TASCAM Portastudio 488 MKII 8-Track Cassette Recorder
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Why this number?
The typical used price is the median of 12 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 | €700–€1,050 | 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 | 12 used sales | thin data, treat as a rough guide |
| Time to sell | — | only counted from listings we watch start to finish; not enough yet |
| Live asks | €880 | typical ask across 10 listings, 4% below typical used |
| Outliers | dropped | beyond 10× the product’s own median: bundles, parts, typos |
| All-time | €570 | 293 used sales, 2015–2026; not used for deals |
| Sales on record | 320 | 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.
Reverb
eBay United States
4 more live · €980–€1,004 · typical ask €880 · 3 Japan · 1 United States
Price history
What it sold for, quarter by quarter, since Jan 2017: 283 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
12 used sales · last 6 months · middle half €700–€1,050 · thin
| Listed | Price | Condition | From | Platform | The listing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Oct 2026 | €991$1,115 as sold | good |  United Kingdom | Reverb | Details |
| 28 Sept 2026 | €893$999 as sold | excellent |  United States | Reverb | Details |
| 10 Aug 2026 | €1,074$1,250 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 26 Jul 2026 | €464$540 as sold | very good |  Japan | Reverb | Details |
| 18 Jul 2026 | €469$547 as sold | fair |   Malta | 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 Marketplaces do not publish the day a sale closed; each of these had sold by the time we recorded it, in August 2026 and October 2026.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 320 recorded sales
| Listed | Price | Condition | From | Platform | The listing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jul 2026 | €944$1,099 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 6 Jul 2026 | €464$540 as sold | very good | Japan | Reverb | Details |
| 20 Jun 2026 | €858$999 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 19 Jun 2026 | €1,074$1,250 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 9 Jun 2026 | €774$901 as sold | very good |  Australia | Reverb | Details |
| 30 May 2026 | €1,031$1,200 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 29 Apr 2026 | €1,074$1,250 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 16 Apr 2026 | €887$1,032 as sold | excellent |  France | Reverb | Details |
| 10 Apr 2026 | €344$400 as sold | parts | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 5 Apr 2026 | €193$225 as sold | poor | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 4 Apr 2026 | €1,074$1,250 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 12 Mar 2026 | €782$911 as sold | excellent |  Italy | Reverb | Details |
| 6 Mar 2026 | €451$525 as sold | very good | Japan | Reverb | Details |
| 5 Mar 2026 | €686$799 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 4 Mar 2026 | €773$900 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 2 Mar 2026 | €604$678 as sold | excellent | United Kingdom | Reverb | Details |
| 28 Feb 2026 | €752$875 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 20 Feb 2026 | €772$899 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 10 Feb 2026 | €580$675 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 6 Feb 2026 | €683$795 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 5 Feb 2026 | €339$395 as sold | parts | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 24 Jan 2026 | €846$950 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 21 Jan 2026 | €429$500 as sold | fair | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 18 Jan 2026 | €601$700 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 8 Jan 2026 | €1,700$1,979 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 5 Jan 2026 | €730$850 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 7 Dec 2025 | €593$690 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 4 Dec 2025 | €834$971 as sold | good | France | Reverb | Details |
| 27 Nov 2025 | €686$799 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 31 Oct 2025 | €580$675 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 11 Oct 2025 | €472$550 as sold | excellent | Japan | Reverb | Details |
| 9 Oct 2025 | €520$604 as sold | excellent | United Kingdom | Reverb | Details |
| 8 Oct 2025 | €546$635 as sold | excellent | United Kingdom | Reverb | Details |
| 28 Sept 2025 | €494$575 as sold | excellent | Japan | Reverb | Details |
| 24 Sept 2025 | €546$635 as sold | excellent | United Kingdom | Reverb | Details |
| 23 Sept 2025 | €512$596 as sold | excellent | United Kingdom | Reverb | Details |
| 4 Sept 2025 | €472$549 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 23 Aug 2025 | €1,031$1,200 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 24 Jul 2025 | €451$525 as sold | very good | Japan | Reverb | Details |
| 24 Jul 2025 | €567$660 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 22 Jul 2025 | €713$800 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 21 Jul 2025 | €344$400 as sold | fair | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 19 Jul 2025 | €644$750 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 16 Jul 2025 | €730$850 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 16 Jun 2025 | €668$750 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.
Cheapest live: Japan €481 · United States €802 · before shipping
In one paragraph
The page's figures as one paragraph, assembled for quoting; not written by hand.
The TASCAM Portastudio 488 MKII 8-Track Cassette Recorder sold for a median of €920 over the last 6 months across 12 recorded sales, with most examples landing between €700 and €1,050. There are 10 listings live right now across Reverb, eBay United States, eBay Germany, from €481 asking. Figures computed 19 October 2026 by Doirado from cross-platform listing data.