Lyon Healy mandolin

[Jim Garber]

The Cafe accepts classified advertising from members here. You might want to post here before going on an auction site, as you'll have a guaranteed readership of mandolin enthusiasts.

To clarify on Allen's post: don't post the ad here on this thread. The admins will close this thread down if you do. You can post it in the classifieds ad section.

[mrmando]

If you list a mandolin on an auction site, you are not allowed to discuss it here on the Cafe discussion boards, although you could list it simultaneously in the Classifieds and on the auction site. Basically, the Cafe doesn't allow members to directly promote their own sales in the discussion forum.

Note that if you list something on eBay, you end up paying about 13 percent in fees, whereas the Cafe's fee for its Classifieds is a suggested donation of only 2 percent. It's wise to give the Classifieds a go first before resorting to auction sites.

[Willy O]

Thanks to everyone - Allen, Jim, MrMando for the info and advice. I am a rabid collector of saxophones and own 31 of the little devils. I don't know if you call it "GAS" in this Mando arena like the sax community does. (Gear Acquisition Syndrome). I do play guitar and I also build vintage style tube guitar amplifiers. I've been doing that for about 16 years. But, Mandolins were out of my wheelhouse.

I don't think Karen every mentioned these details. This all started in Jan 2016 when a friend of theirs saw this Mandolin and offered her 500 bucks for it. I feel a lot better now that it has been thoroughly evaluated. We are all retired, so we have more time than money. Again, thanks for the help and your time! William O

[Jess L.]

... I am a rabid collector of saxophones and own 31 of the little devils. ...

31 saxophones!

And I thought I had it bad with a few dozen late-1800s and early 1900s banjos etc, many years ago. That was before I downsized to what I could fit onto a boat when I decided to do that lifestyle for a while. Less storage space, like almost no storage space, had to thin the herd to the bare essentials.

... I don't know if you call it "GAS" in this Mando arena like the sax community does. (Gear Acquisition Syndrome). ...

The term I generally see around this site is "MAS" (Mandolin Acquisition Syndrome)...