On 03/03/2011 04:17 AM, Brass Arts Unlimited wrote: > If you are > seller, the internet has become a valuable tool for finding out what sellers > are ASKING for their instruments, which is not necessarily what the market > is paying for the instrument, but it's probably not too much higher than > what the market is actually paying.
It used to be possible to review finished auctions on eBay, and thus determine what items have actually sold for. Is that feature no longer available? > The amateurish engraving on the first valve arm seems to > be a driver's license number of the soundex code variety. (My d.l. number > starts with "W560", which sounds out to "wine" in the soundex system.) Or perhaps a warrant officer's service number? If it was used by someone who later became famous, that could even add to the value of the instrument, like a celebrity signature. _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
