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Seller needs to learn what a decimal point and commas mean!
"And the horse says, at these prices you won't get many more in here either!"
Bad joke, more lumps!
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He does say that he's a "Certified" Luthier.
Who does the "certification"? And what criteria do they want for certification? I'm really not being a smarty boots but, curious.
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Same usage here Ray(T), a lunatic is a lunatic on both sides of the pond. (I'm not calling that guy a lunatic, just making observations about the Angle-ish language).
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I was not really thinking along the "state of mind" certification but, is there some "Lord High Everything Else" (thank you Gilbert and Sullivan) Poo Bah who prints some bogus wallpaper stating that "The bearer has learned the word "Luthier" and can pronounce it therefor, he am one!"
He may be an accomplished builder and I cast no aspersions, as I have not seen his work. Let's face it, I can call myself a certified egg whipper and who's to say I'm not. That particular profession may be certifiable in its own rubber room status I suppose.
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I can get you a certification certificate for twenty bucks, how would you like to pay for that? Cash, credit card, PayPal?
Seriously, I have no idea what the guy means, maybe he went to a luthier school, or maybe he went to a weekend luthier camp and got a "Certificate of Attendance." Maybe he just thinks the adjective "certified" sounds good in his sales pitch.
I've been a member of the AIA and they have a program whereby they'll inspect and certify an architectural millwork shop. I have no idea if any of the well-respected luthier guilds do that type of thing.
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This thread needs some refreshing. Here's a real beaut of a mandolin. Just needs a wee bit of TLC to make it playable. Priced to sell!
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Wow, good find!
Couple more great deals from the same seller, save $$$, one-stop shopping . . .
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"Dulcimer"
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Sorry boys and girls, but this might be an all-time classic . . . and, you might have to read the description several times . . . .
http://www.ebay.com/itm/mandolin-/28...wAAOSw1BlZOsd~
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LOL, you just can't help but shake your head at listings like that. It's missing two tuners, the peg head obviously snapped off and was crudely re-glued back on, and it looks like it has seen a lot of abuse. Wonder how he came up with a $10,000 value? I'll give him the benefit of the doubt and hope that his poor typing skills cause him to hit the zero button one too many times when posting the price.
Keep that skillet good and greasy all the time!
He is offering affordable shipping at least.
Solid gold Strad-O-Lin!
Nice-looking back, but still ...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/The-Finest-S...kAAOSwCkZZU8Ee
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It was in ebay's sold listings but it's long gone now.
I remember it had the nut replaced and more finish & fret wear.
I reduced this to $2,500 o.b.o. ...girlfriend needs surgery (cyst removed) thank God she's got insurance, She's the finest person I know. Distributes food to the homeless. Volunteers to work with Alzheimer's patients (& has a gift for it), I would do anything for her... and so this one's got to go.
Sure, I'm going to miss this Strad, like I miss my 1960 P Bass & my 1924 L-4 & my 1956 Les Paul Special. At least I got to enjoy them for a while. Would trade them all for an 'Angel flying to close to the ground'.
Last edited by your_diamond; Jun-29-2017 at 4:49am.
Sorry to hear about your girlfriend's surgery.....but, it is very difficult to sell things for several times the "going rate", IMHO.
I will say, however, when eBay first started and it was a "brand new concept" I did sell many instruments for more than I could have gotten locally, no surprise there. I also was able to "write a better ad" than the other guy and got more money for my stuff, because of the description or better pictures. I also charged a premium and got it for instruments that were extra clean or completely mint. I actually got $400 for a 60's Harmony parlor sized guitar because it was in unplayed condition with the original case, etc. -- at a time when there were many for sale on eBay for $75-100 -- and I even said so in my ad, almost DARING someone to pay my price. And, just for fun, I often listed things for several times the going rate just to see if there was a doctor in Madrid who would pay $2000 for a guitar that I thought was cool, but had no "track record" on eBay -- turns out there was and $2000 wasn't a lot of money to him! I also remind myself that buyers in Belgium cannot go to flea markets in Mississippi and buy instruments for $30-40 like I can......unless they want to spend thousands on airfare and a vaction, that is! So, yeah, sometimes ya find the right guy. Sometimes it takes a long time. I have had things listed on eBay for 5 years or more waiting for that "right" guy.....
So, IMHO, eBay it is no longer the "latest thing" or a particularly hot commodity, but it is still a viable resource for selling to a large international audience. It is hard to get windfalls like were once possible, but it is still possible, IMHO.
But, in reality, when you list a $600 instrument for $3500, you mostly just tee people off and will probably get hate mail, which may or may not be an issue for you, it never bothered me, if I could justify my price.......
From the Forum posting guidelines:
- Refrain from using the forum as a point of purchasing or selling items or for the purpose of discussing or linking to items you are selling. Please limit selling and buying activities to the Classifieds section of this web site or other external locations.
In other words, you're through discussing the mandolin you're selling and it's remarkable value within our space.
Amazing how these apparently lost a massive chunk of their value over a few short years. Be warned: Retrofret clearly states in their ad: Prices subject to change without notice. Get that grossly undervalued gem while it's still sitting at $650.
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I have had a lot of Stradolins. The one being discussed is not your normal $600 Stradolin.
Even the "Artist" inscription on it is deceptive.
I have an Artist here now that is nowhere near the quality of the one for sale. There are more than one designated "Artist" models so all Artists are not of the same quality.
As a matter of fact I have only ever had my hands on one, once, that appears to be of the same quality of this one and like the fool I sometimes am, I didnt buy it because of a slightly sinking top.
The sinkage was relatively minor in retrospect, so I wish I had bought it.
The sound and volume and thunk on the one I tried was way over the top from any Stradolins that I have ever played.
Now whether that makes it worth the asking price of the one in the classifieds I dont know.
It does seem too high to me so I wouldnt be buying at this price but if it was $600 the ad would be down and it would be on the way to me. No doubt!
To me if I were in the market for one of this quality I would pay $1000 no problem. I have enough right now so I am not in the market.
Not all "Artists" are the same. This is one of the good ones.
I thought that calling you out by name in the ad, Jeff, was a classy touch. Yeesh, let the instrument stand on its merits, and if it's worth $2500 then someone will buy it at that price. Make it personal, and I'll move on to the next ad because I'm not going to deal with those that lack common courtesy.
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