Martin Backpacker Steel String
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Why this number?
The typical used price is the median of 15 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 | €210 | median sold, rounded |
| Most sold between | €200–€230 | 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 | 15 used sales | ok sample |
| 90-day change | +19% | vs the 90 days before |
| Time to sell | 6 days | median of 12 listings watched from listing to sale |
| Sell-through | 18% | 11 watched listings resolved, 6 months |
| Live asks | €260 | typical ask across 10 listings, 24% above typical used |
| Outliers | dropped | beyond 10× the product’s own median: bundles, parts, typos |
| All-time | €160 | 1,008 used sales, 2013–2026; not used for deals |
| Sales on record | 1,180 | 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 18 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
4 more live · €333–€544 · typical ask €260 · 2 Canada · 1 Netherlands
1 auction running · next ends in 5h
A bid is not an asking price, so no saving is shown.
Price history
What it sold for, quarter by quarter, since Jan 2014: 1,004 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
15 used sales · last 90 days · middle half €200–€230 · ok
| Listed | Price | Condition | From | Platform | The listing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Oct 2026 | €231$260 as sold | very good |  United States | Reverb | Details |
| 25 Sept 2026 | €221$250 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 20 Sept 2026 | €267$300 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 19 Sept 2026 | €209$235 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 18 Sept 2026 | €200$225 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 October 2026. A price is what the listing last asked, converted at that day’s rate.
Show the last 50 of 1,180 recorded sales
| Listed | Price | Condition | From | Platform | The listing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Sept 2026 | €210$239 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 13 Sept 2026 | €200$225 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 24 Aug 2026 | €240$280 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 23 Aug 2026 | €150$175 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 19 Aug 2026 | €215$250 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 16 Aug 2026 | €236$275 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 6 Aug 2026 | €171$199 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 3 Aug 2026 | €171$199 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 3 Aug 2026 | €194$226 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 29 Jul 2026 | €257$299 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 27 Jul 2026 | €215$250 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 18 Jul 2026 | €193$225 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 10 Jul 2026 | €198$230 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 9 Jul 2026 | €172$200 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 3 Jul 2026 | €159$185 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 29 Jun 2026 | €228$265 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 26 Jun 2026 | €227$264 as sold | very good |  United Kingdom | Reverb | Details |
| 18 Jun 2026 | €150$175 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 13 Jun 2026 | €172$200 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 9 Jun 2026 | €167$195 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 9 Jun 2026 | €193$225 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 7 Jun 2026 | €172$200 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 5 Jun 2026 | €193$225 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 2 Jun 2026 | €214$249 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 28 May 2026 | €343$400 as sold | very good |   Germany | Reverb | Details |
| 26 May 2026 | €162$189 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 26 May 2026 | €193$225 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 24 May 2026 | €150$175 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 22 May 2026 | €142$165 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 17 May 2026 | €215$250 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 17 May 2026 | €215$250 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 15 May 2026 | €137$160 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 5 May 2026 | €182$211 as sold | excellent | United Kingdom | Reverb | Details |
| 4 May 2026 | €180$209 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 1 May 2026 | €129$150 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 26 Apr 2026 | €161$187 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 21 Apr 2026 | €170$198 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 17 Apr 2026 | €164$191 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 11 Apr 2026 | €146$170 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 5 Apr 2026 | €171$199 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 1 Apr 2026 | €149$174 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 31 Mar 2026 | €206$240 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 26 Mar 2026 | €150$175 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 22 Mar 2026 | €98$114 as sold | poor | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 16 Mar 2026 | €155$180 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1 | €64 | €64 | €146 under (70%) |
| United States | 2 | €200 | €197 | €13 under (6%) |
| United Kingdom | 2 | €213 | €203 | €7 under (3%) |
 Canada | 3 | €333 | €229 | 9% over typical |
 Australia | 1 | €290 | €290 | 38% over typical |
 Netherlands | 1 | €365 | €365 | 74% over typical |
 Japan | 1 | €544 | €544 | 159% over typical |
In one paragraph
The page's figures as one paragraph, assembled for quoting; not written by hand.
Listings of the Martin Backpacker Steel String we watched from listing to sale typically went in 6 days (12 watched), a fast mover; it sells for a median of €210 over the last 90 days across 15 recorded sales, with most examples landing between €200 and €230. The sale median is up 19% on the €176 of the 90 days before. There are 10 listings live right now across Reverb, eBay Germany, from €197 asking, a median ask 24% over the sale median. Figures computed 18 October 2026 by Doirado from cross-platform listing data.