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Akai MPC One: used price in the UK

What a used Akai MPC One sells for, what to check and what usually goes wrong. Updated October 2026.

Used, working order	£335 - £415
How fast it sells	Sells very fast

What it sells for by condition

Condition	What it sells for	When this band applies
New or mint	£385 - £475	Sealed or never used
Excellent, like new	£360 - £450	Barely used, no visible marks
Good working order	£335 - £415	The range at the top of this page
Minor marks, fully working	£320 - £395	A few chips or scratches mentioned
Well used, heavy wear	£295 - £365	Worn, scuffed or road-worn
Faulty or for parts	£250 - £310	Assumes the fault is fixable

About this model

A standalone MPC with a touchscreen. The later MPC One+ adds Wi-Fi and Bluetooth and sells for more.

Test every pad for sensitivity, and check the touchscreen responds across its whole area.

What to check before you buy

Every pad or step button, including velocity
Every knob, fader and encoder
Screen for dead pixels or a dim backlight
Touchscreen across its whole area
SD card slot
MIDI, USB and audio outputs

Common faults and rough repair costs

Fault	Fix	Rough cost
No power	Medium - soldering / disassembly / YouTube guide	£3-£60
Missing power supply	Easy - DIY, no special tools	£8-£30
Screen / display fault	Hard - specialist repair, usually not worth it	£20-£90

Questions people ask about this model

MPC One or MPC One+?

The One+ adds Wi-Fi and Bluetooth and sells for more. They look similar, so check the label before you price one.

What should I test on a used MPC One?

Every pad for even sensitivity, the touchscreen across its whole area, the main encoder, and the SD card slot and USB ports. It has no battery, so make sure the power supply comes with it.

Does the software version matter?

Not to the price. MPC updates are free and add features, so update an older unit before you sell it.

Selling one on

Real synths (Korg, Roland, Moog, Novation, Arturia, Nord) sell very fast. Home arranger keyboards (Yamaha PSR, Casio CT) are slow and low-margin unless free.

Boxable up to 61 keys; 76/88 key units are collection or expensive courier.

Where this price comes from

This is the range the flipper extension uses for a used Akai MPC One in working order in the UK. It is a starting point, not a quote: condition, extras, the original box and where you are all move the price, and faulty ones sell for much less.

The condition bands above are the same multipliers the extension applies to a listing. On a live Marketplace listing, flipper checks that range against real sold prices and live eBay listings for the exact model, works out your profit after fees and flags faults the seller mentions. It is free while in testing. Join the testers.

Buying one to keep? The bands above are a fair price to pay for each condition. See how to check a listing.

Buying one? Read What to check before buying a used synth.

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