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Arturia MicroFreak: used price in the UK

What a used Arturia MicroFreak sells for, what to check and what usually goes wrong. Updated October 2026.

Used, working order	£155 - £200
New price (UK street, October 2026)	£244
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	£180 - £230	Sealed or never used
Excellent, like new	£165 - £215	Barely used, no visible marks
Good working order	£155 - £200	The range at the top of this page
Minor marks, fully working	£145 - £190	A few chips or scratches mentioned
Well used, heavy wear	£135 - £175	Worn, scuffed or road-worn
Faulty or for parts	£115 - £150	Assumes the fault is fixable

About this model

A hybrid synth with a flat touch keyboard. Firmware updates added a lot over the years and are free, so an older unit is no worse once updated.

Check that every touch key responds, and ask whether the power supply or USB cable is included.

What to check before you buy

Every key including velocity
Every knob / slider / encoder
Screen backlight and contrast
Internal battery for patches (older synths - "battery low" on boot)
MIDI / USB / audio outs

Common faults and rough repair costs

Fault	Fix	Rough cost
Dead / sticky / broken keys	Medium - soldering / disassembly / YouTube guide	£10-£60
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
Faulty fader / crossfader	Medium - soldering / disassembly / YouTube guide	£8-£45
Battery	Easy - DIY, no special tools	£10-£40

Questions people ask about this model

Can the MicroFreak's touch keys wear out?

Not mechanically. They are flat pads on the circuit board, with no moving parts. Still check every key responds to touch and pressure, because a dead pad is a fault.

Does the firmware version matter?

Not for the price. Updates are free and have added many oscillator types since launch. Update an older unit before you sell it: it costs nothing and gives the listing more to say.

Is a MicroFreak a good flip?

It is a popular first synth and sells well, but the range is only £155-£200. The profit is in buying under £155 and selling with the power supply and cable included.

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 Arturia MicroFreak 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.