But it doesn’t affect the sound...

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[quote] I've sold three tubas now, all of them excellent examples of what they were, and all sold easily because I priced them that way. Could I have made more money? Probably but I didn't have to mess with dickering, which I do not enjoy./quote]

Exactly. I sold three tubas in three weeks because they were priced right and actually played ok. It was a bit like giving shelter dogs good homes with good conscience.

You can go out to ebay and search for "sold" items. That can give you an approximation of cake since they list an actual sold price. Like for a Miraphone 186 https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R ... Complete=1