Klarinet Archive - Posting 000068.txt from 2003/12

From: "Sue Raycraft" <raycraft@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Flea market finds
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2003 11:57:46 -0500

> This is like one of those columns in the New York Times: "You Are The
> Ethicist." Did he rip off the owner who had no idea what he was selling
> or did the owner rip himself off by not bothering to learn about what
> he was selling, i.e., a family heirloom.

This reminds me of the clarinet I bought from a church rummage sale for
$120. It's my Buffet A clarinet, made in 1911. I felt like the clarinet was
worth the price, even though it is an oldie. I couldn't afford a new(er)
model,
so I bought it. I get the thing home and take a closer look, and it's turns
out
the mouthpiece is a Frank L. Kaspar. :-)

I sold the mouthpiece for $555. Did I tell the person I bought it from? No.
They were HAPPY to get the $120.

Did I feel guilty? Maybe just a little.

Sue

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