Ordinarily I do not buy used piano rolls unless I have a chance to
play them first.  However, I saw one roll on eBay that I had been
seeking since the late 1950's.  At that time I had loaned my copy
of the roll for a recut project, but it was stolen by an employee
of Larry Givens.  I had not seen a copy of it since that time.

The roll on eBay was put up for auction with another roll, which
meant I had to buy two rolls.  I bid rather high to obtain the one
roll.  When it arrived, I was happy to find that it was in very good
condition, but the second roll was shredded paper. I sent an Email
message to the seller.  (No name, only his or her "handle" and a
P.O.  box.)  No response.

Three months later, a large package arrived in the mail.  It was a
box of 15 Ampico very late rolls in excellent condition.  Included
with the rolls was a note: "I had these rolls left over and thought
you might enjoy having them."  The note was unsigned.

Bruce Clark