https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?m...2F233098855896
Beautiful condition but not sure if the price will fly.
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?m...2F233098855896
Beautiful condition but not sure if the price will fly.
Shazam, that’s a pile of money!! I had one of those it was pretty nice. Not earth shattering by any means, I think I paid $150 for it in 1976-77.
Timothy F. Lewis
"If brains was lard, that boy couldn't grease a very big skillet" J.D. Clampett
Wow, that price is WAY too high.
They are cool little mandos, but they ain't all that.
If they lowered the price by maybe $6,000 they would be in the ball park, and only because it is in great condition.
Mandolins: Northfield 5-Bar Artist Model "Old Dog", J Bovier F5 Special, Gibson A-00 (1940)
Fiddles: 1920s Strad copy, 1930s Strad copy, Liu Xi T20, Liu Xi T19+ Dark.
Guitars: Taylor 514c (1995), Gibson Southern Jumbo (1940s), Gibson L-48 (1940s), Les Paul Custom (1978), Fender Strat (Black/RWFB) (1984), Fender Strat (Candy Apple Red/MFB) (1985).
Sitars: Hiren Roy KP (1980s), Naskar (1970s), Naskar (1960s).
Misc: 8 Course Lute (L.K.Brown)
Id like to ask them how they came to this price.
I saw that too, passed by quickly shaking my head.
THE WORLD IS A BETTER PLACE JUST FOR YOUR SMILE!
It makes you wonder what kind of research they do before posting. Obviously not much.
Charley
A bunch of stuff with four strings
I've seen several recently in the $950-$1200 range
It ain't gotta be perfect, as long as it's perfect enough!
Now that's FUNNY!, but one really has to laugh at that price! I've heard of asking too much for certain instruments and well this one is a for sure qualifier! Man one can get a really nice mando/guitar from the golden era for that asking price! No A-50 is worth that unless its a one off with a long 5 scale neck! Like an unknown 20's-30s A-5 style! I have a feeling that one won't sell but then again there are some very unknowledgeable people out there-I just hope whoever may really consider that one to do their homework!
For me the best A-50's out there are the late 34-35's with the elevated fretboard and F-holes! some of those sound better than F-5s of the period-on the low end anyway.
Allen Hopkins
Gibsn: '54 F5 3pt F2 A-N Custm K1 m'cello
Natl Triolian Dobro mando
Victoria b-back Merrill alumnm b-back
H-O mandolinetto
Stradolin Vega banjolin
Sobell'dola Washburn b-back'dola
Eastmn: 615'dola 805 m'cello
Flatiron 3K OM
"Please don't insult me with low ball offers - we know how valuable it is!"
lol
Girouard Custom Studio A Oval
P.W. Crump OM-III
There are 4 other A-50's listed between $1600.00 and $3100.00. He's not the only one asking too much, though his price is the most ridiculous of the lot. I can't imagine giving over $750.00 for one, myself.
Ray Dearstone #009 D1A (1999)
Skip Kelley #063 Offset Two Point (2017)
Arches #9 A Style (2005)
Bourgeois M5A (2022)
Hohner and Seydel Harmonicas (various keys)
"Heck, Jimmy Martin don't even believe in Santy Claus!"
I had a great one -- sounded like a vintage F-5 -- but I paid about $500 for it. Never heard another one that sounded as good, and certainly never one that would deserve that price tag.
Just one guy's opinion
www.guitarfish.net
It appears to be in near mint condition but even so it is a '50s or '60s model and would never bring more than $1500 (even that only because it is so minty). Those mandolins were nothing like we have come to expect from even economy model mandolins today in tone or projection.
The seller does not even have a hard case with it apparently? It would be nice to have just because it is so pretty but I don't think it would be too inspiring to play? It would be a great mandolin to have and fix up with a floating pick up I'll bet?
Bernie
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Due to current budgetary restrictions the light at the end of the tunnel has been turned off -- sorry about the inconvenience.
Also strange is that the few other vintage instruments he has listed are offered for reasonable prices. Maybe he added one too many zeroes and hasn't realized it yet?
Jim
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I did that once on eBay. I was selling something fairly small in size and inexpensive and I got an email from a guy who says, "I'd like to buy this but you are charging $400.00 for shipping!" My mistake, it should have been $4.00 -- I changed the price and he bought it.
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