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Author: JayC
Date: 2009-06-19 13:49
Hi All -
I bought a 10G several years ago for about $700. It was a good instrument, but not great. A couple notes felt stuffy and a few were WAY sharp. I never fully felt comfortable playing it in public. After fussing with it for a while, I invested in a Yamaha CSG (which I LOVE) and never looked back.
I've let other people borrow the 10G and everyone really enjoyed playing it. No one seemed to have any of the issues I had with it. All in all, though, it's spent the better part of 3 years in my closet so I decided to get rid of it.
I noticed WWBW has a department that buys used instruments so I filled out an application. I got a reply yesterday with an offer of $100! I figured I'd loose money in the deal but wasn't expecting the offer I got. Is this normal? Are 10Gs really worth the same amount as a student model clarinet?
Any insight would be truly appreciated!
Jay
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Author: Molloy
Date: 2009-06-19 13:54
$100 is pretty low, but I bet they wouldn't offer that much for a Bundy.
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Author: GBK
Date: 2009-06-19 15:00
WW/BW offered my student $200 for his 1939 (pre-R13) Buffet, which had been freshly overhauled (by a high profile tech) and was in perfect playing condition.
He turned down the offer ...GBK
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Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2009-06-19 15:22
The WWBW service is third party........so I feel comfortable being critical. They are looking to re-sell, as I was told, so they need to low ball the offer so the there is significant profit for them on the backend.
Sell the instrument yourself.
................Paul Aviles
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Author: JayC
Date: 2009-06-19 19:00
It's part of the X series. Not a bad horn by any means.
I called them back to negotiate and they upped their offer by $80. Still pretty pathetic....i think I'll pass on this one.
Thanks for the help everyone.
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Author: Alseg
Date: 2009-06-19 19:29
You will get a lot more e(bay)lsewhere, esp. for that series numbering.
Former creator of CUSTOM CLARINET TUNING BARRELS by DR. ALLAN SEGAL
-Where the Sound Matters Most(tm)-
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