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It is difficult, if not
impossible, to price a horn over the telephone. I might be able to
give you a general idea, but to really come close to the value of a horn,
I'll have to see it in person and possibly do some research on it.
I am personally most interested in so-called vintage horns...mainly horns from the '40's through the 60's. American, French, German, Italian, Japanese...and other countries. To be frank, any horn I buy from you will likely have to be at least $200 under what might be considered retail price. I have to sell the horn and make some sort of profit. If I have to do work on it, like cleaning and repad, I will be able to add value that way and basically just be charging for the repad. If the horn you look to sell me needs no work, I will have make a profit somehow. If however you wish to sell on consignment, that is a different matter. I will list some websites that might help you get an idea of how much your horn is worth...but take it with a grain of salt. The Sax Gourmet site tends to give sellers an inflated sense of how much their saxes are worth, even though he states that the prices he shows are for top quality examples of saxes paid for by professional musicians and collectors. |
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