Akai AS-980 Value

Type it into Hifishark

What is an Akai  AS980?  Is it a reel to reel tape deck?

No, it's a 4 channel quadraphonic receiver.  Here's a link to the description:

https://www.hifiengine.com/manual_library/akai/as-980.shtml

I did try Hifishark, but no dice.

There’s 2 for sale on hifishark now.

Granted one in Belgium and one in Germany, not U.S.

German one asking price is €1400.

One for sale on Reverb 2 years ago asking price $1900.

Of course you need to factor in condition and service history when coming up with a price. There’s $1.09 U.S. to the Euro right now. Start on the high side if you're not desperate, you can always go down.