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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000067.txt from 2004/01

From: David Lurie <david.lurie@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] fox oboe on ebay
Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2004 12:56:41 -0500

You are absolutely right not to buy any instrument that you can not try out
first. I'll tell you what I did about this and maybe it will be of help.

I made a written agreement with a potential seller of a Loree oboe, that I
would send him a check for the amount he asked for his oboe, with the
understanding that he would not cash it until I gave him the OK. In return,
he was to send me the instrument for a trial period of 2 weeks, after which
I would contact him again, letting him know my decision. If the decision
was negative, I would return the instrument to him in the same package and
condition that I received it in, and he was to he was to return my check.
He accepted this arrangement, and I did decided to trust him that much, so
he sent me the instrument, and it all worked out fine, since I did decide
to buy it. This arrangement of course still requires a certain degree of
trust on both parts.

I hope this will be of use to you.

David Lurie

At 11:24 AM 1/12/2004, you wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I called the seller of this oboe and he says it's a floor model,
>"practically new", but will not let me have it out on trial. I suppose
>that's bc it's still up for auction, but I'm leery of any instrument I could
>not try out and inspect first hand and try it out in different
>circumstances. I have a student I'd like to have a Fox oboe, but for them to
>shell out over $2K for an oboe and not have a 2nd opinion on it doesn't seem
>right to me.
>
>Opinions??
>
>To view the item, go to:
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2371371009
>
>I think it will likely sell fast anyway, but I see there have been no bids
>on it since it went up.
>
>Miriam
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