Klarinet Archive - Posting 000252.txt from 2000/04

From: Topper <leo_g@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] there is one born every minute
Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2000 09:01:20 -0400

At 08:28 AM -0400 4/7/00, Bryan Cholfin wrote:
>----------
>>From: Neil Leupold <leupold_1@-----.com>
>
>> Is there any way to alert people on eBay when a scam is afoot?
>>
>It's not quite as bad as that. I just checked the actual entry, and the
>going price for the eight boxes of reeds is $25, despite the inflated values
>given to them. Also the headline is $200 worth of reeds for $25, which is
>probably not too far off if you weren't buying them at any kind of a
>discount, but of course you usually can. Actually, if they were offering a
>strength I could use, I might bid myself. So even though it looks like a
>scam, it will probably be a bargain for somebody.
>
>--Bryan

I remember buying VanDoren Tenor Sax and Bass Clarinet reeds in NYC for a
discounted $7. per box of 10 and out of 100 reeds or 10 boxes I'd get about
15 - 20 really good reeds which included the good-hearted obnes that had a
good grain were able to adjust to play well, and out of that there were
perhaps 3 to 5 superb reeds. Does anyone experience this from time to time?

Cheers, Leo
Autions' Underway: http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/leo_g@-----.com/
"You Take The High Notes" http://helius.carroll.com/p/leo_g/ Our musical
instruments, parts, tools, classical LP, 1800's and 1900's piano music and
with violin editions. A family collection for sale and auction. Items for
sale date from before 1813 to 1987. Please bookmark or link page as new
items are catalogued weekly. Links will be exchanged upon request. I am
especially interested in Musical Instrument History and technical data.
Please email me with interesting links. Thank you:-) Leo

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