2000 and 2000 xl's, why so cheap

Was looking around on ebay for MPC's and the 2000's and 2000xl's seem cheap compared to the rest.
Why is that?

NoonELee wrote:Was looking around on ebay for MPC's and the 2000's and 2000xl's seem cheap compared to the rest.
Why is that?

because they fall in the middle.. they are cheaper then new models such as the 5k and 2500 because they are much older... yet there are so many of those models out there so the demand is lower.

then they are less sought after then the 3000 and 60 even though those models are older and they are more common then the previous models also.

the other thing is, people are afraid their screen displays will get lines because getting replacement screens is not simple or cheap.

lastly, the 2000 series especially the xl were very popular in rap music production... so many people went out to pick those up because their favourite producer has one (pete rock for example) and then they realize the mpc doesn't make beats for you so they sold it.

mr_debauch wrote:many people went out to pick those up because their favorite producer has one and then they realize the mpc doesn't make beats for you so they sold it.

so damn true, while i worked i Sam Ash, cats would come in buy a mp and a keyboard, and come back within the 30 days trying to return it like "man i juss want dat fruity loops instead"

ArKyve-31 wrote:

mr_debauch wrote:many people went out to pick those up because their favorite producer has one and then they realize the mpc doesn't make beats for you so they sold it.

so damn true, while i worked i Sam Ash, cats would come in buy a mp and a keyboard, and come back within the 30 days trying to return it like "man i juss want dat fruity loops instead"

LOL

Everybody wants that quick fix

yeah but you cant blame people for doing that though... unless they are like us where they gonna run fruity loops and have that mpc and use various pieces of gear on projects.... the money aint worth it for them. some people are just having some fun making a beat or two... then they dont need to invest in a room full of gear. fl studio does pretty much every basic thing you could need under one single price point... even with stock sound cards these days you can still make something.

valid point

mr_debauch wrote:yeah but you cant blame people for doing that though... unless they are like us where they gonna run fruity loops and have that mpc and use various pieces of gear on projects.... the money aint worth it for them. some people are just having some fun making a beat or two... then they dont need to invest in a room full of gear. fl studio does pretty much every basic thing you could need under one single price point... even with stock sound cards these days you can still make something.

Exactly!! (Looks at unplugged MPC 2000XL, collecting dust, and loads FL Studio 8! )

jjbing3 wrote:Exactly!! (Looks at unplugged MPC 2000XL, collecting dust, and loads FL Studio 8! )

I started with Fruityloops, now I work with a MPC2000XL, couldn't imagine going back....

Lil Stunt wrote:

jjbing3 wrote:Exactly!! (Looks at unplugged MPC 2000XL, collecting dust, and loads FL Studio 8! )

I started with Fruityloops, now I work with a MPC2000XL, couldn't imagine going back....

I started with Korg Electribe ES-1 (I still use it), I finally started using MPC-2000XL recently. (finished replacing broken parts and reading the manual.) I prefer working on hardware despite the limitations.