Sony C-38B Condenser Microphone
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Why this number?
The typical used price is the median of 17 used sales observed in the last 6 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 | €920 | median sold, rounded |
| Most sold between | €850–€940 | 25th to 75th percentile, same window |
| Window | last 6 months | the tightest of 90 days, 6 months and 24 months with 8 used sales |
| Sample | 17 used sales | thin data, treat as a rough guide |
| By condition | €880 | very good, median of 12 sales, same window |
| Time to sell | — | only counted from listings we watch start to finish; not enough yet |
| Live asks | €1,273 | typical ask across 45 listings, 38% above typical used |
| Outliers | dropped | beyond 10× the product’s own median: bundles, parts, typos |
| All-time | €860 | 247 used sales, 2015–2026; not used for deals |
| Sales on record | 251 | 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
eBay United States
39 more live · €373–€2,686 · typical ask €1,273 · 35 Japan · 2 United States
- €373parts ·
Japan · eBay United States · confirmed 34 h agocheck before you go - €447good · Japan · eBay United States · confirmed 33 h agocheck before you go
- €758€162 under (18%)good ·
United States · eBay United States · confirmed 6 days ago - €776€144 under (16%)good · Japan · eBay United States · confirmed 6 days ago
- €799€121 under (13%)good · Japan · eBay United States · confirmed 33 h ago
- €801€119 under (13%)good · Japan · eBay Germany · confirmed 5 days ago
- €831€89 under (10%)good · Japan · eBay United States · confirmed 33 h ago
- €862€58 under (6%)good · Japan · eBay United States · confirmed 33 h ago
- €880about typical (4% under)good · Japan · eBay United States · confirmed 33 h ago
- €892about typical (3% under)good · Japan · eBay Germany · confirmed 5 days ago
29 more · €910–€2,686 · Japan, France, United States, Canada
- €910about typical (1% under)good · Japan · eBay Germany · confirmed 5 days ago
- €1,04313% over typicalgood ·
France · Reverb · confirmed 10 h ago - €1,05214% over typicalgood · Japan · eBay United States · confirmed 33 h ago
- €1,10520% over typicalgood · Japan · eBay United States · confirmed 33 h ago
- €1,15425% over typicalgood · Japan · eBay Germany · confirmed 5 days ago
- €1,18629% over typicalgood · Japan · eBay United States · confirmed 33 h ago
- €1,27338% over typicalgood · Japan · eBay United States · confirmed 33 h ago
- €1,27338% over typicalgood · Japan · eBay United States · confirmed 33 h ago
- €1,28239% over typicalgood · Japan · eBay Germany · confirmed 7 h ago
- €1,28740% over typicalgood · Japan · eBay United States · confirmed 3 days ago
- €1,29941% over typicalgood · Japan · eBay Germany · confirmed 2 days ago
- €1,32844% over typicalgood · Japan · eBay Germany · confirmed 5 days ago
- €1,33245% over typicalgood · Japan · eBay United States · confirmed 33 h ago
- €1,33245% over typicalgood · Japan · eBay United States · confirmed 33 h ago
- €1,33345% over typicalgood · United States · eBay United States · confirmed 33 h ago
- €1,37750% over typicalgood · Japan · eBay United States · confirmed 33 h ago
- €1,40453% over typicalgood · Japan · eBay United States · confirmed 33 h ago
- €1,43856% over typicalgood · Japan · eBay United States · confirmed 33 h ago
- €1,49362% over typicalgood · Japan · eBay United States · confirmed 33 h ago
- €1,61375% over typicalgood · Japan · eBay United States · confirmed 33 h ago
- €1,61776% over typicalgood · Japan · eBay United States · confirmed 33 h ago
- €1,63778% over typicalgood ·
Canada · Reverb · confirmed 10 h ago - €1,898106% over typicalnew · Japan · eBay United States · confirmed 33 h agocheck this is the same unit
- €1,907107% over typicalnew · Japan · eBay United States · confirmed 33 h agocheck this is the same unit
- €1,920109% over typicalnew · Japan · eBay United States · confirmed 33 h agocheck this is the same unit
- €1,966114% over typicalnew · Japan · eBay Germany · confirmed 5 days agocheck this is the same unit
- €2,493171% over typicalnew · Japan · eBay Germany · confirmed 5 days agocheck this is the same unit
- €2,558178% over typicalnew · Japan · eBay United States · confirmed 33 h agocheck this is the same unit
- €2,686192% over typicalnew · Japan · eBay United States · confirmed 33 h agocheck this is the same unit
Price history
What it sold for, quarter by quarter, since Jul 2016: 231 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
17 used sales · last 6 months · middle half €850–€940 · thin
| Listed | Price | Condition | From | Platform | The listing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug 2026 | €970$1,129 as sold | good | Canada | Reverb | Details |
| 15 Aug 2026 | €1,288$1,500 as sold | mint | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 10 Aug 2026 | €923$1,075 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 1 Aug 2026 | €816$950 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 30 Jul 2026 | €1,265$1,420 as sold | 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.
Show the last 50 of 251 recorded sales
| Listed | Price | Condition | From | Platform | The listing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jul 2026 | €945$1,100 as sold | very good | Japan | Reverb | Details |
| 28 Jun 2026 | €848$988 as sold | very good | Japan | Reverb | Details |
| 27 Jun 2026 | €916$1,066 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 18 Jun 2026 | €855$995 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 17 Jun 2026 | €820$955 as sold | very good | Japan | Reverb | Details |
| 2 Jun 2026 | €945$1,100 as sold | very good | Japan | Reverb | Details |
| 31 May 2026 | €687$800 as sold | very good | Japan | Reverb | Details |
| 26 May 2026 | €1,332$1,495 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 22 May 2026 | €848$988 as sold | very good | Japan | Reverb | Details |
| 9 May 2026 | €945$1,100 as sold | very good | Japan | Reverb | Details |
| 9 May 2026 | €945$1,100 as sold | very good | Japan | Reverb | Details |
| 5 May 2026 | €178$207 as sold | parts | Canada | Reverb | Details |
| 23 Apr 2026 | €848$988 as sold | very good | Japan | Reverb | Details |
| 9 Apr 2026 | €859$1,000 as sold | very good | Japan | Reverb | Details |
| 28 Mar 2026 | €730$850 as sold | very good | Japan | Reverb | Details |
| 22 Mar 2026 | €859$1,000 as sold | very good | Japan | Reverb | Details |
| 21 Mar 2026 | €661$770 as sold | very good | Japan | Reverb | Details |
| 17 Mar 2026 | €1,112$1,295 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 17 Mar 2026 | €1,284$1,495 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 3 Mar 2026 | €452$525 as sold | parts | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 18 Feb 2026 | €812$945 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 5 Feb 2026 | €944$1,099 as sold | excellent | Japan | Reverb | Details |
| 30 Jan 2026 | €859$1,000 as sold | very good | Japan | Reverb | Details |
| 22 Jan 2026 | €800$932 as sold | very good | Japan | Reverb | Details |
| 7 Dec 2025 | €1,108$1,290 as sold | excellent | Japan | Reverb | Details |
| 20 Nov 2025 | €1,168$1,360 as sold | mint | Japan | Reverb | Details |
| 20 Nov 2025 | €848$988 as sold | very good | Japan | Reverb | Details |
| 31 Oct 2025 | €1,074$1,250 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 31 Oct 2025 | €1,074$1,250 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 26 Oct 2025 | €1,288$1,500 as sold | mint | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 15 Oct 2025 | €848$988 as sold | very good | Japan | Reverb | Details |
| 4 Oct 2025 | €1,031$1,200 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 2 Oct 2025 | €988$1,150 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 17 Sept 2025 | €1,108$1,290 as sold | excellent | Japan | Reverb | Details |
| 26 Aug 2025 | €1,074$1,250 as sold | excellent |  Australia | Reverb | Details |
| 8 Aug 2025 | €848$988 as sold | very good | Japan | Reverb | Details |
| 18 Jul 2025 | €859$1,000 as sold | very good | Japan | Reverb | Details |
| 18 Jul 2025 | €859$1,000 as sold | very good | Japan | Reverb | Details |
| 18 Jul 2025 | €848$988 as sold | very good | Japan | Reverb | Details |
| 18 Jun 2025 | €752$875 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 22 May 2025 | €859$1,000 as sold | very good | Japan | Reverb | Details |
| 25 Apr 2025 | €859$1,000 as sold | very good | Japan | Reverb | Details |
| 23 Apr 2025 | €945$1,100 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 11 Apr 2025 | €1,288$1,500 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 5 Apr 2025 | €758$883 as sold | very good | Japan | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 41 | €1,273 | €373 | €547 under (59%) |
| United States | 2 | €1,046 | €758 | €162 under (18%) |
| France | 1 | €1,043 | €1,043 | 13% over typical |
| Canada | 1 | €1,637 | €1,637 | 78% 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 €1,273 for the Sony C-38B Condenser Microphone today, 38% over the €920 it actually sells for (17 recorded sales, last 6 months; most sold between €850 and €940). There are 45 listings live right now across eBay Germany, eBay United States, Reverb, from €373 asking. Figures computed 19 October 2026 by Doirado from cross-platform listing data.