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Elektron Digitakt: used price in the UK

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

Used, working order	£345 - £400
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	£395 - £460	Sealed or never used
Excellent, like new	£375 - £430	Barely used, no visible marks
Good working order	£345 - £400	The range at the top of this page
Minor marks, fully working	£330 - £380	A few chips or scratches mentioned
Well used, heavy wear	£305 - £350	Worn, scuffed or road-worn
Faulty or for parts	£260 - £300	Assumes the fault is fixable

About this model

This range is for the original Digitakt. The Digitakt II (2024) is a different, higher-priced machine.

Check the encoders for jumpy values and the screen for dead pixels, and ask whether the power supply is included.

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
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

Digitakt or Digitakt II?

The Digitakt II (2024) adds stereo samples, more tracks and more memory, and sells for more. This range is for the original. Check the panel before you price one.

What wears on a used Digitakt?

The encoders, which can skip or jump values, and the trig keys. Turn every encoder slowly and watch the screen. A jumpy encoder is a known, fixable fault, and a fair reason to offer less.

Did the Digitakt II push used prices down?

A little, as some owners upgraded and put the original up for sale. It is still a capable sampler, so it sells steadily at the right price.

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 Elektron Digitakt 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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