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Author: Sara
Date: 2001-06-10 04:12
I bidded on this clarinet, but I realized that it doesn't seem to have the same keying system? Can anyone help me out?
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1435925844
Sara
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Author: Fred
Date: 2001-06-10 04:22
It looks OK to me, Sara. Looks like the everyday "regular" Boehm as far as my eyes can make out . . . pretty poor photos though. What was it that you were concerned about?
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Author: mw
Date: 2001-06-10 05:30
I'm as blind as Fred. I can't see if it has an extra ring on top joint. definitely not a full boehm. Sorry. mw
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Author: ron b
Date: 2001-06-10 06:32
Looks like a standard Bb Boehm system Evette to me, Sara.
The price, ($ 80+), is a little over what I'd bid, but, I'm not You. What prompted you to bid on it? Your primary playing instrument? As a back up horn? Service/repair yourself? It will no doubt need some attention.
There are dozens of legitimate reasons to bid on instruments. Examine what yours are and what your spending limit is. Did you write to the seller with questions you needed answered? Did the seller reply (before you placed your bid)?
This could go on and on, question after question.
The main thing is if you don't feel right about it, are having second thoughts about it... hope someone outbids you :]
Another option is to write to the seller and, in a nice way, explain that you wish to withdraw. Most of them are reasonable folks and will let you do that. Just be sure you let them know in advance, BEFORE the auction closes. After the auction is over is NOT a good time to back out unless you have a really good reason and offer to pay their expences for listing, re-listing. After all, they're losing out on the winning bid money they expected to receive. Now they're taking the chance that the next time around they might get less for it... plus the time delay - they're starting the whole process over again from scratch.
I guess your last option is, if you are the winning bidder, accept it. Buy the horn and if you don't like it sell it, use it as a trade-in, or re-auction it yourself and hope you don't lose too much in the process.
Best wishes,
- ron b -
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Author: Brenda Siewert
Date: 2001-06-10 14:16
You know you can cancel your bid anytime you want to during the auction. Better do it as soon as you are wondering about the instrument, though because the longer you leave it in the more it affects the overall auction. If you are the high bidder and you cancel at the last min., you may blow a sale for the seller and he/she wouldn't want you to bid on their stuff in the future. So, it pays for both parties for you to go ahead and withdraw your bid.
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Author: Sara
Date: 2001-06-10 15:48
Thanks for all the last minute info, but I didn't win but I did win a nice ( I hope) Everette clarinet for a decent 112.20 bucks. Oh and this new horn is for me to march with, since I figured I could get a new plastic horn for 200 I figured why not geta nice wood one for less and get it fixed up, and then use it as a back up horn later!
Sara
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