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ABOUT US:

WE BUY, SELL & REPAIR VINTAGE SYNTHS & STUDIO GEAR

PROFESSIONAL PERFECTIONISTS WITH 3 DECADES OF EXPERIENCE

BUY WITH CONFIDENCE. We specialize in high quality, fully-serviced vintage analog synths, keyboards & other used gear. We're professional dealers & musicians too. We know our gear inside and out and treat our customers honestly & respectfully. We've been on eBay for many years. You can find our old feedback under user name minime123. Nowadays, we sell most items directly on our website, but occasionally use eBay too. Please mark us as a favorite seller.

PRICES: eBay fees are high and are factored into our prices here. We are a reputable business and will not price match with other sellers selling a much lower quality product and service. You get what you pay for.

ABOUT THIS ITEM:

This item is also listed on our website, so please contact us before bidding to make sure it’s still available.

Meticulously overhauled by the most critical professionals around and working perfectly, no excuses or surprises typical of most vintage sales these days.

In addition to any repairs, we paid our tech to do the following work to this example. Some of these are things we typically do to our Xpanders during restoration and some were to fix an intermittent tuning problem this unit had when we bought it from our customer who we believe was the original owner:

Recapped power supply
Cleaned panel and chassis
Removed, cleaned, lubed memory switch
Cleaned all other switch contacts
Replaced hinge screws
Replaced 2 output jacks
Modified panel overlay to resolve typical sticking switches
Cleaned all IC sockets
Resoldered IC sockets for all EPROMS and all RAM
Replaced several IC sockets
Replaced all operating system IC chips with new ones, latest version (2 for voice board, 4 for CPU board)
Replaced battery
Reloaded patches

This process required 30 hours of highly skilled vintage tech labor plus parts. This one had tricky problems that ended up being due to bad IC sockets. The problems were intermittent - the unit would sometimes work fine but would sometimes malfunction. Those are often the hardest problems to fix because you have to get them to recur. Our typical burn in process after servicing items is long, but in this case, we ran it even longer and shook it up a bit after figuring out and fixing the problem, just to be absolutely sure it was working perfectly, and now it is, so it's ready to make its next owner very happy!

Please take a close look at the photos. The overlay is torn above the left display window, though it's still easy to read, and is also chipped along the right side. We may be able to replace it with a brand new one at an additional cost - please contact us to discuss before purchasing if you'd like this done.

The shipping calculator here may be wrong. Buyer pays ACTUAL insured shipping costs.

International shipping: The price using eBay’s Global Shipping Program option is accurate. If you check out using this option, this will be the only option. If the calculator shows a UPS Expedited option, the cost may be a lot less using our UPS account - the best way to calculate shipping via this method would be to go to our website, find the item and use the calculator there since our shipping calculator should be more accurate - but please email us first to discuss as we want to be sure the shipping quote seems right.

We will settle up any shipping differences after the item ships. It will ship within approximately 2 weeks of when we receive full payment. We won’t falsely declare the value of this item, so please don’t ask.

TERMS:

BIDDER REQUIREMENTS:

-If your feedback score's below 95% email us & wait for permission to bid.

-Ask all questions before bidding.

-We report all auction tamperers, scammers & trouble-makers.

PACKING & SHIPPING COSTS:

-Buyer pays all packaging & shipping related charges, including insurance and is responsible for all customs brokerage fees, taxes and any other fees related to this shipment.

-All shipments MUST be insured & declared for their full value. We won't lie on customs documents.

SHIPPING SCHEDULE:
-Many of the items we sell are big and fragile & have special packing requirements. We pack and ship only 1 day a week and delays can sometimes occur, so expect us to ship your item within 1-2 weeks. If you're in a hurry, please don't buy from us as we don't want to disappoint you.
-If you leave feedback, we expect you to give us a perfect score for shipping time since we make our policies clear in advance.

GENERAL:

-If we ship to a New York address, we are required to collect 8.875% sales tax.
-Due to their age and used electronic nature, all items are sold as is. All sales are final, with no expressed or implied warrantees or guarantees.
-Unless otherwise stated, all items are fully tested and determined to be fully functional or as described above. We will not issue refunds (whole or partial) or accept returned items.
-Any info provided (specs, comparisons, etc.) is to the best of our knowledge true, however there could be unintentional inaccuracies. It's assumed that the buyer is familiar with this item and knows what to expect and what not to expect. If you have any specific concerns, email us.
-If you have a problem with any item you purchase from us, please contact us immediately so we can try to help.
-Thank you for your support.