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[Chuck Guzis]

On 10/14/2005 at 9:10 AM Joe R. wrote:

>   Choke! Gasp! Gasp!  I'd be very careful of ANY auction item that cost
>$50,000!  

Bids this expensive are usually arranged with an escrow service to avoid
fraud.  IMOHO, this particular instrument will get no bids at the $50K
level.  While it's rare, a more realistic price might be around $20K.  When
you're dealing with "one of a kind" sort of stuff, you buy where they're
sold--and that includes eBay.  It's quite possible that a deal will be
arranged between the seller and another party after the auction has ended
with no bids.  Ebay is some of the cheapest advertising you can buy for
non-mass produced items.

Cheers,
Chuck