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They also have this Flatiron for sale....

Some food for thought for proponents of no-return policies:

Suppose you are a buyer and you purchase a $2000 instrument. The instrument's condition is as represented by the seller. But . . .
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Good advice.

Not many cases where I would buy under those conditions. I've been a seller of various items over many years, and I only sell with the return option. As a buyer, I have purchased...

One is, indeed, #75316, the other one is #75318.

Not to derail from the original question, but yes, eBay's buyer protection will protect your money. But, it is at the expensive of the seller, if I may explain...

As a longtime, 20+ years, 4000+...

There is a 1994 signed by Bruce Weber in the classifieds at the moment for a little bit less...

https://www.mandolincafe.com/ads/149330#149330

Seems that the Derrington signed one is in the...

Tuners are exactly the same as the Lark Street one. The tailpiece was replaced. It should be a cold-plated standard stamped tailpiece with Flatiron engraved like the one on Lark Street's. Ebay seller...

I don't know whether or not it has an effect on the market value, but the tailpiece and possibly the tuners on the ebay mandolin have been changed. To some people, the Derrington label might be...

Fabulous price for essentially a MM Gibson if it is legit with no issues. I don’t know enough to tell from the pictures but maybe someone does? “No returns” is worrisome.

I had an A5 artist...

Just a basic question (out of ignorance):

If you swap worm-under-tuners from one side to the other side of the headstock, you will have to turn them around/over. Does that give you...

If it is a good sounding mandolin, I don't think where it is made should matter.

We need to make an observation here, then we'll butt out.

The official position is the Cafe has no problem with Reverb as a service. We allow people to link to their Reverb sales as we do Craig's...

I guess we all have had an experience or three where we were disappointed with a set-up, build, or a transaction. I know I had a bad experience with a builder here, plus a poor or non set-up by one...

Okay, it looks like we are about to enter Phase Two of this ordeal. I just sent the replacement bridge to Roman. I forgot that it was originally a bit of a custom bridge, having a mandola bridge...

I have a great admiration for the Northfield F 5S. The pinstripe around the headstock is very classy and the fit and finish scream quality. It's the kind of impression you get picking up an MT. So...

Absolutely not true. Even the high end Kentucky mandolins are built in a factory. Northfield mandolins are made from US sourced woods in a very small shop in China. Their shop in China isn't much...

Categorically untrue.

Not a shred of fact in that rumour.

Totally different operations in scale, ownership and just about everything else.

There are several potentially unwarranted assumptions in your post. One presumption of yours is that Chinese manufacturers are exclusively using tonewoods from China. Some of them use tonewoods...

You gotta admit - for $19K - the sound clip in the video is... priceless

You don't have the same Federally-mandated fraud protections on a debit card that you have on a credit card. Random selection from a web search:...

First of all, I commend you for grabbing hold of your boot straps and doing what you have to do to support yourself. (And don’t worry. I’m not going to hijack this thread to editorialize on what I...

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For the most part this has been my experience. If I don't meet the truck I know the mail lady brings it to my door, if it's too big to put in the box. She also knocks hard. I also know she...

If this is true then great. I'll still never deal with him again. Horrible experience and possibly the worst customer service that I've ever dealt with. Finally paypal recovered my refund. He ignored...

Ah! Ebony & Ivory.