OP-1 has never been "cheap", although it used to be cheaper, around 800$. Then they stopped production, because of a supply problem [1](sounds familiar), there

OP-1 has never been "cheap", although it used to be cheaper, around 800$. Then they stopped production, because of a supply problem [1](sounds familiar), there was wild price speculation[2] on the first and second hand market, then it came back 50% more expensive. Teenage Engineering (OP-1's brand) is usually very expensive, almost boutique-expensive, although they've done collabs with IKEA [3], and have a line of pocket synths [4] that are fun and affordable. 1. https://www.musicradar.com/news/this-is-why-teenage-engineerings-op-1-just-got-a-huge-price-hike https://www.musicradar.com/news/this-is-why-teenage-engineer... 2. https://camelcamelcamel.com/product/B00CXSJUZS https://camelcamelcamel.com/product/B00CXSJUZS 3. https://www.ikea.com/us/en/new/frekvens-limited-collection-pub01563a68 https://www.ikea.com/us/en/new/frekvens-limited-collection-p... 4. https://teenage.engineering/products/po https://teenage.engineering/products/po