Yamaha CR-820 Value & Price History

As of 2026-11-05, a Yamaha CR-820 has a market value at around $20. Based on 179 estimated sales.

Market value $20 Typical range $10–$60 · based on 179 recent sales Estimated sale prices · 179 events · updated today · how we compute this Note: sellers are currently asking $509.85–$1,022 for this model. The gap between typical sale prices and asking prices is unusually wide.`

Currently listed from$509.85

Original retail (1977)$480 · ~$2,450 today

Price history

Asking median is up 28% over the last 90 days ($612 → $785).

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Date	Asking	Restored	Sold
2026-08-08	$612	$715	—
2026-08-29	$649.99	—	$15
2026-09-05	$674	—	$18
2026-09-12	$699	—	$18
2026-09-19	$649.99	—	$18
2026-09-26	$650	—	$18
2026-10-03	$691.17	—	$18
2026-10-10	$699	—	$20
2026-10-17	$749	—	$20
2026-10-26	$629	—	$20
2026-11-02	$820	—	$20
2026-11-05	$785	$1,299	$20

Daily trimmed medians from qualifying eBay listings; days without a fresh sync are not plotted.

Specifications

Years produced	1977–1979
Power output	55 wpc (8 ohms)
Type	Receiver
Brand	Yamaha
Original MSRP	480 (1977)
Inflation-adjusted	~$2,450 today
Market value (sold)	$20
Currently listed (asking)	$785
Value vs MSRP	+64%

Buying notes

65-watt Yamaha receiver. Solid Natural Sound build. Recap $210-320. Good tuner sensitivity. Check both channels and volume pot smoothness. Yamaha receivers of this era are reliable and often underpriced relative to Japanese competitors.

Parts & supplies

Common maintenance items for the Yamaha CR-820. eBay links are model-specific searches; Amazon links are for generic supplies that work across most equipment.

Yamaha CR-820 dial lamp kit on eBay →
Yamaha CR-820 capacitor recap kit on eBay →
Fuses for the Yamaha CR-820 on eBay →
DeoxIT D5 — cleans oxidized contacts, quiets scratchy pots on Amazon →
Multimeter — check DC offset before connecting speakers on Amazon →
Speaker wire on Amazon →

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