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Price sense check re buying a Vox Tonelab LE

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VoxmanVoxman Frets: 4400
edited September 2023 in FX
Hi guys, this is for anyone in the know, but @HarrySeven particularly interested to hear from you Harry if you're looking in as of course you're very much a specialist in buying up older gear.

I currently gig with a Vox Tonelab LE and SE... Old tech but they are perfect for my gigging needs.  I'm thinking of getting a second TLLE as a back up.  These have started appearing on Ebay for around £130-140.  People are copying each other, but in reality these prices aren't being achieved and actual sales are typically £60-80 with the latter being for very good condition, tight expression pedal, original Vox PSU, and all buttons, dials, knobs, LCD, inputs, outputs etc. In fact I missed one last month for £73 inc delivery. 

Just wanted to sense check that I wasn't going mad? 

Thanks guys
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  • ICBMICBM Frets: 69426
    I’d happily pay £100 for a perfect one, if that’s what you want - it’s really not a lot of money in today’s world. Whether it’s worth more than that to you depends on how badly/quickly you need it…

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  • HarrySevenHarrySeven Frets: 7650
    @Voxman @ICBM I concur - original twin-pedal Valvetronix TL SE £100 absolute maximum (I've seen plenty in the £50-£80 region).


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  • VoxmanVoxman Frets: 4400
    edited September 2023
    @Voxman @ICBM I concur - original twin-pedal Valvetronix TL SE £100 absolute maximum (I've seen plenty in the £50-£80 region).
    Thanks @HarrySeven much appreciated but just to clarify - were you concurring with @ICBM that £100 is fair for a good immaculate TLLE or were you saying that £100 max only for the bigger (and at the time more expensive) TLSE but also concurring that the £80 I mentioned was right & pretty much 'tops' for a TLLE?.   
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  • VoxmanVoxman Frets: 4400
    ICBM said:
    I’d happily pay £100 for a perfect one, if that’s what you want - it’s really not a lot of money in today’s world. Whether it’s worth more than that to you depends on how badly/quickly you need it…
    Thanks @ICBM & I do get that - but I really think that's absolute top price for an absolute minter TLLE - the sellers are looking for £130-140 which simply isn't realistic. As I already have a TLLE & this is just for a back-up it's certainly not urgent & hence I'd prefer not to go that high & happy to wait for a more sensibly priced one. 

    I can use my TLSE or Pod Go if needed, it was just the convenience of copying patches from one TLLE to another.  The TLLE/TLSE patch files are *different and can't 'cross over' as it were because there are some effects differences, plus TLLE doesn't have A/B switching and only has a single expression pedal.  I do actually prefer the TLSE but the TLLE is simply a more manageable size and I prefer its LCD tuner display.  (*There is an unofficial 'conversion' program that I have, but it doesn't work anything like effectively)  
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  • VoxmanVoxman Frets: 4400
    edited October 2023
    The same 3 TLLEs are still on Ebay. £112, £127 both with postage, and £135 collection only.  The first one is still overpriced but at least has an outside chance. The other two..not a snowballs, especially that last one. 


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