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The key would be the price. If you can pick one up for less than £600 you will have done well.
Good luck!
It depends. Is it a particularly rare colour, is it in very good/excellent condition, has it been upgraded etc.
Does it come with the branded hard case and most important (for resale should you need) check it is a 90's.
Mind you, they're very good guitars (I owned 8 at one time but cut down to 5 now!) and you'd have a hard time getting something of equivalent quality for that sort of money.
http://i1136.photobucket.com/albums/n498/bigjon1684/gtrs2013no3resized.jpg
I'll stick by £800 being on the high side.
Of course if it's the exact one you want and up at £800 it's probably worth it to you.
If you want an Eggle Berlin wait it out and you will pay less.
The spec above is correct and I'd add they have a mahogany body with a set mahogany neck with a two piece maple top. Pick ups on the early and late 90's guitars were Seymour Duncan with Kent Armstrongs used for the interim. A '93 model would normally have KA's. As others have said the Wilkinson VS100CV trem isn't the easiest to set up but works well when it's done right. Personally, I prefer a floating trem so I've replaced the arms on mine with Floyds Rose spares which, with the addition of a 9mm nylon washer, fit perfectly.
@shaunm I'm happy to offer info and advice if that's any help, though Dr Widdly and Parker are also very experienced with PEGs as well, so I'm not claiming any special knowledge here - I guess I've just owned more than a few.... ;-)
Discussion around prices is difficult with only limited information to go on. Berlin prices vary hugely - partly that can sometimes be nothing more than the timing of the sale and the awareness of the seller regarding the collectability of the brand. But it can also be down to a range of other factors:
1) spec: there are a range of different Berlin models available from the basic Stage to the high end Deluxe, but even within each model there are variations in spec which makes certain guitars more appealing than others
2) age: rightly or wrongly some people have preferences around particular eras of build - there can be a preference for models from the early 90s due to that being the period when Patrick was still involved in the company, although I've owned a good few mid 90s guitars and the quality is always exceptional
3) condition: not a lot more to say except the obvious - the better the condition the higher the price
4) inclusions: an original Eggle case will always add value and any supporting paperwork will make a guitar more appealing, though not necessarily add value. Where the trem is concerned, it's important to make sure it's complete - a seemingly simple thing like a missing trem are can become a very expensive thing - the sprung trem arm that fits the VS100c unit will cost around £100 to replace!!!
So, all in all, £800 could be a good price or it could be a high price depending on those factors. If you can supply the serial number and if possible some pictures I'm sure we can offer some more thoughts.
Here's my '95 Berlin Pro Elite (Elite = gold hardware, scraped edge binding, falling leaves, cherry back) - I suspect this would sell for £850-900 if I was selling (which I'm not):
http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/aa356/revmatt1/P1020648_zps622a8502.jpg
This is my '96 Berlin Vintage Classic which I bought as new old stock about 8 years ago, then sold to @drwiddly and then bought back from him last year for £900 and worth every penny.
http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/aa356/revmatt1/BerlinVintageClassicBody1_zpsa7ccbff5.jpg