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Author: Drew
Date: 2000-12-31 19:21
Proof that there is a "sucker born every minute"...
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Author: Willie
Date: 2000-12-31 20:10
Yeah, I saw that too. What a sales pitch. Must be a retired Army recruiter.
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Author: Cass
Date: 2000-12-31 21:10
Rule #1 at any auction -- only bid on something if you *know* what it is, independently, and if you *know* what it's worth (ballpark, at least). Don't "guess the dealer must be right." This is the kind of deal that gives auctions a bad name, even though it's the buyer's own fault.
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Author: Robert
Date: 2001-01-01 19:40
Yea I have a whole bunch of Victorian Lyres, and yea, my when I bought my new clarinet... I guess to prove it was a Vintage model... Buffet included one of those things too.... wow a $39.99 value.... I feel Special now
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Author: Allen Cole
Date: 2001-01-01 20:31
Hey,
I looked up the seller's comments. He has 37 positives out of 37. This guy could be the next Jim Bakker!
Allen
...heading off to buy a gross of lyres <g>...
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Author: jim lande
Date: 2001-01-02 02:47
When I first saw it I too thought it looked new, etc. However, when I looked closely, it looked a little more complicated than any the the Lyres in my junk pile -- a not insubstantial sample given how many marching band clarinets I have bought on eBay. So, I concluded that I simply didn't know enough about this one to know whether it was anything special. Does anyone know anything about this for sure?
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Author: mw
Date: 2001-01-02 16:10
Jim, I have a pile of Lyres, too. I must admit I have never seen a Buffet Logo or Trademark on a Lyre before. mw
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Author: mw
Date: 2001-01-02 16:14
Does anyone have any examples of any (truly) Antique Lyres? How about quasi-Antique .... say 60+ years or so? ((I have always been told that a true "Antique" is circa 100 years old. Of course, that is an approximation, as well)) mw
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