dbx 286s Microphone Preamp Processor
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Why this number?
The typical used price is the median of 9 used sales observed in the last 90 days, 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 | €95 | median sold, rounded |
| Most sold between | €80–€100 | 25th to 75th percentile, same window |
| Window | last 90 days | the tightest of 90 days, 6 months and 24 months with 8 used sales |
| Sample | 9 used sales | ok sample |
| 90-day change | −8% | vs the 90 days before |
| Time to sell | — | only counted from listings we watch start to finish; not enough yet |
| Live asks | €178 | typical ask across 31 listings, 87% above typical used |
| Outliers | dropped | beyond 10× the product’s own median: bundles, parts, typos |
| All-time | €120 | 629 used sales, 2015–2026; not used for deals |
| Sales on record | 708 | 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 17 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
25 more live · €134–€312 · typical ask €178 · most of these are new asks against a used typical
- €13441% over typicalexcellent ·
United States · Reverb · confirmed 3 days ago - €13542% over typicalvery good ·
Italy · Reverb · confirmed 3 days ago - €15260% over typicalmint · United States · Reverb · confirmed 3 days ago
- €15563% over typicalnew ·
France · Reverb · confirmed 3 days ago - €16068% over typicalnew ·
Germany · Reverb · confirmed 3 days ago - €16372% over typicalexcellent ·
Canada · Reverb · confirmed 3 days ago - €17079% over typicalmint · United States · Reverb · confirmed 3 days ago
- €17887% over typicalexcellent · United States · Reverb · confirmed 3 days agocheck this is the same unit
- €17887% over typicalgood · United States · Reverb · confirmed 3 days agocheck this is the same unit
- €17887% over typicalexcellent · United States · Reverb · confirmed 3 days agocheck this is the same unit
15 more · €206–€312 · United States, Japan, Australia
- €206117% over typicalgood ·
Japan · eBay Germany · confirmed 4 days agocheck this is the same unit - €210121% over typicalvery good ·
Australia · Reverb · confirmed 10 h agocheck this is the same unit - €234146% over typicalnew · United States · eBay United States · confirmed 5 days agocheck this is the same unit
- €267181% over typicalnew · United States · Reverb · confirmed 3 days agocheck this is the same unit
- €294209% over typicalnew · United States · Reverb · confirmed 3 days agocheck this is the same unit
- €301217% over typicalnew · United States · eBay United States · confirmed 2 days agocheck this is the same unit
- €302218% over typicalnew · United States · Reverb · confirmed 3 days agocheck this is the same unit
- €302218% over typicalnew · United States · Reverb · confirmed 3 days agocheck this is the same unit
- €302218% over typicalnew · United States · Reverb · confirmed 3 days agocheck this is the same unit
- €302218% over typicalnew · United States · Reverb · confirmed 3 days agocheck this is the same unit
- €302218% over typicalnew · United States · Reverb · confirmed 3 days agocheck this is the same unit
- €302218% over typicalnew · United States · Reverb · confirmed 3 days agocheck this is the same unit
- €302218% over typicalnew · United States · Reverb · confirmed 3 days agocheck this is the same unit
- €302218% over typicalmint · United States · Reverb · confirmed 3 days agocheck this is the same unit
- €312228% over typicalnew · United States · Reverb · confirmed 3 days agocheck this is the same unit
3 auctions running · next ends in 4d 11h
A bid is not an asking price, so no saving is shown.
Price history
What it sold for, quarter by quarter, since Oct 2016: 626 sales in quarters with at least three, and the bars along the floor show how many each quarter. The shaded band is where the middle half of sales landed.
Recent sales by listing date
9 used sales · last 90 days · middle half €80–€100 · ok
| Listed | Price | Condition | From | Platform | The listing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sept 2026 | €34$39 as sold | good | United States | eBay United States auction | Details |
| 21 Sept 2026 | €110$125 as sold | good | United States | eBay United States auction | Details |
| 11 Sept 2026 | €94$105 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 21 Aug 2026 | €122$142 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 10 Aug 2026 | €47$55 as sold | poor | 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 October 2026. A price is what the listing last asked, converted at that day’s rate.
Show the last 50 of 708 recorded sales
| Listed | Price | Condition | From | Platform | The listing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Aug 2026 | €100$116 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 8 Aug 2026 | €99$115 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 28 Jul 2026 | €78$90 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 23 Jul 2026 | €90$105 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 15 Jul 2026 | €103$120 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 11 Jul 2026 | €104$121 as sold | excellent |  Lithuania | Reverb | Details |
| 2 Jul 2026 | €100$116 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 22 Jun 2026 | €121$140 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 16 Jun 2026 | €102$119 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 13 Jun 2026 | €98$114 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 8 Jun 2026 | €96$112 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 1 Jun 2026 | €96$112 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 29 May 2026 | €102$119 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 19 May 2026 | €82$95 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 28 Apr 2026 | €107$125 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 27 Apr 2026 | €107$125 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 27 Apr 2026 | €109$127 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 14 Apr 2026 | €86$100 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 23 Mar 2026 | €103$120 as sold | excellent |  Finland | Reverb | Details |
| 15 Mar 2026 | €97$112 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 26 Feb 2026 | €86$100 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 24 Feb 2026 | €86$100 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 24 Feb 2026 | €119$138 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 17 Feb 2026 | €84$98 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 13 Feb 2026 | €266$299 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 4 Feb 2026 | €361$420 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 4 Feb 2026 | €103$120 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 21 Jan 2026 | €88$102 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 16 Jan 2026 | €361$420 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 14 Jan 2026 | €116$135 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 11 Jan 2026 | €88$102 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 9 Jan 2026 | €94$110 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 8 Jan 2026 | €86$100 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 7 Jan 2026 | €122$142 as sold | excellent |  United Kingdom | Reverb | Details |
| 6 Jan 2026 | €60$70 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 6 Jan 2026 | €115$134 as sold | very good |  Netherlands | Reverb | Details |
| 15 Dec 2025 | €99$115 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 15 Dec 2025 | €73$85 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 28 Nov 2025 | €52$60 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 23 Nov 2025 | €94$109 as sold | excellent | France | Reverb | Details |
| 16 Nov 2025 | €85$99 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 14 Nov 2025 | €88$102 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 2 Nov 2025 | €99$115 as sold | mint | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 1 Nov 2025 | €82$95 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 29 Oct 2025 | €85$99 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 October 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 | 27 | €178 | €22 | €73 under (77%) |
| Canada | 2 | €130 | €98 | 3% over typical |
| Italy | 1 | €135 | €135 | 42% over typical |
| France | 1 | €155 | €155 | 63% over typical |
| Germany | 1 | €160 | €160 | 68% over typical |
| Japan | 1 | €206 | €206 | 117% over typical |
| Australia | 1 | €210 | €210 | 121% over typical |
In one paragraph
The page's figures as one paragraph, assembled for quoting; not written by hand.
Sellers are asking a median of €178 for the dbx 286s Microphone Preamp Processor today, 87% over the €95 it actually sells for (9 recorded sales, last 90 days; most sold between €80 and €100). The sale median is down 7% on the €102 of the 90 days before. There are 31 listings live right now across eBay United States, Reverb, eBay Germany, from €88 asking. Figures computed 17 October 2026 by Doirado from cross-platform listing data.