I won an auction on eBay for a brand new PSR550, still in a sealed box. Works great. I decided to pick it up instead of getting it delivered. I got a good deal on it, saved about $225 Canadian. This seller is a business with a business location. He told me he has PSR1000 and PSR2000 still in stock. He will place them on eBay after the Christmas season is over. Sell that PSR550.
Starkeeper

Starkeeper,
Congrats on the new 550. It's a great keyboard (especially for the price).. I'd still love to get that PSR-1000, but it's going to be some time before I can get one. This year I gave up my Christmas so my wife and my daughter can get more. I'd rather watch them open presents anyways. It'll be sometime before I can get one... Found out yesterday I have to put a good chunk of money into my wifes minivan (damn state inspection laws here require that the "rear" wiper be functional for a inspection sticker) What a dumb thing.. Now I gotta pay like $200.00 to fix a wiper that's never used.... Oh well she needs the vehicle.

Squeak

Squeak,
You've got your priorites in the correct order. Better to give then to receive. I now have that Sweet Flute I was missing.
Starkeeper

That sweet flute is a great sound.. The first time I played it I was totally shocked. I couldn't believe how real it sounded, and then when I heard the "chiff" it really made me jump back. That's one thing I love about Yamaha.. When it comes to acoustic instruments, they really put some work into them.. (Ketron is the same way) One thing I really hated about the 540 was the way it looked.. That keyboards looks really didn't say much about what it could do.. It looked like a cheap toy. The 550 looks so much better. Now that you have the 550 we should exchange files some time. We could work on a song together.. You write a part of it, send it to me, I add something, and we just keep going back and forth with it... Oh the "red" record screen will throw you off at first.. The 540 had a really nice green display, and your eyes adjust to it quicky.... When you press the record button on the 550, you may have to blink a few times.. Going from blue to red, is quite a jump on the eyes... One of these days I'll get the PSR-1000... Not sure if it'll be soon or when it will be, but one day I will have it....

Squeak