newb - looking to buy an OLD Roland, whats it worth?

[ThrottledU]

Hey everyone, brand new user on this forum, I'm more of a drummer or guitar player but I do play keys too...looking to get my daughters something to start teaching them with, and I have a friend who has a Roland E-15 keyboard he wants to sell me....

anyone know what that thing is worth? it's in mint condition (mint as in, played like 5-6 times since 1993)... been sitting in a closet for ever and a day and he just wants to get rid of it. I figured it may be a good starting point for my girls...what do you think?

he said he was thinking $200 bucks, ...I'm thinking a little less but don't know what would be reasonable honestly so that's one reason I'm posting this question here.

Thanks in advance!

 

[Skipp]

Well, it looks old, and it has only 24 notes of polyphony meaning there will be note drop outs while using the sustain pedal. Also - i doubt it sounds good since it's a bit dated.

If you can lower the price then sure... it can be used for a start. If the guy stays at 200$, then you'll be better off with something like the entry level PSR series from Yamaha.

There are new ones for the same price and even higher polyphony. Plus, i bet you can get a used PSR-e403 for a few $$ more

 

[Burn4Him]

i would say so its probably not worth it, just go on craigslist and find one for like 50 bucks it will be better and cheaper