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Roland TR-8S: used price in the UK

What a used Roland TR-8S sells for, what to check and what usually goes wrong. Updated October 2026.

Used, working order	£400 - £470
New price (UK street, October 2026)	£599
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	£460 - £540	Sealed or never used
Excellent, like new	£430 - £510	Barely used, no visible marks
Good working order	£400 - £470	The range at the top of this page
Minor marks, fully working	£380 - £445	A few chips or scratches mentioned
Well used, heavy wear	£350 - £415	Worn, scuffed or road-worn
Faulty or for parts	£300 - £350	Assumes the fault is fixable

About this model

Roland's drum machine that recreates the 808, 909 and other classics, and adds samples. It is not the same as the older TR-8, which sells for less.

Check every step button and fader, and the SD card slot.

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
SD card slot with a card in it
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
Faulty fader / crossfader	Medium - soldering / disassembly / YouTube guide	£8-£45

Questions people ask about this model

TR-8 or TR-8S: how do I tell them apart?

The TR-8S has an SD card slot and can load your own samples. The older TR-8 cannot, and sells for less. The model name is on the top panel, and sellers do mix them up.

What should I test on a used TR-8S?

Every step button lights and triggers, every fader and knob, and the separate outputs if the buyer will use them. Load a sample from an SD card to prove the slot works.

Does a TR-8S hold its value?

Well. It is still current and widely used for live sets, so used ones sell steadily. flipper rates it: Sells very fast.

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 Roland TR-8S 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.