Newbie question: "...XX" serial #'s?

eli · Post by **eli** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 10:45 pm

Why are tubas for sale so often listed with serial #'s with the last digit or two shown as X's?

Rick Denney · Post by **Rick Denney** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 10:55 pm

eli wrote:Why are tubas for sale so often listed with serial #'s with the last digit or two shown as X's?

So that you have enough of the number to date the instrument without being able to identify a specific instrument.

Rick "who thinks some folks are a little paranoid" Denney

eli · Post by **eli** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 11:35 pm

Well, sure; but what's wrong with being able to identify a specific instrument?

WilliamVance · Post by **WilliamVance** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 1:47 am

I've always been paranoid of that happening to me! You never know where a horn from ebay has been before...or a pawn shop.

tofu · Post by **tofu** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 3:18 am

eli wrote:Why are tubas for sale so often listed with serial #'s with the last digit or two shown as X's?

I guess you could say they are X-RATED!;-)

The real good ones are triple XXX - but you have to be over 18 to use them.

windshieldbug · Post by **windshieldbug** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 11:38 am

Could be they don't know, either... they're waiting to see how well they sell before they go "liberate" them, or just add them on to the existing number!

(sorry, but I couldn't resist...

)

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Newbie question: "...XX" serial #'s?

Newbie question: "...XX" serial #'s?

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