| Absolutely right, Trevor. I completely forgot about the retailers who specialize in "used" horns (kind of dumb considering that's how I moved up from my old Bundy).
Dillons, Horntrader, Brass Bow, Springfield Music, Tulsa Band, (and I'm sure folks can fill in about twenty more places who carry good, used horns).
One thing I've always been curious about, however. These "retailers" who sell used or traded instruments...their asking prices seem kind of high to me; as an example, a "commoner garden" Strad in silver seems to generally list around $1,000 to $1,100 but I seldom see them go for more than about $800 on Ebay. Is it just the "risk factor" entering the equation? or can the resellers be "negotiated" with? |