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I'm a music store... great story.

Author: contragirl
Date: 2005-06-05 09:56

Ok, so, I went to the local pawn shop that actually calls itself a "music store" as well as pawn shop. You go in there, and like normal pawn shops, it's full of crappy TVs and jewlery, and in one corner is a pile of instruments. From guitars, to clarinets and flutes... even an old mellophone (as in not a mellophonium, the straight looking french horn used in today's marching bands.. the old skool french horn with pistons lol)

Anyway... all the instruments are OUTRAGEOUSLY priced. You want this crappy saxophone here? A brand you have never heard of... $600. Not to mention the ridiculous prices they want for messed up Bundys. So nothing really interested me... until...

I see this case with the flutes. A zippered case cover, so I open it and inside is a french flute case. Is this supposed to be here? I look inside and I see a pristine Yamaha 461 flute. I was so confused. What the heck is it doing here? They wanted $500 for it, but being the haggler I am, I came in a couple days later and talked them down to $380.

Now, I don't have $380, so I used my credit card. I had done my research days before and found that this flute sells for $1600 new! Overall, I was the one playing the pawn shop and resold the flute for $860. :P (Not on ebay)

I should have tried to sell it for more, but I got enough money to pay off my credit card and my new computer monitor, so I'm happy. I think I should be a music business woman. Buy old crap and resell it for more.