| Ok, I know that I'm usually dealing with
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| | item on eBay, the first place I check of
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| musicians here, so here are a few tips on
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| | the newly listed instruments. Many times
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| how you can buy an instrument with out
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| | on auction sites people who do not
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| spending a ton of dough. Also, if you do
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| | understand what they are doing, list
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| not purchase instruments regularly, here
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| | items at a very cheap price. Sometimes
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| are a couple tips to help you out with
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| | they put them at BUY IT NOW prices, which
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| the process.
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| | are prices that you can purchase
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| Buying a Musical Instrument as a Gift.
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| | immediately the item you want without
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| First of all, do not buy a person a
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| | waiting for the auction to end. These BUY
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| musical instrument for a birthday or
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| | IT NOW items that are sold by people who
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| holiday without finding out from them
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| | really don't know what they are doing
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| personally what they want. Musicians are
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| | yet, are where you will find your
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| usually very touchy about what type of
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| | bargains.
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| instrument they use. I personally prefer
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| | I have bought cell phones this way as
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| to play on a professional level trombone,
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| | well as many other things and dirt cheap
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| usually a Bach Stradavarious 42 series
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| | prices. So by watching the BUY IT NOW
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| professional instrument. I also like to
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| | prices, you can many times find a good
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| use a 6 1/2 AL mouthpiece. The point of
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| | sale.
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| all of this is that without having
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| | If you really want to find bargain music
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| specific information you should never
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| | instruments, go to a lot of yard sales
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| purchase a instrument for someone else.
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| | and even off-line regular auctions. Many
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| Having said that, there are of course
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| | times businesses will go bankrupt go to
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| other gifts that you could easily
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| | sleep and had and they will auction off
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| purchase for musicians though, such as
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| | their wares and this is a great place to
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| the music apparel at our Web site. (
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| | find good musical instruments which are
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| New or Used ?
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| | high-quality at unusually low prices
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| Before you do anything, sit down and
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| | How Much do You Want to Spend?
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| think about who you are buying for. If
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| | Here is the Ellis method for spending
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| you are buying a musical instrument for a
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| | money on musical instruments. First of
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| person who has been playing for awhile,
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| | all, if I am buying for a young person
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| you can then consider buying a more
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| | who is just learning, I will try to
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| professional model. As I stated before,
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| | purchase a used instrument. The reason
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| you may need to sit down and discuss with
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| | for doing this is because you do not know
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| the person you are buying for what type
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| | if a beginner is going to continue on
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| of model and make they would like to
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| | with music or not. Kids have a very
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| have.
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| | romantic idea of what it takes to be a
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| Of course, if you're buying for yourself
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| | musician. They see the instrument,
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| you already know this information. The
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| | whether it is a shiny new trumpet or a
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| question then becomes, should I buy a new
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| | neat looking Drum set and their eyes get
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| instrument or a used instrument? Even if
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| | extremely wide and their pulse starts to
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| you have been playing for awhile and
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| | race. But, once they set their
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| would like a decent instrument, you
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| | tailfeathers into a chair and begin to
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| should consider buying a used one.
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| | practice and do the work that is
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| I have a personal story about how I was
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| | required, the honeymoon is over, so to
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| thumbing through the newspaper and came
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| | speak. Kids get very discouraged, and for
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| upon a brand-new Bach trombone. Now, I
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| | whatever reason fall of love with the
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| don't know why I drug my feet on
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| | instrument. If you have purchased a
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| contacting the people that were selling
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| | brand-new instrument now your task is to
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| the instrument, but I did not pursue the
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| | sell that instrument again as much money
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| instrument for couple days. When I called
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| | back as you can. However, I have bought
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| the lady to selling the trombone, I found
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| | clarinets that are good-quality for
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| out that the floor was brand-new. And to
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| | beginners off of eBay or out of the
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| make matters even worse, she had just
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| | newspaper at a fraction of the cost of a
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| sold the before I called her. When I
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| | new instrument. Later, when the student
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| asked her how much she let the instrument
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| | does not want the instrument anymore, I
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| go for, she replied $600! I was
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| | can sell it and get most of my money
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| absolutely stunned and upset that I did
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| | back.
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| not call her sooner. When I went on eBay
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| | If you're looking for a musical
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| later on that day, I saw the same model
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| | instrument for yourself as a professional
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| trombone being sold for $1800! Oh, how I
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| | model, depending on what instrument you
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| wanted to kick myself!
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| | are performing on, things can get very
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| So you can find good instruments that are
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| | expensive very quickly. As I said before
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| in excellent shape, for very reasonable
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| | there are different channels for finding
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| prices. As I briefly mentioned earlier,
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| | instruments. But, be that as it may, if
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| the advent of eBay has changed
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| | you're purchasing an instrument for
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| everything. You can now go on eBay and
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| | serious musician or yourself you can
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| look at all kinds of different musical
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| | expect to pay anywhere from $2000-$5000
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| instruments being sold for very
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| | for breast instrument (unless it's a
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| reasonable prices.
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| | large instrument like a tuba ). If you're
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| Here's a technique I use for purchasing
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| | playing a bassoon you can actually get
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| things on eBay that help me get great
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| | into the $20-$30000 range very quickly.
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| bargains. Whenever I am looking for an
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