Who got the best deal on their Oasys?

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RobertPlatinum wrote:Do you know if they meant that the guitar center chain was discontinuing them.
Guitar Center employees are lucky if they know what is going on in their store, let alone the whole chain. There have been a few threads posted here regarding a few GC stores who are no longer keeping the OASYS in stock (but probably still available via special order)

GC only sells the OASYS at a small number of their stores:
http://gc.guitarcenter.com/keyboards/ko ... ?tabgray=2
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Well, I also reaped the benefits of this years Black Friday at Guitar Center--20% off of any item. My Oasys-88 was only $6097.00. I also was able to score a set of KRK RP-8's for less than $300.00.

The funny thing is that I was intending to purchase either the Yamaha xs8, or the triton m3. But, when I asked the salesman if the discount could be put towards an Oasys----and he said "yes".......I didn't even have to think twice about spending the extra money.
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ollie78 wrote:The funny thing is that I was intending to purchase either the Yamaha xs8, or the triton m3. But, when I asked the salesman if the discount could be put towards an Oasys----and he said "yes".......I didn't even have to think twice about spending the extra money.
Now that is truly a happy ending!
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I believe they meant that the chain was discontinuing them because they don't sell very well.
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I spoke with a guy from one of the major chains he gave me an offer of $5500 for a used 88 key he said that he couldn't go no lower on the new Oasys.

Do you guys think the used one is the preferable offer or just go ahead and get it new for $7000? I just want to hear some of your opinions.
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RobertPlatinum wrote:I spoke with a guy from one of the major chains he gave me an offer of $5500 for a used 88 key he said that he couldn't go no lower on the new Oasys.

Do you guys think the used one is the preferable offer or just go ahead and get it new for $7000? I just want to hear some of your opinions.
$7,000 for a brand new OASYS is great price, but $1,500 is a lot of money especially if the used unit is in good shape. With a new unit in the U.S. if you register on-line you would have a 2 year warranty.

One other point: If you buy a new OASYS 88 make sure its Serial Number is #1040 or higher. OASYS 76 (# 1-890) and OASYS 88 (# 1-1040) have a problem if you add the EXB-DI ADAT board (no longer manufactured due to parts availability) and if you clock from an external digital clock. The required repair is free, but you would have to take your keyboard to the shop. If you are buying new, it is easiest to simply get a newer unit.
Sina172 wrote: ...because if ANYTHING went wrong with it, you'd have to send it direct to Korg and you'd be without it for SEVERAL weeks, sometimes even Months at a time!
This is not exactly correct. Any Korg product that needed repair would be taken to an Authorized Korg Service Center:
http://www.korg.com/service/servicelocator.asp

Depending on the uniqueness of the problem, the parts would be sourced from either Korg USA or Korg Japan. If parts were required from Japan it might take a few weeks or a month for the parts to arrive.
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I finally bought the Oasys 88. I paid $6400.00 even. It's new. My registration went through without a hitch so it is indeed new. I am going to open a new thread asking for a list of things that I need to do to get my Oasys up to date. Thank you to everyone who replied to my posts up until this point! I'm excited.
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RobertPlatinum wrote:I finally bought the Oasys 88. I paid $6400.00 even. It's new. My registration went through without a hitch so it is indeed new. I am going to open a new thread asking for a list of things that I need to do to get my Oasys up to date. Thank you to everyone who replied to my posts up until this point! I'm excited.
Where did you get a new OASYS 88 for $6,400 new? I thought your options were $5500 used or $7000 new?
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Is that $6400 out the door, or plus tax?
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MartinHines wrote:
RobertPlatinum wrote:I finally bought the Oasys 88. I paid $6400.00 even. It's new. My registration went through without a hitch so it is indeed new. I am going to open a new thread asking for a list of things that I need to do to get my Oasys up to date. Thank you to everyone who replied to my posts up until this point! I'm excited.
Where did you get a new OASYS 88 for $6,400 new? I thought your options were $5500 used or $7000 new?
They were, before I talked to the sales rep face to face. He told me that he really wanted to move the unit. So I told him that he could. All he had to do was tell me the right price. So I sat in front of the Keyboard for about ten minutes he came back with $7200 w/ tax. I looked at him and told him how can you sell me a keyboard if your offering me a higher price than your competition.

He went back and talked to his manager. Keep in mind that he was also trying to sell me the used one as a lower price option. I ended up getting the new one for 5995.23 before tax, 6400.00 flat after tax. Well I got it now and I'm happy. Oh yeah it didn't come with the extra gigabyte of ram for that price. But come to find out that I had an extra gigabyte of ram in my computer anyway. The same kind that the Oasys uses. My OS is updated. My Oasys is registered. I got an extra year of warranty. Happy ending. Negotiation is the key.
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Congrats Robert - and health to drive!

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ME!! But I cant say why!!! 8)
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