Eastman 5v CC
Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2021 10:14 am
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Re: Eastman 5v CC
Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2021 12:31 pm
Tangent: Dillon Music has a bunch of Demo Eastman CC tubas of all varieties for bargain prices at the moment.
Re: Eastman 5v CC
Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2021 2:23 pm
And three Demo Eastman Eb tubas. And demo 836 tubas. Out with the old generation, in with the new? I sure want to try one of their Eb tubas. These 632 CC tubas are, IMHO, excellent tubas.
Re: Eastman 5v CC
Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2021 7:23 pm
This is a steal!
Re: Eastman 5v CC
Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2021 8:22 pm
A Feedback score of 96.6% is truly awful. Buyer beware, for that reason alone.
Re: Eastman 5v CC
Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2021 11:28 am
Their negative score seems straight forward, like it was resolved and it was a bad buyer who left it. Might be worth the chance..
Re: Eastman 5v CC
Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2021 11:35 am
And it's a brick-and-mortar business, so there's a better chance it's not some BS scammer/seller (plus all the other reviews are positive).KingTuba1241X wrote: ↑Tue Nov 16, 2021 11:28 am Their negative score seems straight forward, like it was resolved and it was a bad buyer who left it. Might be worth the chance..
Re: Eastman 5v CC
Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2021 12:02 pm
We see what we want to see. I see huge red flags based on experience with eBay sellers, many of whom own brick-and-mortar stores, too. The most common advice you will find regarding any high-ticket eBay purchase is to avoid sellers with anything below 99.8% Feedback, and the higher the cost the higher the Feedback score needs to be. By high-ticket in this case I mean anything over about $500.00. This advice I have received several times but did not take with me (hence the need for it to be repeated to me "several" times) until I was scammed or "disappointed" by sellers several times. I now have the policy of "If I don't bid I won't get bit."
Re: Eastman 5v CC
Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2021 1:37 pm
the elephant wrote: ↑Tue Nov 16, 2021 12:02 pm We see what we want to see. I see huge red flags based on experience with eBay sellers, many of whom own brick-and-mortar stores, too. The most common advice you will find regarding any high-ticket eBay purchase is to avoid sellers with anything below 99.8% Feedback, and the higher the cost the higher the Feedback score needs to be. By high-ticket in this case I mean anything over about $500.00. This advice I have received several times but did not take with me (hence the need for it to be repeated to me "several" times) until I was scammed or "disappointed" by sellers several times. I now have the policy of "If I don't bid I won't get bit."
I don't take chances either. My comment was intended to be more about it being an actual seller versus a scammer or some shady seller. And yes, a brick and mortar can be a crappy seller. One's own research is the best way start to figuring these things out. And I'm not advocating or discouraging a purchase from this vendor - I don't know them. If I wanted to acquire a used 632 from a commercial seller I could trust, my money would be going to New Jersey.Re: Eastman 5v CC
Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2021 1:53 pm
I'd just avoid it mainly because eBay doesn't deserve to get any more money than the seller's asking price (or final bid cost). If I was a detective, I'd track the brick and mortar store down there in Georgia and make an offer outside eBay after talking with the owner on the phone and IF I was able to use Venmo or Paypal to CMA.
Re: Eastman 5v CC
Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2021 2:40 pm
If my 2155 wasn't so magical and this was within 300 miles of me, I might do the transaction in person.
Re: Eastman 5v CC
Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2021 3:10 pm
How many of you have saxophone, viola players in your household/circle of friends? While you are all enjoying your moment of lust, you will be contributing to the delinquency of a repair tech, on their next scheduled vacation to the Bahamas. 
Re: Eastman 5v CC
Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2021 3:24 pm
I'm not sure what this means
Re: Eastman 5v CC
Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2021 5:43 pm
Re: Eastman 5v CC
Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2021 5:59 pm
the elephant wrote: ↑Tue Nov 16, 2021 5:43 pmWhat do you mean by that?
Re: Eastman 5v CC
Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2021 6:02 pm