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    Exclamation Weber Gallatin Special Edition 2009 on eBay

    Interesting listing at https://www.ebay.com/itm/The-Weber-G...EAAOSwy2pbqkpj

    Price is $841 for a model that seems to sell for about $2,000+ normally. They list a couple of very minor cosmetic flaws, but I'm having trouble seeing why it's that cheap. Any comments?

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    Looks like that is just the current bid, not the expected sale price. Plus, there appears to be a reserve, which means the owner is expecting a much higher price and is usually not willing to sell it under a certain price. It will probably go for more.

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    +1. Notice the listing says ”Reserve not met.”, which means there is no way that’s it’s going that cheaply.

    I don’t understand why people don’t just list the starting bid at what they will accept, instead of making people try to guess some kind of secret reserve.
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    Default Re: Weber Gallatin Special Edition 2009 on eBay

    I think this one has already had one go-round and ended at maybe $1300 or $1500, something like that, but "Reserve Not Met". I agree with multidon on reserve auctions. I rarely even read the listing if I see "Reserve Not Met". It's a bid killer for me. At least with a high starting bid, I know where I stand when I consider what I might be willing to pay. Seeing that "Reserve Not Met" pop up again after my bid is kind of like a slap in the face.
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    A reserve is a way to ensure you get your minimum price without setting the price high to start. It can sometimes encourage bidding and sometimes not. I have used it at times as a seller. Mostly these days I just set a Buy It Now that I am comfortable with, and negotiate from there if I am willing.

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    I see nothing that would put me off bidding on it - the chip out of the neck is a nothing, and the spot by the sound hole looks like a scrape. No big deal. If I didn't already have a Weber I would be bidding at that price!

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    Past auctions for the same mandolin can be found here. It tells a story.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MikeEdgerton View Post
    Past auctions for the same mandolin can be found here. It tells a story.
    Good research, Mike! Yep, it looks like it has been bid up to $1335 before and he didn't take it, as it didn't meet his reserve. His Buy It Now is $1800, so I guess that tells you where the "sweet spot" is. Then again, this is the FIFTH TIME he has run the auction, so he might be a little hard to deal with, just reading between the lines, IMHO.

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    Default Re: Weber Gallatin Special Edition 2009 on eBay

    You can buy a new one at $1800 (Oops, my bad...its an 'F' style, mine is an "A"). Never mind.

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    I think two years ago, $1800 would not have been a bad price. But the market is pretty weak nowadays.

    I just sold a mandolin on eBay and was pretty disappointed. Not many page views and only a couple of bids. Went for a steal (yeah, I know, that's why people establish a reserve price). But I also just sold a banjo. I pretty much got swarmed. Wish I had more banjos to sell. I guess we mandoliners need to accept our place in life. It's tough to admit that we are beneath the banjoers in the grand scheme of things.
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    He might be asking too much. What is the new price of this mandolin? I have found with musical instruments that you might only get 1/2 of new price, or better, depending on demand, condition, rarity, etc. Selling used one cannot expect to get what a new one would command, since there is no support after the sale.

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    He might let if go for $1500 - $1600, since he didn't left it go at $1335 and the "buy it now" was $1800.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HonketyHank View Post
    I think two years ago, $1800 would not have been a bad price. But the market is pretty weak nowadays.I just sold a mandolin on eBay and was pretty disappointed. Not many page views and only a couple of bids. Went for a steal (yeah, I know, that's why people establish a reserve price). But I also just sold a banjo. I pretty much got swarmed. Wish I had more banjos to sell. I guess we mandoliners need to accept our place in life. It's tough to admit that we are beneath the banjoers in the grand scheme of things.
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    It only bid up to $1125 this time around, which did not meet his reserve and he has relisted it, AGAIN! NFI

    I think he has determined through weeks of bidding the actual value of this instrument, but won't accept it, IMHO.

    OTOH, if it were consigned to a shop where people could try it out, it may bring a better price....

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    Quote Originally Posted by illinoisfiddler View Post
    Looks like that is just the current bid, not the expected sale price. Plus, there appears to be a reserve, which means the owner is expecting a much higher price and is usually not willing to sell it under a certain price. It will probably go for more.
    Makes a lot of sense. I didn't notice the "reserve not met" note. Cheers!

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    Quote Originally Posted by LadysSolo View Post
    I see nothing that would put me off bidding on it - the chip out of the neck is a nothing, and the spot by the sound hole looks like a scrape. No big deal. If I didn't already have a Weber I would be bidding at that price!
    That's what I was thinking as well. Except for the part where I don't already have a Weber. :-)

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    a gallatin is the bottom of weber's line. (still very good mandolins) so it's not nearly as hot in the market as a yellowstone or even a bitteroot. i think he's stubborn on his price, which is his right but it isn't going cheap. i had an older bitteroot with the mahagony back and sides and sold it fast for $2000 cad. about $1500 usd. i got it in a nice trade so i wasn't greedy and i prefer oval hole gibsons. he is not likely to sell that quickly.

    but the horror of having slipped below banjo players. but they can't read so they'll never find out.

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    Default Re: Weber Gallatin Special Edition 2009 on eBay

    I'm still on my first mandolin when I started 6 years ago(Kentuck KM-250). The Gallatin charmed me the most when I tried it a couple times and was going to be my next (supposed to be my present to myself when I finish paying off a mortgage...) Like the price, or what it might be, but not sure about purchasing off ebay.

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