Buchla 285e Frequency Shifter / Balanced Modulator
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Why this number?
The typical used price is the median of 12 used sales observed in the last 24 months, with outliers removed and the figure rounded. An observed sale is often the last asking price rather than a confirmed hammer price.
| Typical used price | €920 | median sold, rounded |
| Most sold between | €700–€990 | 25th to 75th percentile, same window |
| Window | last 24 months | the tightest of 90 days, 6 months and 24 months with 8 used sales |
| Sample | 12 used sales | thin data, treat as a rough guide |
| Time to sell | — | only counted from listings we watch start to finish; not enough yet |
| Live asks | €1,425 | typical ask across 5 listings, 55% above typical used |
| Outliers | dropped | beyond 10× the product’s own median: bundles, parts, typos |
| All-time | €770 | 48 used sales, 2019–2026; not used for deals |
| Sales on record | 48 | all-time, all platforms |
Typical prices are rounded (to 5 / 10 / 50 / 100 by size, in whichever currency you read); asks and the chart are exact. As of 19 October 2026. Full method, including what each badge means
For sale right now
The best-priced as cards, a row of them; every other ad as a line, by ask. Each ask is the seller’s own number; the platform’s mark opens the listing. Each one says when we last confirmed it at its source: the price and availability are from that visit, so check the marketplace before you go.
Reverb
Price history
Every recorded sale, one point each: 48 of them, placed by the day the ad went up. Too few sales to draw a trend through them without inventing one, so the points speak for themselves. Condition is mixed, so some of the spread is a mint against a fair rather than the market moving.
Recent sales by listing date
12 used sales · last 24 months · middle half €700–€990 · thin
| Listed | Price | Condition | From | Platform | The listing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Aug 2026 | €773$900 as sold | very good |  United States | Reverb | Details |
| 27 Feb 2026 | €966$1,125 as sold | very good |  Australia | Reverb | Details |
| 6 Feb 2026 | €1,074$1,250 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 27 Nov 2025 | €605$703 as sold | excellent |   Germany | Reverb | Details |
| 6 Apr 2024 | €1,043$1,215 as sold | mint |  Italy | Reverb | Details |
A date is the day the ad went up. Marketplaces do not publish the day a sale closed; each of these had sold by the time we recorded it, in August 2026 and September 2026. A price is what the listing last asked, converted at that day’s rate.
Show all 48 recorded sales
| Listed | Price | Condition | From | Platform | The listing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Dec 2025 | €1,076$1,250 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 26 Nov 2025 | €1,095$1,275 as sold | very good | Australia | Reverb | Details |
| 26 Jul 2025 | €923$1,075 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 17 Jul 2025 | €945$1,100 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 10 Apr 2025 | €683$795 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 21 Feb 2025 | €911$1,061 as sold | very good | Australia | Reverb | Details |
| 26 Nov 2024 | €703$819 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 25 Nov 2024 | €677$785 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 3 Sept 2024 | €601$700 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 28 Aug 2024 | €730$850 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 15 Aug 2024 | €945$1,100 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 28 Jan 2024 | €712$829 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 13 Jan 2024 | €730$850 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 6 Dec 2023 | €679$790 as sold | mint |  Japan | Reverb | Details |
| 28 Nov 2023 | €687$800 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 3 Nov 2023 | €761$886 as sold | very good |  United Kingdom | Reverb | Details |
| 30 Aug 2023 | €696$810 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 26 Aug 2023 | €712$825 as sold | mint | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 18 May 2023 | €769$895 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 21 Apr 2023 | €730$850 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 22 Mar 2023 | €600$699 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 7 Mar 2023 | €730$850 as sold | mint | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 13 Feb 2023 | €1,304$1,518 as sold | mint |  France | Reverb | Details |
| 9 Feb 2023 | €730$850 as sold | mint | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 5 Feb 2023 | €730$850 as sold | mint | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 30 Dec 2022 | €945$1,100 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 12 Dec 2022 | €1,070$1,246 as sold | excellent | United Kingdom | Reverb | Details |
| 10 Nov 2022 | €687$800 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 24 Jul 2022 | €928$1,080 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 30 Jan 2022 | €991$1,154 as sold | good | Germany | Reverb | Details |
| 17 Jun 2021 | €945$1,100 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 14 Jun 2021 | €988$1,150 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 28 Oct 2020 | €782$910 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 3 Aug 2020 | €687$800 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 1 Aug 2020 | €730$850 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 14 Feb 2020 | €1,156$1,346 as sold | excellent | United Kingdom | Reverb | Details |
| 1 Jan 2020 | €640$745 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 1 Dec 2019 | €600$699 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 22 Aug 2019 | €835$972 as sold | excellent |  Sweden | Reverb | Details |
| 19 Aug 2019 | €816$950 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 12 Jun 2019 | €902$1,050 as sold | mint | Australia | Reverb | Details |
| 12 Mar 2019 | €1,095$1,275 as sold | very good |  Ireland | Reverb | Details |
| 17 Feb 2019 | €687$800 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
A date is the day the ad went up. Marketplaces do not publish the day a sale closed; each of these had sold by the time we recorded it, in August 2026 and September 2026. A price is what the listing last asked, converted at that day’s rate.
Where it’s cheapest right now
What sellers are asking today, by country. Asking prices, not sales; shipping, fees and any customs or import VAT between you and the seller are not included.
| Country | Live | Median ask | Cheapest ask | Cheapest vs typical |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | €1,335 | €719 | €201 under (22%) |
 Spain | 1 | €1,433 | €1,433 | 56% over typical |
| Italy | 1 | €1,977 | €1,977 | 115% over typical |
In one paragraph
The page's figures as one paragraph, assembled for quoting; not written by hand.
The Buchla 285e Frequency Shifter / Balanced Modulator sold for a median of €920 over the last 24 months across 12 recorded sales, with most examples landing between €700 and €990. There are 5 listings live right now across Reverb, from €719 asking. Figures computed 19 October 2026 by Doirado from cross-platform listing data.