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hrender wrote: Wed May 12, 2021 8:52 am
tubaing wrote: Tue May 11, 2021 7:00 pm I think the only time someone bought one of my instruments "to flip"...

I bought a tuba on eBay because I thought I could double my money (unless I loved the tuba and wanted to keep it). A music store bought it from me and listed it on eBay for more than double what I sold it for. I remember it being listed for several (2-4) years. I think they overestimated its value... Or maybe it's sold for what they wanted. I don't see it up anymore... Or maybe they discounted it a bunch.
I see a fair number of instruments on eBay that are up for years. There's a particular Conn Eb that I think has been listed for the same "optimistic" price for over a decade. I wouldn't be surprised if it has been up for closer to two decades.
This is what happens when 1) there's no fee until it's sold and 2) seller just doesn't care.

There's also that Scherzer CC at BBC that's been there for about 10 years. I've played it and liked it. But like most buyers, I guess I just always felt like for the same money -- or a little more -- I'd get something a lot better. Haha, or, if I bought it and wanted to change horns (like I so often do), then literally nobody would want to buy it from me, either.


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bort2.0 wrote: Wed May 12, 2021 8:58 am ...

There's also that Scherzer CC at BBC that's been there for about 10 years. I've played it and liked it. But like most buyers, I guess I just always felt like for the same money -- or a little more -- I'd get something a lot better. Haha, or, if I bought it and wanted to change horns (like I so often do), then literally nobody would want to buy it from me, either.
I'm glad you tried it and shared your adventures, since that's part of the reason I got mine, which I like.
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I just checked with the seller. He’s still sticking to his story that it’s an Alexander.
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York-aholic wrote: Mon May 31, 2021 11:05 pm I just checked with the seller. He’s still sticking to his story that it’s an Alexander.
lol I wonder if he knows everyone else in the civilized world knows it isn't, especially me? :drool:
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I then asked him for a close up picture of the bell engraving. Haven’t heard back...
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"Aleksandr" :laugh:
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