Alex,

Yes, this is in the US. The Yamaha PSR3000 sells for $1500 in the US.

You can go to www.froogle.com and search for ‘PSR3000’ and you would get a bunch of links.

Here is a rule of thumb on Manufacturer’s List Price, Manufacturer’s Minimum Advertised Price and Dealer’s Cost and Street Price.

The US List Price on the Yamaha PSR3000 is $1800

The dealers buy it 40% below list. So the dealer cost is $1080. Yamaha prevents dealers from advertising such a low price. They typically set the minimum advertised price at 20% below list. This is why you see so many PSR3000 offered at $1440.

Now, the street price is a completely different thing. Certainly no dealer is going to sell you this PSR3000 at $1080, but depending on how good a relationship you have established with your personal dealer over the years, you can often get it at 10% above dealer cost. This is still a great deal to get the PSR3000 at 30% below list which comes to $1260.

Some wholesale internet sites bypass Yamaha’s Minimum advertised price policy by offering the item at MAP and then throwing in freebies like keyboard stands, MIDI cables, benches and headphones.

Remember the thumb rule. If you are getting it for 30% below list, you have got yourself a good deal.

Tapas