Empirical Labs EL8 Distressor

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Typical used€990OK · 21 used sales

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Why this number?

The typical used price is the median of 21 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€990median sold, rounded
Most sold between€940–€1,05025th to 75th percentile, same window
Windowlast 90 daysthe tightest of 90 days, 6 months and 24 months with 8 used sales
Sample21 used salesok sample
By condition€950excellent, median of 12 sales, same window
90-day change−2%vs the 90 days before
Time to sell—only counted from listings we watch start to finish; not enough yet
Live asks€1,600typical ask across 37 listings, 62% above typical used
Outliersdroppedbeyond 10× the product’s own median: bundles, parts, typos
All-time€9801,124 used sales, 2014–2026; not used for deals
Sales on record1,174all-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.

One email when a listing shows up 15% or more under typical, or typical itself drops 15%. Never more than one a day. No account; a link to stop in every email.

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High ask
€1,204
United States United States
Last confirmed 7 h ago
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High ask
€1,231
Excellent typical €950
United States United States
Last confirmed 7 h ago
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High ask
€1,244
Excellent typical €950
Canada Canada
Last confirmed 7 h ago
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High ask
€1,311
United States United States
Last confirmed 33 h ago
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High ask
€1,377
United States United States
Last confirmed 3 days ago
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High ask
€1,377
United States United States
Last confirmed 7 h ago

31 more live · €1,377–€3,547 · typical ask €1,600 · most of these are new asks against a used typical

21 more · €1,599–€3,547 · United States, Japan, Spain, Germany and 1 more

Price history

€1,000Oct 2014 quarter: median €864, 3 salesApr 2015 quarter: median €880, 3 salesJul 2015 quarter: median €837, 4 salesOct 2015 quarter: median €883, 3 salesJan 2016 quarter: median €859, 7 salesApr 2016 quarter: median €874, 8 salesJul 2016 quarter: median €858, 14 salesOct 2016 quarter: median €842, 7 salesJan 2017 quarter: median €886, 22 salesApr 2017 quarter: median €889, 24 salesJul 2017 quarter: median €914, 12 salesOct 2017 quarter: median €859, 24 salesJan 2018 quarter: median €859, 17 salesApr 2018 quarter: median €880, 27 salesJul 2018 quarter: median €945, 21 salesOct 2018 quarter: median €927, 33 salesJan 2019 quarter: median €902, 30 salesApr 2019 quarter: median €902, 27 salesJul 2019 quarter: median €945, 23 salesOct 2019 quarter: median €902, 20 salesJan 2020 quarter: median €945, 39 salesApr 2020 quarter: median €979, 32 salesJul 2020 quarter: median €998, 28 salesOct 2020 quarter: median €988, 35 salesJan 2021 quarter: median €1,031, 32 salesApr 2021 quarter: median €1,074, 18 salesJul 2021 quarter: median €1,039, 24 salesOct 2021 quarter: median €1,039, 30 salesJan 2022 quarter: median €1,106, 36 salesApr 2022 quarter: median €1,074, 29 salesJul 2022 quarter: median €1,074, 16 salesOct 2022 quarter: median €1,074, 27 salesJan 2023 quarter: median €1,032, 34 salesApr 2023 quarter: median €1,074, 33 salesJul 2023 quarter: median €1,009, 33 salesOct 2023 quarter: median €1,030, 34 salesJan 2024 quarter: median €988, 27 salesApr 2024 quarter: median €1,030, 25 salesJul 2024 quarter: median €945, 38 salesOct 2024 quarter: median €987, 26 salesJan 2025 quarter: median €945, 38 salesApr 2025 quarter: median €945, 38 salesJul 2025 quarter: median €945, 28 salesOct 2025 quarter: median €983, 25 salesJan 2026 quarter: median €1,052, 26 salesApr 2026 quarter: median €1,028, 15 salesJul 2026 quarter: median €959, 21 salesOct 2026 quarter: median €999, 6 sales201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026

What it sold for, quarter by quarter, since Oct 2014: 1,122 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

21 used sales · last 90 days · middle half €940–€1,050 · ok

ListedPriceConditionFromPlatformThe listing
15 Oct 2026€951$1,070 as soldgoodUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
14 Oct 2026€981$1,100 as soldgoodUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
13 Oct 2026€984$1,100 as soldvery goodUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
5 Oct 2026€1,249$1,400 as soldvery goodUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
3 Oct 2026€1,014$1,138 as soldexcellentUnited States United StatesReverbDetails

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 1,174 recorded sales
ListedPriceConditionFromPlatformThe listing
4 Oct 2026€1,208$1,354 as soldvery goodCanada CanadaReverbDetails
23 Sept 2026€986$1,124 as soldvery goodUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
22 Sept 2026€1,100$1,249 as soldexcellentUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
15 Sept 2026€1,409$1,588 as soldgoodUnited Kingdom United KingdomReverbDetails
2 Sept 2026€1,025$1,150 as soldexcellentUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
1 Sept 2026€935$1,050 as soldexcellentUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
31 Aug 2026€1,351$1,520 as soldexcellentEUBelgium BelgiumReverbDetails
25 Aug 2026€859$1,000 as soldexcellentUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
24 Aug 2026€1,065$1,200 as soldexcellentUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
14 Aug 2026€1,030$1,199 as soldvery goodUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
12 Aug 2026€1,031$1,200 as soldvery goodUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
6 Aug 2026€929$1,082 as soldexcellentUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
31 Jul 2026€945$1,100 as soldexcellentUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
29 Jul 2026€902$1,050 as soldexcellentUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
26 Jul 2026€959$1,117 as soldexcellentUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
24 Jul 2026€859$1,000 as soldexcellentUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
19 Jul 2026€820$921 as soldvery goodUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
19 Jul 2026€859$1,000 as soldexcellentUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
19 Jul 2026€859$1,000 as soldexcellentUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
10 Jul 2026€983$1,145 as soldexcellentUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
7 Jul 2026€1,117$1,300 as soldexcellentUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
1 Jul 2026€935$1,089 as soldvery goodUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
30 Jun 2026€971$1,130 as soldexcellentUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
19 Jun 2026€1,031$1,200 as soldvery goodUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
15 Jun 2026€1,074$1,250 as soldvery goodUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
12 Jun 2026€1,238$1,441 as soldexcellentCanada CanadaReverbDetails
6 Jun 2026€887$1,000 as soldvery goodUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
2 Jun 2026€1,028$1,197 as soldexcellentUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
31 May 2026€1,291$1,503 as soldgoodUnited Kingdom United KingdomReverbDetails
29 May 2026€1,104$1,239 as soldexcellentUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
22 May 2026€1,026$1,195 as soldexcellentUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
18 May 2026€1,009$1,175 as soldvery goodUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
11 May 2026€945$1,100 as soldexcellentUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
3 May 2026€1,117$1,300 as soldgoodUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
25 Apr 2026€3,018$3,499 as soldnewUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
25 Apr 2026€2,584$2,995 as soldmintUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
21 Apr 2026€1,026$1,195 as soldvery goodUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
20 Apr 2026€957$1,114 as soldvery goodUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
13 Apr 2026€1,031$1,200 as soldexcellentUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
9 Apr 2026€1,117$1,300 as soldexcellentUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
27 Mar 2026€988$1,150 as soldvery goodUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
26 Mar 2026€1,150$1,339 as soldvery goodUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
26 Mar 2026€1,150$1,339 as soldvery goodUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
20 Mar 2026€1,159$1,350 as soldexcellentUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
14 Mar 2026€1,457$1,635 as soldvery goodAustralia AustraliaReverbDetails

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.

Cheapest live: United States United States €1,204 · Canada Canada €1,244 · EUGermany Germany €1,599 · EUSpain Spain €1,652 · before shipping

In one paragraph

The page's figures as one paragraph, assembled for quoting; not written by hand.

Sellers are asking a median of €1,600 for the Empirical Labs EL8 Distressor today, 62% over the €990 it actually sells for (21 recorded sales, last 90 days; most sold between €940 and €1,050). There are 37 listings live right now across Reverb, eBay United States, eBay Germany, from €1,204 asking. Figures computed 19 October 2026 by Doirado from cross-platform listing data.

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