| If you're looking at the Oasys (or anything like that) as an investment, I'd say the only way it would make sense would be if you were able to make money with it right now. If so and it's able to pay for itself (and then some) over the course of its life then the resale value shouldn't be a concern. Sure, it helps if you can get a good percentage of what you paid for it on the back end but if it's paid for itself already that's just icing on the cake. I apologize that I don't remember who I'm paraphrasing but a house won't buy you an Oasys, but an Oasys can buy you a house.
Don't get me wrong...the Oasys isn't worth its price to me, because I suck as a keyboardist and I couldn't use it to bring people to my studio. I've heard it and thought it sounded great (most likely because someone else was playing it more than anything else) and I can see the value in it, but it's not for me (and based on the price, not for most people). More than anything else I'm fascinated by how angry people get about its price...there are obviously plenty of people who are willing to pay what they're asking for it, so why does its very existence get people so riled up?
-Duardo |