Why is the Miracle Piano R7 but the game R4?

[backguard]

Shouldn't they be the same?

[Poofta!]

the game is a lot easier to find loose, without the piano. as i imagine most families would clean out the thing and still hold on to the cart with the rest of their snes carts, and once they are seperated the piano would usually get junked.

[Oobgarm]

Not to mention that the piano itself is completely usable without the software, so keeping it and ditching the software and hookups isn't completely unreasonable for the average person/family.

[backguard]

but wouldn't the rarity difference only be able to be accounted for by people actually destroying or throwing away the piano?

[slapdash]

You have to understand that the rarity ratings are empirically derived from a collector's perspective... Even if there were, even today, one keyboard for every cartridge, the point is that if you go looking for this, you're more likely to find the cartridge than the keyboard. Do a search on eBay right now, for instance -- while surprisingly there are more complete sets than cartridges for auction, the carts greatly outnumber the keyboards when you take Buy-It-Nows into account.

[Kevin H]

How would you factor in the fact that Miracle Piano systems were made for multiple consoles and the computer and all you need to switch in between is an adaptor?

[slapdash]

I'd say, does it have the adaptor? :-)

[Oobgarm]

One of the things that makes the piano so 'rare' is the set of wires needed to hook the thing up to the system.

[Mason P.]

how much do you think one complete in box would go for?

[Oobgarm]

Provided it's in good shape, a couple hundred bucks isn't out of the question.

I think I paid $150 for mine about 4-5 years ago. (Which was over-paying, I'm sure)