Shure SM81
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Why this number?
The typical used price is the median of 11 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 | €440 | median sold, rounded |
| Most sold between | €300–€500 | 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 | 11 used sales | ok sample |
| 90-day change | −13% | vs the 90 days before |
| Time to sell | — | only counted from listings we watch start to finish; not enough yet |
| Live asks | €392 | typical ask across 29 listings, 11% below typical used |
| Outliers | dropped | beyond 10× the product’s own median: bundles, parts, typos |
| All-time | €390 | 595 used sales, 2014–2026; not used for deals |
| Sales on record | 631 | all-time, all platforms |
| New | €425 | Thomann, read 16 October 2026; cheaper than used, so cards here compare to new and nothing else |
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.
Thomann
eBay United States
eBay Germany23 more live · €380–€939 · typical ask €392 · most of these are new asks against a used typical
- €380€45 below newgood ·
United States · eBay United States · confirmed 6 days ago - €387€38 below newnew ·
Italy · Reverb · confirmed 17 h ago - €390€35 below newnew · United States · eBay United States · confirmed 3 days ago
- €392€33 below newnew · United States · eBay United States · confirmed 6 days ago
- €392€33 below newnew · United States · eBay United States · confirmed 6 days ago
- €392€33 below newnew · United States · eBay United States · confirmed 6 days ago
- €392€33 below newnew · United States · eBay United States · confirmed 6 days ago
- €392€33 below newnew · United States · eBay United States · confirmed 6 days ago
- €392€33 below newnew · United States · eBay United States · confirmed 6 days ago
- €392€33 below newnew · United States · eBay United States · confirmed 6 days ago
13 more · €392–€939 · United States, Japan, Italy
- €392€33 below newnew · United States · eBay United States · confirmed 6 days ago
- €392€33 below newnew · United States · eBay United States · confirmed 6 days ago
- €392€33 below newnew · United States · eBay United States · confirmed 6 days ago
- €392€33 below newnew · United States · eBay United States · confirmed 6 days ago
- €392€33 below newnew · United States · eBay United States · confirmed 6 days ago
- €392€33 below newnew · United States · eBay United States · confirmed 6 days ago
- €393€32 below newnew · United States · eBay United States · confirmed 6 days ago
- €432€7 above newnew · United States · eBay United States · confirmed 6 days ago
- €490€65 above newgood ·
Japan · eBay Germany · confirmed 3 days ago - €509€84 above newgood · Japan · eBay United States · confirmed 6 days ago
- €724€299 above newvery good · United States · Reverb · confirmed 10 h agocheck this is the same unit
- €785€360 above newnew · United States · eBay United States · confirmed 6 days agocheck this is the same unit
- €939€514 above newgood · Italy · Reverb · confirmed 10 h agocheck this is the same unit
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A bid is not an asking price, so no saving is shown.
Price history
What it sold for, quarter by quarter, since Apr 2015: 592 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
11 used sales · last 90 days · middle half €300–€500 · ok
| Listed | Price | Condition | From | Platform | The listing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Sept 2026 | €417$470 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 8 Sept 2026 | €484$552 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 8 Sept 2026 | €404 | good |  Germany | eBay Germany auction | Details |
| 31 Aug 2026 | €186$210 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 26 Aug 2026 | €498$560 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 631 recorded sales
| Listed | Price | Condition | From | Platform | The listing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Sept 2026 | €444$500 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 31 Aug 2026 | €186$210 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 24 Aug 2026 | €612$690 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 20 Aug 2026 | €515$580 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 6 Aug 2026 | €115$130 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 31 Jul 2026 | €494$575 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 3 Jul 2026 | €557$649 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 1 Jul 2026 | €240$270 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 27 Jun 2026 | €515$600 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 27 Jun 2026 | €468$545 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 11 Jun 2026 | €773$900 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 9 Jun 2026 | €505$588 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 8 Jun 2026 | €477$555 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 3 Jun 2026 | €644$750 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 26 May 2026 | €515$600 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 25 May 2026 | €461$537 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 17 Apr 2026 | €502$585 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 14 Apr 2026 | €206$240 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 1 Apr 2026 | €472$549 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 26 Mar 2026 | €472$550 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 25 Mar 2026 | €532$600 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 24 Mar 2026 | €558$650 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 18 Mar 2026 | €429$500 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 16 Mar 2026 | €387$450 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 14 Mar 2026 | €781$910 as sold | very good | Germany | Reverb | Details |
| 26 Feb 2026 | €428$498 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 25 Feb 2026 | €214$249 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 20 Feb 2026 | €677$788 as sold | very good | Germany | Reverb | Details |
| 18 Feb 2026 | €408$475 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 11 Feb 2026 | €246$277 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 6 Feb 2026 | €429$500 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 30 Jan 2026 | €450$524 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 19 Jan 2026 | €399$465 as sold | fair | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 19 Jan 2026 | €387$450 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 9 Jan 2026 | €206$240 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 3 Jan 2026 | €472$549 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 26 Dec 2025 | €279$325 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 18 Dec 2025 | €429$500 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 12 Dec 2025 | €408$475 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 8 Dec 2025 | €430$500 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 1 Dec 2025 | €557$649 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 11 Nov 2025 | €343$399 as sold | new | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 24 Oct 2025 | €427$497 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 24 Oct 2025 | €429$500 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 23 Oct 2025 | €406$472 as sold | new |  Slovakia | 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 | 25 | €392 | €18 | €422 under (96%) |
 United Kingdom | 1 | €360 | €360 | €80 under (18%) |
| Italy | 2 | €663 | €387 | €53 under (12%) |
| Japan | 2 | €500 | €490 | 11% over typical |
In one paragraph
The page's figures as one paragraph, assembled for quoting; not written by hand.
The Shure SM81 sells for €440 today (11 recorded sales, last 90 days; most between €300 and €500), down 14% on the €510 of the 90 days before. New, it costs €425 at Thomann (read 16 October 2026), which is at or below what used ones sell for. There are 29 listings live right now across eBay United States, eBay Germany, Reverb, from €249 asking. Figures computed 17 October 2026 by Doirado from cross-platform listing data.