Doepfer A-198 Trautonium Ribbon Controller
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Why this number?
The typical used price is the median of 14 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 | €170 | median sold, rounded |
| Most sold between | €160–€180 | 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 | 14 used sales | thin data, treat as a rough guide |
| By condition | same as typical | excellent, median of 11 sales, same window |
| Time to sell | — | only counted from listings we watch start to finish; not enough yet |
| Live asks | €201 | typical ask across 7 listings, 18% above typical used |
| Outliers | dropped | beyond 10× the product’s own median: bundles, parts, typos |
| All-time | €170 | 63 used sales, 2016–2026; not used for deals |
| Sales on record | 76 | 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.
eBay Germany
Reverb
1 more live · €334–€334 · typical ask €201 · most of these are new asks against a used typical
Price history
Every recorded sale, one point each: 76 of them, placed by the day the ad went up. The line follows the middle of the sales around each point, with the middle half behind it, and breaks wherever nothing sold nearby. Condition is mixed, so some of the spread is a mint against a fair rather than the market moving.
Recent sales by listing date
14 used sales · last 24 months · middle half €160–€180 · thin
| Listed | Price | Condition | From | Platform | The listing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jul 2026 | €47$55 as sold | excellent |  United States | Reverb | Details |
| 12 Jul 2026 | €178$206 as sold | new | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 20 Jun 2026 | €224$261 as sold | new |   Poland | Reverb | Details |
| 6 May 2026 | €429$500 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 3 May 2026 | €77$89 as sold | excellent | 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.
Show the last 50 of 76 recorded sales
| Listed | Price | Condition | From | Platform | The listing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Mar 2026 | €172$200 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 19 Mar 2026 | €189$220 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 19 Feb 2026 | €172$200 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 5 Feb 2026 | €163$190 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 5 Oct 2025 | €206$240 as sold | new | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 2 Oct 2025 | €69$80 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 16 Sept 2025 | €167$195 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 1 Jul 2025 | €167$194 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 27 Feb 2025 | €193$225 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 2 Dec 2024 | €268$312 as sold | excellent |  United Kingdom | Reverb | Details |
| 22 Nov 2024 | €170$198 as sold | excellent | United Kingdom | Reverb | Details |
| 20 Nov 2024 | €172$200 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 7 Nov 2024 | €263$305 as sold | new | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 7 Sept 2024 | €162$189 as sold | mint | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 19 Aug 2024 | €155$180 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 8 Aug 2024 | €255$297 as sold | new |  Canada | Reverb | Details |
| 2 Aug 2024 | €170$198 as sold | excellent | United Kingdom | Reverb | Details |
| 26 Jul 2024 | €145$169 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 26 Jul 2024 | €170$198 as sold | very good | United Kingdom | Reverb | Details |
| 9 Jun 2024 | €189$220 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 22 May 2024 | €64$75 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 23 Apr 2024 | €147$170 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 26 Feb 2024 | €168$196 as sold | very good | Canada | Reverb | Details |
| 20 Jan 2024 | €163$190 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 17 Jan 2024 | €123$143 as sold | excellent |  Germany | Reverb | Details |
| 23 Nov 2023 | €136$158 as sold | mint |  France | Reverb | Details |
| 10 Oct 2023 | €34$39 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 8 Oct 2023 | €170$198 as sold | excellent | United Kingdom | Reverb | Details |
| 30 Sept 2023 | €60$70 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 23 May 2023 | €171$199 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 19 Feb 2023 | €146$170 as sold | mint |  South Korea | Reverb | Details |
| 22 Nov 2022 | €155$180 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 15 Nov 2022 | €155$180 as sold | mint | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 16 Oct 2022 | €207$240 as sold | mint | United Kingdom | Reverb | Details |
| 24 Sept 2022 | €129$150 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 26 Jan 2022 | €96$111 as sold | new |  Australia | Reverb | Details |
| 25 Dec 2021 | €151$175 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 7 Nov 2021 | €146$170 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 14 Sept 2021 | €230$268 as sold | new | United Kingdom | Reverb | Details |
| 8 Sept 2021 | €188$219 as sold | very good |  Portugal | Reverb | Details |
| 5 Aug 2021 | €206$240 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 22 Apr 2021 | €215$250 as sold | mint | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 30 Mar 2021 | €194$225 as sold | mint | United Kingdom | Reverb | Details |
| 11 Mar 2021 | €52$60 as sold | parts | Canada | Reverb | Details |
| 24 Dec 2020 | €226$263 as sold | excellent | Canada | 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 Kingdom | 5 | €201 | €165 | €5 under (3%) |
| Germany | 1 | €180 | €180 | 6% over typical |
| Australia | 1 | €334 | €334 | 96% over typical |
In one paragraph
The page's figures as one paragraph, assembled for quoting; not written by hand.
The Doepfer A-198 Trautonium Ribbon Controller sold for a median of €170 over the last 24 months across 14 recorded sales, with most examples landing between €160 and €180. There are 7 listings live right now across eBay Germany, Reverb, from €165 asking. Figures computed 19 October 2026 by Doirado from cross-platform listing data.