Well I'm in on this post kinda late, but I got my first empeg (mk2a) after the sale. I was reading an old stereo review mag. and saw the pic. of Hugo holding a Mk1 I then went on line to find out that the sale had just ended I then went to Ebay where a guy was selling one (12gig) and while I was talking to him via email somone "bought it now" I then found out that he had another, 20gig so he sold that one to me directly for $400 Later after I found out how great these things were I bought another from somone here on the board (wierdnoise) he is the guy that had one stolen and then found it a block from his house run over by ? and then sent it off and got it fixed. Well that was a long story.