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Want to buy sousaphone for marching band

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New to the forum. I am Looking to buy a sousaphone for my high school grandson who is attending a small 2A school in Oklahoma with zero budget for instruments. Please let me know if you have one for sale. Thank you all
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Caveat emptor
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matt g wrote: Sun Oct 20, 2024 12:33 pmCaveat emptor
I reported it.
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IP doesn't match the given location. be careful
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LeMark wrote: Sun Oct 20, 2024 12:52 pm IP doesn't match the given location. be careful
And the area code doesn’t match Ennis, TX.
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in today's world of mobile phones, that doesn't bother me that much

the guy might be legit, but several pounds of awareness should be observed
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It is a cut-and-paste response. He mixes his grammatical number (singular and then plural) and gives zero info on brand, age, etc. He also mixes his verb tenses. Looks like a scammer.

Call the number and see what happens. Area code is in Arkansas.
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Smells a little scammy in this thread…
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