Re: Stahl mandola
Originally Posted by
Jeff Mando
Ended up selling for $728.56 plus shipping. Pretty good deal for a Larson, kinda high if it is merely a Stahl, IMHO. The other factor we've (or at least I've brought up) before on this forum is how trusting are you of shopgoodwill.com and their ability to describe an instrument as well as safely pack and take care of shipping details? Not like we are taking about a conservatory or even a vintage guitar shop. We are trusting a fairly major purchase to someone who is probably making $7-8 bucks an hour. Some of their auctions have brought as much as $7K on vintage Gibsons, I've noticed. I would like to hear if anyone has experience with dealing with them and their ability to complete the sale. To me, that is a big "if". Not everyone is cut out for mail order and especially mail order of vintage instruments, IMHO.
Jeff, I've bought a couple accordions from Shopgoodwill: a nice Paolo Soprani and a very nice Hohner Pokerwork. One came in from WA and the other from IL. Packaging was good in both cases....the Soprani did have a case, but they put some bubble wrap inside it. Same with the Hohner, inside the original box.
I've bought other non-musical items from GW and have had good experiences. YMMV.
Believe it or not, some people who make $7-8 an hour actually take pride in their work and do a good job. Imagine that!
Mick
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