Nice looking mandolin.
Not $2.5K nice, IMHO.
Nice looking mandolin.
Not $2.5K nice, IMHO.
Allen Hopkins
Gibsn: '54 F5 3pt F2 A-N Custm K1 m'cello
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H-O mandolinetto
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Sobell'dola Washburn b-back'dola
Eastmn: 615'dola 805 m'cello
Flatiron 3K OM
Mandolinetto with high action. Seller does say he posted with high price to find the real one, but this is a lower end Lyon & Healy oak mandolin.
Jim
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If you want to use eBay to find the real price, post it for a dollar.
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I have an old Victoria brand guitar with tiger oak back that sounds great. I've never heard a mandolin with that tonewood, but it might be something unique. The price does seem high given the lack of a brand name, possible finish work and the need for repairs. You could probably find a quality rosewood Howe Orme in playable condition for that much. Still at the right price, the oak back might be tempting. Plus I think it looks cool.
Greek baglama. For what they're asking, you could fly to Athens and buy a brand new one.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-old-Man.../322803672495?
Emando.com: More than you wanted to know about electric mandolins.
Notorious: My Celtic CD--listen & buy!
Lyon & Healy • Wood • Thormahlen • Andersen • Bacorn • Yanuziello • Fender • National • Gibson • Franke • Fuchs • Aceto • Three Hungry Pit Bulls
"It's comparable to playing a cheese slicer."
--M. Stillion
"Bargain instruments are no bargains if you can't play them"
--J. Garber
Well, in theory this is correct, but two thoughts based on my experience. First, eBay charges 4% for adding the reserve feature. On a $2500 instrument that would be $100, just to "find out" what the market will pay. And that is in addition to the final value fee and Paypal fee, which combine to be about 14% of the selling price. So, IMHO, the reserve is an expensive feature on eBay. It didn't used to be that way, when eBay started it was inexpensive to put a reserve on an item, but eBay found a way to "discourage" reserves so it would result in more sales -- FOR THEM!
Also, it might not actually result in telling you what the market is, because bidders don't like bidding against a reserve -- they like bidding against other bidders. Same with live auctions, nobody likes it when the auctioneer says we already have a bid of $2500 on this, does anyone want bid $2550? Nobody likes to start that high. But, you're right, starting at a dollar (without a reserve) is a great way to create bidder excitement and (in the old days) often resulted in an item selling for more than the seller was hoping for.
OTOH, let's say you do the reserve for $2500 and the bidding peters out at $1450. I doubt if you are going to relist it for $1450, when you wanted $2500 for it, right? So, it goes back in the closet and it cost you $100 to find out. In fairness, eBay does put a cap on reserve fees at $100, so listing a signed Loar with a $175K reserve, would still cost you "just" $100, which probably is more fair, in proportion to its worth. However, you might not want to find out the result of such an experiment......I'm guessing it would be shocking!
Here's a real beaut and reduced to 45% of its original price. Don't all fight over this Vintage Used Mandolin Inlayed Mother of Pearl Wood String Instrument Neck Parts!
Jim
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Playing lately:
1924 Gibson A4 - 2018 Campanella A-5 - 2007 Brentrup A4C - 1915 Frank Merwin Ashley violin - Huss & Dalton DS - 1923 Gibson A2 black snakehead - '83 Flatiron A5-2 - 1939 Gibson L-00 - 1936 Epiphone Deluxe - 1928 Gibson L-5 - ca. 1890s Fairbanks Senator Banjo - ca. 1923 Vega Style M tenor banjo - ca. 1920 Weymann Style 25 Mandolin-Banjo - National RM-1
Hey Jim, I’ll split it with you; it won’t require much effort!
"Music is the only noise for which one is obliged to pay." ~ Alexander Dumas
At least he offers free shipping!
Lol. Amazing what people try to sell nowadays. In the old days that would've went straight into the woodstove, although probably many fine fixable instruments were lost that way.
And I never would have guessed if the seller hadn't specified: "... dirtiness found; this item is not in playable condition"
I intended to ask for a discount because the bridge is not in correct position, to be proved by position of the 12th fret, as soon as I see one
the world is better off without bad ideas, good ideas are better off without the world
Oh, so that's what "overall wear" means. No wonder some would rather bid on Bill Monroe's toaster.
It's the new fretless mandolin. Correct bridge position is, anywhere you want! And the clever builder 'distressed' the mandolin a little to give it that 'relic' look, so the player wouldn't have to suffer the shame and embarrassment of showing up in public playing a shiny new mandolin like some sort of greenhorn. It gives you that "experienced player look" for greater street cred.
Last edited by Jess L.; Jan-18-2018 at 11:34pm. Reason: Spelling.
I wish I had some mand'lin strings, old Black Diamond brand
But I'd have to hock this Martin box, 'cause they cost almost two grand ...
https://www.ebay.com/itm/14-Vintage-...gAAOSwdJ9aQCNz
Emando.com: More than you wanted to know about electric mandolins.
Notorious: My Celtic CD--listen & buy!
Lyon & Healy • Wood • Thormahlen • Andersen • Bacorn • Yanuziello • Fender • National • Gibson • Franke • Fuchs • Aceto • Three Hungry Pit Bulls
Here is one to get excited about:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Handmade-Ma...cAAOSwSKtaa7wE
THE WORLD IS A BETTER PLACE JUST FOR YOUR SMILE!
Last edited by Jess L.; Jan-28-2018 at 10:36am. Reason: Added pic.
$1795.00 for strings completely blows my mind! (What is left of it, that is! LOL!!)
Wow, maybe I should put my Black Diamond string box collection up for sale. Wonder what I could get for the retail box with multiple drawers for different styles of strings?
Brentrup Model 23, Boeh A5 #37, Gibson A Jr., Flatiron 1N, Coombe Classical flattop, Strad-O-Lin
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Jim
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19th Century Tunes
Playing lately:
1924 Gibson A4 - 2018 Campanella A-5 - 2007 Brentrup A4C - 1915 Frank Merwin Ashley violin - Huss & Dalton DS - 1923 Gibson A2 black snakehead - '83 Flatiron A5-2 - 1939 Gibson L-00 - 1936 Epiphone Deluxe - 1928 Gibson L-5 - ca. 1890s Fairbanks Senator Banjo - ca. 1923 Vega Style M tenor banjo - ca. 1920 Weymann Style 25 Mandolin-Banjo - National RM-1
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