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    'I am open to polite and informative comments to help figure out more of what this is.'

    The seller must be getting tired of people e-mailing him and saying 'You are out of your mind', or something similar . . . .

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    Quote Originally Posted by MikeZito View Post
    'I am open to polite and informative comments to help figure out more of what this is.'

    The seller must be getting tired of people e-mailing him and saying 'You are out of your mind', or something similar . . . .
    I get some hate mail occasionally regarding my eBay prices.........they usually show up first thing in the morning and when I check the time they were posted it is usually 3:00am or so......you know, when the bars close............."hey, I didn't meet a nice girl tonight, heck, I didn't even find somebody I could pick a fight with, gee, but I'm still angry at the world, so I guess I'll go home and annoy some eBay sellers on my laptop......."

    A new trend I'm noticing is sending laughing emoji's in response to eBay items..........FWIW

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    Sorry Jeff, I didn't know those were your listings. It was late and all....
    "It's comparable to playing a cheese slicer."
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    Quote Originally Posted by MikeEdgerton View Post
    Sorry Jeff, I didn't know those were your listings. It was late and all....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jeff Mando View Post
    I get some hate mail occasionally regarding my eBay prices.
    Jeff, I know how you feel.

    When I price things, I only have one rule of thumb... It's only overpriced if it's a STRADOLIN

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    Here is a canvas mandolin case for a mere $125! Some may recall that unplayed 1930s Regal mandolin that I posted up- complete with a canvas case which grossed $162 at auction. Now, that may have been a reasonable buy- somebody bid on it and then bought another mandolin and posted here he hoped he would not be the only bidder- and he was outbid at the close by a dollar- and was not forced to sleep on the couch! I was tempted to post this on Steve Kirtley's Vintage Case site. There is no doubt that a canvas case is of interest- but I would reckon that most owners of a vintage mandolin would not be pairing their cherished instrument with such a flimsy case although one would keep the dust off!

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-2...EAAOSweuBcn3WQ

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    https://www.ebay.com/itm/Mandolin/18...c802%7Ciid%3A3

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    Kind of a primitive design there.

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    Maybe it's perfect for roots music?

    Love the ad copy that refers to Taylor Swift as a bluegrass artist.
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    Seller says: “Mandolin. Will post pictures in next couple of days.” Brand is Rocket.
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    Quote Originally Posted by CarlM View Post
    For posterity the ad verbiage is:

    Product Information
    The sound of bluegrass has always been popular in the southern states of the USA but, thanks to mainstream artists like Taylor Swift, it is becoming popular worldwide. This Rocket MAB01 Traditional Bluegrass Mandolin (model Violinburst) is one of the four staple instruments for bluegrass. A mandolin may be strummed, plucked or tapped; keen instrumentalists with a background in guitar will pick it up very easily.
    Classic.
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    How does one “Tap” a mandolin? If you tap this I don’t even think you’d get sap!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Timbofood View Post
    How does one “Tap” a mandolin? If you tap this I don’t even think you’d get sap!
    Especially with basswood top back and sides.

    Rocket MAB01 Mandolin

    Features / Specification:

    8 strings
    Basswood top
    Basswood back & sides
    Nato neck
    Fingerboard provides a nice feel for the player and good support during quick fingerwork passages
    Bridge: Black-stained Maple, adjustable
    High quality engraved nickel adjustable tailpiece
    Machine Heads: Open gear, nickel
    Sound Hole: FF keys
    Tuning: GG DD AA EE
    Includes Bag
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    Quote Originally Posted by Eric Platt View Post
    Love the ad copy that refers to Taylor Swift as a bluegrass artist.
    Here, for your listening pleasure, is some of that Taylor Swift Bluegrass on that stellar Rocket Acoustic Bluegrass Mandolin

    https://youtu.be/9lVs51fXsVg

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    Quote Originally Posted by MikeEdgerton View Post
    ...model Violinburst...
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    Quote Originally Posted by your_diamond View Post
    Here, for your listening pleasure, is some of that Taylor Swift Bluegrass on that stellar Rocket Acoustic Bluegrass Mandolin

    https://youtu.be/9lVs51fXsVg
    Eeesh!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Timbofood View Post
    Eeesh!
    I agree! Hurts my ears!!!

    Even worse, he appears to be an employee / getting paid for that performance!?!?!

    Here's a good reason I prefer older / vintage Stradolins (even the cheap stradolins) to that tinny / sterile / new Rocket "Acoustic Bluegrass Mandolin".

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    Is this one of the new ‘made for kids’ vids?



    -this is not good music, I’ve reported it to YouTube.
    Too late. I’ve watched it 3 times, and now I think I like it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Simon DS View Post
    Is this one of the new ‘made for kids’ vids?



    -this is not good music, I’ve reported it to YouTube.
    Too late. I’ve watched it 3 times, and now I think I like it.
    I was wondering who gave that video a 'like' rating . . . .

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    This Gibson mandola sale on eBay looks like a scam.
    https://www.ebay.com/itm/1927-Gibson...QAAOSwz39d4qd7

    Edit: Looks like eBay has taken it down already as I was posting this.

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    This Gibson A model on FB Marketplace: https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...0416940772503/

    Only $25,000.00, lol!
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    Quote Originally Posted by jim simpson View Post
    This Gibson A model on FB Marketplace: https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...0416940772503/

    Only $25,000.00, lol!
    Probably a typo of at least one zero on the price. Strange that it is 1898 and 1920s.

    1898 Gibson Madolin style A - 1920s S# 63600
    Nashport, OH · 6 days ago ·
    $25,000

    Was My Grandfather's he bought it during WWII Willing to Negotiate on price right now.
    Negotiate to about 3-5% of the asking price? It doesn't look too bad but price is silly.

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    I think you are missing something VERY special about the 1898/1920's Gibson . . . it's a one-of-a-kind MADOLIN, not a mandolin - made in their super-secret Nashport, Ohio custom shop - most likely made by Lloyd Loar's siblings, Llary Loar and Llinda Loar.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jim Garber View Post
    Probably a typo of at least one zero on the price. Strange that it is 1898 and 1920s.



    Negotiate to about 3-5% of the asking price? It doesn't look too bad but price is silly.

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    It sounds like people have challenged him on his price but he's resolute on his prize, more from the seller:

    My Story... The Mandolin I Have for Sale...

    It is an 1898-1902 series Style A
    Built in 1920s . The Original Gibson Guarantee Sticker Inside is still intact and Clearly Shows a Number of 63600 authenticating the Year.

    "It might not be worth $25,000 But I know it is worth close to that because someone from Nashville told me 20 something years ago if I ever sold it not to ask for anything less"

    Now there's good advise for setting a price on your instrument. Ask someone from Nashville, lol!
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    Quote Originally Posted by MikeZito View Post
    I think you are missing something VERY special about the 1898/1920's Gibson . . . it's a one-of-a-kind MADOLIN, not a mandolin - made in their super-secret Nashport, Ohio custom shop - most likely made by Lloyd Loar's siblings, Llary Loar and Llinda Loar.
    The older brother lex loar. Very smart but a supervillain.

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