HI-
Today, In the mail, I received a poSt card from Custom Music listing their "Custom Music's Spring/Summer Sale,' and it show the various Perantucci B&S tubas with their list price and their 'On Sale' price (example PT-6 List Price $13,200, ON SALE $10,950; PT-6P List Price: $13,700, ON SALE $11,500--and 6 other horns, and it also states 'Add $500 for Silver Plated.' I'm thinking "Good enough', a sale for folks looking for new horns----BUT, ah hah, the very small fine print at the bottom of the post card READS: 'ABOVE PRICES ARE FOR DEMO HORNS ONLY. NEW HORNS SELL FOR LIST PRICES.' Now nowhere in the picture postcard ad, except in the bottom small print, does it say DEMO sale--it APPEARS to be a Spring/Summer Sale on new B&S Perantucci tubas.....once again, read the fine print and buyer beware....UGH!!!
Regards-
mark
Another 'interesting' ad..... buyer beware.....
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bisontuba
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jonesbrass
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Re: Another 'interesting' ad..... buyer beware.....
I noticed that, as well. Par for the course these days, I'm afraid. CAVEAT EMPTOR!jonesmj wrote:HI-
Today, In the mail, I received a poSt card from Custom Music listing their "Custom Music's Spring/Summer Sale,' and it show the various Perantucci B&S tubas with their list price and their 'On Sale' price (example PT-6 List Price $13,200, ON SALE $10,950; PT-6P List Price: $13,700, ON SALE $11,500--and 6 other horns, and it also states 'Add $500 for Silver Plated.' I'm thinking "Good enough', a sale for folks looking for new horns----BUT, ah hah, the very small fine print at the bottom of the post card READS: 'ABOVE PRICES ARE FOR DEMO HORNS ONLY. NEW HORNS SELL FOR LIST PRICES.' Now nowhere in the picture postcard ad, except in the bottom small print, does it say DEMO sale--it APPEARS to be a Spring/Summer Sale on new B&S Perantucci tubas.....once again, read the fine print and buyer beware....UGH!!!
Regards-
mark
Willson 3050S CC, Willson 3200S F, B&S PT-10, BMB 6/4 CC, 1922 Conn 86I
Gone but not forgotten:
Cerveny 681, Musica-Steyr F, Miraphone 188, Melton 45, Conn 2J, B&M 5520S CC, Shires Bass Trombone, Cerveny CFB-653-5IMX, St. Petersburg 202N
Gone but not forgotten:
Cerveny 681, Musica-Steyr F, Miraphone 188, Melton 45, Conn 2J, B&M 5520S CC, Shires Bass Trombone, Cerveny CFB-653-5IMX, St. Petersburg 202N
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Dean E
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Re: Another 'interesting' ad..... buyer beware.....
Methinks that describing any product as used, demo, floor model, or scratch-n-dent is often used to avoid list price constraints imposed on dealers. 
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)
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cjk
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Re: Another 'interesting' ad..... buyer beware.....
Yeah, there's definitely no BS on Tubenet.DP wrote:x2...see "For Sale" section on Tubenettuben wrote:Sneaky? Yes.
Slimey? Maybe.
Buy used? Definitely.
