By jbplaya
Fri Nov 24, 2006 8:39 pm
The GC's around my way are selling them 500's for like $599. If you know how to talk to people, I can usually get anything they're selling in there knocked down from $50-$200 bucks easy. Just gotta know what to say.
By sampie
Fri Nov 24, 2006 8:49 pm
yeah i got mine at guitar center during the green tag sale for $599
By masterbeater
Mon Nov 27, 2006 11:21 pm
VST's site says $799 again but I called and they said they can go as low as $650 plus they offer an extended warranty. I hate Guitar Center so I might just get it through VST.
By ultra auris
Wed Nov 29, 2006 1:43 am
a few weeks ago my local gc guys told me they could do it for 599 also.
By djdeuce2001
Wed Nov 29, 2006 4:07 am
ya i am going to call GC tomorrow and tell them im returning the mpc unless they give me it for 650 with the extended waranty or at least hook me up with ram and the warranty and can keep the extra 60 bucks. I doubt they r gonna say ok just return it. Ive spent 8 grand in boston at GC i just wish i tshowed at this one.
By mnh2410
Tue Dec 05, 2006 2:13 pm
Here is a site that has them for $499 but its open box. Still worth checking out in my opinion.
http://www.audiolines.com/product.php?productid=17734
Nicole
By chap
Thu Dec 07, 2006 8:56 pm
i don't know about that $589 price. i got mine at one of those green tag sales for $650 last friday the 2nd of december after i was reading on here. the guy said the green tag sale means 1/2 of the msrp and he didn't belive that someone got it for $599 but if you guy's really did already purchase yours for that much you got lucky cause the salesman made a mistake i think.
By eski44
Mon Dec 11, 2006 9:49 pm
vstservice.com quote i just received via email is $650 including extended warranty, EXM128, and free shipping. Since the EXM128 costs about $150 bucks at guitar center, that essentially places the MPC500 at $500 from these guys...
By 4000is1monster
Tue Dec 12, 2006 5:25 am
Eski44... when you say that VST is giving you a Free EXM 128 are you talking about that coupon that Akai is giving everyone or are you talking about VST giving you a EXM 128 in the box with your 500 when they ship it?
By eski44
Tue Dec 12, 2006 4:51 pm
"MPC500’s for $650 with EXM 128 and extended warranty plus free UPS ground shipping" - That's all they said. I'll ask them.
By doublehead
Wed Dec 27, 2006 4:50 pm
Bargining with these cats is easy... Do it on the phone before you go in, you are less likely to be intimidated, or profiled. Just call, tell them that a place in another state you found on ebay is selling it for 615 out the door, that its a legitimate distributor of akai. Like Arrons music in New York. Say that youd prefer to buy locally, and ask what they can at least match it. If the person yanks your crank telling you that they cant because its too close to cost, ask them to ask their manager (only the manager has the right to take the price down to "cost". Of course its not really cost because GT buys in huge volume and shipping is almost free for them.