Author: WoodwindOz
Date: 2013-10-25 01:20
When I have sold instruments in the past I have used the following methods for pricing:
Advice from SEVERAL repairers (especially for older, less common instruments)
Scouring the interwebs for as many examples of your instrument for sale as possible. Try usedoboes.com, netinstruments.com (for private sale prices), Charles Double Reed, Peter Hurd, RDG (for store prices), auction sites, etc. The store prices will give you an idea of the maximum asking price for your instrument - keep in mind that due to commission/warranties, stores can ask more for used instruments than you as a private seller. The auction sites will give you an idea of the lowest asking price - due to the fact that instruments are sight-unseen and often sold by non-players. Find a price somewhere between these two, taking into account Jonathon's inclusions.
Oboesage does have a point - it seems to me in recent times that the prices of used Lorees, unless spectacular or unique, have drastically reduced, and I believe this is due to the rising popularity and/or reliability of other brands.
Rachel
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