I'm glad to have an open discussion about the sale and I think it's healthy.
The club did a great job. There were plenty of sellers providing a variety of
items at very good prices. It was simply a buyers market and buyers did not
open their billfolds very often. I thought attendance was OK and I'm glad to
read that it was a bit higher than last year. I noticed new faces late into the
sale. I did close a couple of sales but it was difficult and probably not
worth
the effort. The sale of my Edison Standard B (2 min only) was a good example.
I
paid $175 for the machine, refinished the case (decal & materials about $20
plus
several hours effort), repaired the belt tensioner (another hour), disassembled
the top works to clean & oil (another hour), and provided a reproduction 14"
horn ($20). My out of pocket cost was $215 with at least five hours of labor.
I
sold it for $280 very late in the sale. I attempted to sell a Vic I for a
friend
and it was priced at $725. It had a nice original finish, the parts were all
original right down to the slotted crank and little brass bell horn. The nickel
finish on the old elbow and tone arm were not great but at $725, the machine
should have flown out of the sale. The price was prominently displayed but
buyers did not even make an offer. You can't close a sale if there's no sale.
Is there anyone on this list with a nice Vic 1 that they'd sell for that
amount? The buyers were just not buying. I'll be back next year and hope things
are better. Thanks to CAPS for a great effort and thanks to the vendors for a
good selection. Thanks to the buyers... well,thanks for nearly nothing!
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