Gotta love the this Classified sales pitch

**rgray** · May-31-2012, 7:54pm

http://www.mandolincafe.com/ads/57038

**journeybear** · May-31-2012, 8:09pm

Absotively and posilutely! Look what he has to work with. So if you can't dazzle 'em with the instrument's brilliance, baffle 'em with your - ah, well, let's say folderol. Keep in mind he is sweetening the deal by throwing in the OSSGB (original soft shell gig bag). And as he says, it still has time to "open up" some more. Gets an A for effort and an A+ for creativity.

**Ed Goist** · May-31-2012, 8:34pm

How wonderfully appropriate that the pic of the instrument features it artfully positioned in the bed of a pick-up truck.
Well played, well played...

**G7MOF** · Jun-01-2012, 3:41am

A goooooood piece of advertising, I too give it an A+ for creativity!

**rgray** · Jun-01-2012, 7:43am

Shame that this guy selling a Backpacker and the guy looking for one on the Classifieds aren't a little closer in price.

**Adam Sweet** · Jun-01-2012, 8:08am

the price seems a little steep, especially since you can get one new on mandoweb for $239 but hey I give the guy kudos for the funny ad

**Mo Soar** · Jun-03-2012, 11:36am

I like this one:
http://www.mandolincafe.com/ads/57087

although the seller needs to say which model it is and show a picture....

**journeybear** · Jun-03-2012, 11:42am

He also needs to be a good bit more upbeat and pare down the sniping. Just a bit.

I haven't looked at the classifieds much before he last couple weeks. Maybe I should do so more. Never thought of this as an area for entertainment. These are working on that level.

**JimRichter** · Jun-03-2012, 12:51pm

Actually, it reads like the hyperbole of Stan Jay at Mandolin Brothers. Stan is the master of the syrupy sales pitch.

**Ed Goist** · Jun-03-2012, 1:24pm

Interesting e-bay marketing strategy?

**Raggle Taggle** · Jun-03-2012, 1:37pm

Originally Posted by Ed Goist

Interesting e-bay marketing strategy?

There is a guitar in that picture?

**EdHanrahan** · Jun-03-2012, 1:39pm

Originally Posted by Ed Goist

... artfully positioned in the bed of a pick-up truck.

OH!! Thanks for clarifying, Ed. With no "quality" evaluation intended, I had first assumed that to be a dumpster!

**journeybear** · Jun-03-2012, 2:24pm

Well, now! Wonder why no one's ever thought of doing that before?

That marketing approach will never catch on, not a chance. Thanks for trying, anyway.

But seriously, there is something intriguing about the curve of the upper bout. And at least this pic is in focus, unlike #3 - and I, for one, am grateful.

**Ben Milne** · Jun-04-2012, 12:34am

Originally Posted by Ed Goist

Interesting e-bay marketing strategy?

It says straight arm, but clearly her arm is bent.

**nobullmando74** · Jun-04-2012, 1:05pm

Never heard of a rack mount tenor until I saw that one.

**trebleclef528** · Jun-06-2012, 5:38pm

Originally Posted by Ben Milne

It says straight arm, but clearly her arm is bent.

Nice instrument... nice curves

**houseworker** · Jun-06-2012, 6:22pm

Originally Posted by Ben Milne

It says straight arm, but clearly her arm is bent.

At least there are no strings attached

**journeybear** · Jun-12-2012, 4:49pm

Well, it didn't sell, after all - got only one offer, which was rejected. But it has been relisted. So perhaps this is just the thing for someone who is stumped for something to get for Father's Day, or maybe wants something like this for Father's Day, or something ...

**Jimdalf** · Jun-18-2012, 4:21am

Selling on ebay - making a profit through a clever description, I'd love to see this applied to a musical instrument.

**journeybear** · Jun-18-2012, 7:55am

Well yeah, I'm sure similar verbosity has been used, in keeping with the characteristics of the items. I mean, some ads get pretty flowery in their descriptions, which may need a good bit of deciphering. But it would be very cool if these guys or someone similarly bent who is into mandolins applied this approach to an old beater or some such. Now, if only mandolins could be described as "rad to the power of sick" or do skids that can last for two weeks, they would be flying out of the ebay listings!

Resist the usual!