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I did do a lot of research before i bought, and I haven't seen the HP203 for a lower price than what I paid, but i'm still curious.
At the music store where I bought it, the tag on it said "original price $3390 sales price $2795" and I paid $1999 plus tax.
It looks like a good deal, but I always wonder "how much lower would they go?"

I am not sure. I just paid (last Saturday) 1390 EUR here in Italy for a new HP-203 (and loving it so far!), tax included.

Considering the EUR/USD exchange rate, that is a little bit lower than your $1999, but not much, so I guess this must be the actual "bottom" price that still allows a decent sales margin.

Congrats on your new purchase! I actually just bought a 207 today. Felt like a dream to play on.

^^That's a great deal you got there!
Which store did you buy it in?

I did a conversion and the 1390 comes out to $2091 in USD so it is a little lower. Pretty close though. I feel pretty happy about the purchase.

I am loving mine too. Thanks for the reply.

I bought it from Cavalli Musica http://www.cavallimusica.com

I think they might ship internationally, but I am not sure.

In any case, that's another demonstration that on these kind of items the large superstores in Europe do not always offer a good deal. One of these "extra large superstores" is offering the HP-203 at 1777 EUR + shipping, which is a whopping 27% more of what I paid.

So, I think you might want to check some of your local Roland dealers first. YMMV.

Cheers,
Luca

Hmm, I don't see any prices there and I can't understand Italian...
Is there anyway I could see the prices on that site?
Also, does it say anything about international slaes and delivery prices?

They are not set up to do business on the Internet: as far as I know, although they have a huge store, it's a "mom and pop" kind of business.

So, the only way to check prices and order from them would be either in person or on the telephone, which you cannot do if you don't speak Italian. Sorry.

Anyway, what I meant to say is that if they went easily to 1390 EUR (the sticker price in their store was 1490), other local Roland sellers might go near that as well: I'd recommend you ask a few of your local stores to see if they can go near that price.

BTW, there is at least another store in Italy with similar prices: http://www.scavino.it/roland_hp203erw.htm You might want to check if your local stores do "price matching".

Good luck!