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Sean Sullivan
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by Sean Sullivan » Thu Jul 19, 2007 6:26 am
Someone has a pair of these for sale locally but he wants me to make an offer. He says they sell for $100 on eBay...I thought they were like $20-$30. So, what did you all pay for yours?
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A.David.MacKinnon
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by A.David.MacKinnon » Thu Jul 19, 2007 7:08 am
There's no telling with these mics. There are so many of them out there that prices can very. I got a very clean and new looking 635a from a local music store for $45. I got a beat to shit but still great sonding one from another engineer for free.
Considering how much I like these mics and how often I use them I'd probably be willing to pay upwards of $60 for a clean used one. $100 a piece sounds a bit steep. Why don't you do a search and see what a new one sells for?
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mingus2112
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by mingus2112 » Thu Jul 19, 2007 7:14 am
I got a PL5 (same mic) for around $35 (plus shipping) in decent shape. I also got a pair of 635A/Bs (the B just means they're black) in great shape for $80 on ebay. Look around. You don't need to pay $100 for one.
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inverseroom
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by inverseroom » Thu Jul 19, 2007 7:37 am
mingus2112 wrote:I got a PL5 (same mic) for around $35 (plus shipping) in decent shape.
Me too, even less I think. PL5's seem to go cheaper.
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thethingwiththestuff
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by thethingwiththestuff » Thu Jul 19, 2007 8:20 am
the pl5 is the same? the 635a is omni and i thought i remember the pl-5 having vents all the way down the side...
i paid $50 for my 635a, though. basically told a store owner that's what i'd pay. i love it!
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by A-Barr » Thu Jul 19, 2007 8:29 am
I think I paid like 65 bucks or something on a buy it now deal, I'm sure I could have saved money if I was patient and bid in an actual auction.
I don't use the thing much but it does sound nice on the Ukulele.
Folks are *selling* them for 100 bucks apiece on the bay but that doesn't mean anyone is buying them for that price.
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Smitty
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by Smitty » Thu Jul 19, 2007 9:42 am
just got a sparkly clean one for $55 on the 'bay.
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jv
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by jv » Thu Jul 19, 2007 10:13 am
thethingwiththestuff wrote:the pl5 is the same? the 635a is omni and i thought i remember the pl-5 having vents all the way down the side...
It is my understanding that the pl5 is the same (it's omni- doesn't have
any vents). I picked up a pl5 on ebay for $10 (+$10 shipping).
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cgarges
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by cgarges » Thu Jul 19, 2007 10:24 am
$10 for mine, but it looks awful. They're like $100 new, so I think $50 each is perfectly reasonable if they're in good shape.
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chetatkinsdiet
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by chetatkinsdiet » Thu Jul 19, 2007 10:36 am
One pair that's pretty beat up, I paid $40/pr. The other pair is a tad better looking and that ran me $50/pr.
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allbaldo
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by allbaldo » Thu Jul 19, 2007 7:19 pm
I paid $10 for mine, but it looks like it used to belong to GG Allin.
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doyoucompute
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by doyoucompute » Thu Jul 19, 2007 7:41 pm
I got a pretty decent one (cosmetically) that sounds great for 30 bucks on ebay about 2 or 3 years ago.
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by ashcat_lt » Thu Jul 19, 2007 8:40 pm
I think some band left the one I've got at our Workshop studio.
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Mane1234
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by Mane1234 » Fri Jul 20, 2007 12:18 am
I paid less than 40 for mine and that was with shipping from evilbay...A definite plus for the mic locker.
Of course I've had it in the ear before.....
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