It’s worth whatever anyone is willing to pay for it…
Think about it like this… the only value added when you have MPC stuff repair your machine is in the parts and fixes. The labor doesn’t add any value to the machine.
So if you parted everything out and sold it USED (since it has already been installed in your machine and isn’t brand new in packaging), how much would you make? Also your shipping costs for the repair don’t add anything to the value. Ultimately having something repaired by MPC stuff if your goal is to resell it is not a wise move because of the labor costs. Better to just get the parts and do it yourself, or send off the chassis top to be painted.
EFX Card: $300 (ebay / reverb prices)
8 Outs: $250-300 (reverb prices)
Screen: $150-160 ( since it’s about 180 new)
Storage device (subtract 20% from whatever you paid for it)
Main Unit without EFX / 8 outs in pristine condition with no scratches, dents etc and all original OEM buttons with original floppy drive… I’d say about $400-600.
I bought mine recently in not so great condition with lines in the screen, rusted screws, a dead pad for $285. I think that was an okay deal and my plan was to fix it up for myself anyway. I do not plan on replacing the floppy drive, maybe I will use a SCSI2SD later on. In my opinion if you want to retain the value of it you need to keep the original floppy drive. Some people may be buying an MPC2000xl because they have a ton of floppies with 20000xl programs on it. Even if you replace the floppy drive, it should follow the chain of ownership in case somebody wants to reinstall it.
So yeah, it’s not super profitable to have an MPC fixed up by MPC stuff and resold. Most good condition MPC 2000xls with the 8 outs and EFX card are listed at about $1000-1200. And I’m talking the SE versions.
The units themselves are desirable but they were seriously mass produced and are not uncommon or rare.