There is no risk to Ebay if you set a reserve.
But first, you should try posting the tubas here in the 'for sale' catagory.
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Dan Schultz
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Current 'stable'... Rudolf Meinl 5/4, Marzan (by Willson) euph, King 2341, Alphorn, and other strange stuff.
"The Village Tinker"
http://www.thevillagetinker.com" target="_blank
Current 'stable'... Rudolf Meinl 5/4, Marzan (by Willson) euph, King 2341, Alphorn, and other strange stuff.
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Lew
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You can post here and at www.bassclefbrass.com, but if they're not selling it could be that you are asking more than the market will bear for them.
If you want a quick sale, post them on eBay with a reasonable starting bid and/or reserve and take your chances.
If you want a quick sale, post them on eBay with a reasonable starting bid and/or reserve and take your chances.
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Chuck(G)
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cjk
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What kind of horns are you trying to sell? What are you asking for them?
What websites did you list them on? Did you post pictures? Do you list a phone number?
Have you tried talking to your teacher or tuba playing friends and see if they know anybody looking for a horn? The buddy network can go a long way.
A tuba is not something that sells fast unless the price is quite low. A lot of people tend to overvalue their instrument when they go to sell it. The higher the price, the fewer interested parties there will be. Simple economics. I get a big laugh out of MUST SELL, MUST SELL ads which have asking prices a few hundred dollars less than new. If you want to interest more potential buyers, cut your price. I look at a bunch of online tuba selling spots fairly regularly and I can't say I've ever seen your name. Where are your horns listed?
The Internet isn't the only place to list a horn for sale.
Christian
What websites did you list them on? Did you post pictures? Do you list a phone number?
Have you tried talking to your teacher or tuba playing friends and see if they know anybody looking for a horn? The buddy network can go a long way.
A tuba is not something that sells fast unless the price is quite low. A lot of people tend to overvalue their instrument when they go to sell it. The higher the price, the fewer interested parties there will be. Simple economics. I get a big laugh out of MUST SELL, MUST SELL ads which have asking prices a few hundred dollars less than new. If you want to interest more potential buyers, cut your price. I look at a bunch of online tuba selling spots fairly regularly and I can't say I've ever seen your name. Where are your horns listed?
The Internet isn't the only place to list a horn for sale.
Christian
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After crushing, there's a tuba afterlife at the Victoria and Albert Museum.bloke wrote:Chuck,
I saw "How to Get Rid of Tubas" and I saw that you had posted here...
...I was certain that you had left something like this for the poor lad:
Dean E
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[S]tudy politics and war, that our sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy. Our sons ought to study mathematics and philosophy . . . in order to give their children a right to study painting, poetry [and] music. . . . John Adams (1780)