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Cost of Repairs vs. Value of Instrument
By Marc Kaufman

D. L. Bullock wrote, in Digest 970529:
>
>If you wish to sell your player for $2,250.00 after spending $9,000.00 on
>it that is your right, but if I restore one like that I sell mine for
>$12,000. to $15,000.00 depending upon its plain or fancy case.

A slight correction. You will *ASK* $12,000 - $15,000 for it. You may even
find a sucker^H^H^H^H^H^H buyer for it. On the other hand, most knowledgeable
collectors wouldn't want to spend more than $2,250, since they can get one
almost as good for that price, so it's going to be a hard sell.

Marc Kaufman

 [ Editor's Note:
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 [ There's a piece of humor in the message above that deserves
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 [ Jody


(Message sent Fri 30 May 1997, 05:57:09 GMT, from time zone GMT-0800.)

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