellers.

-tek

thats how i get my gear, from desperate sellers, and vagrants

heheh

It's not always fun to be on the "bleeding edge" when owning a brand-new instrument. Not all keyboards with their version 1.0 software are bug-free. Sometimes the manufacturer will release instruments to get some sales and then continue to fix the problems. With keyboards that have upgradeable software, you can buy a slightly used instrument that works better than it did new. However, you always take the chance on a used instrument that something terrible was done to it that is unseen and unknowable until it's too late.