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My Lachenal concertina is still for sale...900 euros, good condition..

I'm in Lille, north of France

I would be happy with 4500 euros means what it means : maybe I should say "I would be happy and very surprised to have 4500 euros". A few months ago we saw these concertinas sold for more money, but any serious and reasonable offer is welcome. thanks,

Hello, Here is the Suttner A-3. I would be happy with 4500 euros, Thanks,

It seems that it is not a good time to be a seller... I'm not able to keep my Suttner and wait for better times. So I hope that a player will buy it, and not somebody who will hold it until 'recovery of irish economy' ... Now I know that I will not recover my money, but still I have for sale a loud and very easy to play new Suttner A3 with ebony ends, and a 26k rosewood lachenal, both C/G. If somebody wants pictures, you can see my previous posts for these instruments. thanks,

LATEST NEWS !!! The fluctuation of Suttner concertinas quotation are unpredictable... As I did not receive any offer for 4900, I will try with ... 4500.

Hello Malcolm, The concertina was not sold because of me...when I offered it in October, I did just collect it (25th september 2010) from Juergen Suttner. I immediately received many offers, but I could not accept the idea of letting it go. So I said it was no longer for sale, it meant "stay away from my baby, ugly thieves!!!" But now I think that the idea made its way in my mind, and I'm ready to let it go. The price of 4900 could have been 4200, 5200, 4500, 5000, 3900, and in any case I could find arguments to explain it. The price list of 2008 says 4030 euros for that instrument, but I bought it at the previous price: Juegen's invoice says 3900 euros. (3670 for the concertina, and 230 for ebony ends). I went to Siegen twice, so I thought it was reasonable to ask for helping cover the cost of these trips, as I was happy to come to Ireland or somewhere else in europe to meet a serious buyer, and deliver the concertina without adding shipping costs. If I asked more the second time, the reason is explained in TomBilly's post and my reply...I dont have any judgement, opinion, about people making money with buyer's work. But although I did not want to act like that, it suddenly appeared to me that people could take financial advantage aboput it, and I wasnt comfortable with that. I hope that I'm understandable.

I understand what you say. And agree with you, except that I also understand the makers asking for non-refundable deposits. Four years ago, my situation was completely different than now, and I could expect to afford that concertina. And believe me, each time that I see the photos of my posts, I'm about to change my mind once again. So although I'm not proud about it, I must be honest and say that if I sell it a little more, it is more acceptable for me. BUT one thing that would be even more acceptable for me would be to sell it at a fair price to a player. I said that I can't really afford it, but I don't need to make money with it. I was just thinking about that...I read many things about these deposits, but I never asked Juergen or another maker if an arrangement could be found if somebody wants to let his place on the queue to somebody else...for the maker, it doesnt make any difference, in most cases he doesnt even know the buyer's face..so it allows all kinds of deals, betrayals, revenges, murders!!!

Hello, For some reasons I didn't sell my concertina, so it is still for sale. One of the reasons is that I read previous posts from the potential buyers, and I saw that most of them have a long story of purchases, selling...business with concertinas. I was asking about 4400 euros when it seems that it can be sold for much more. So I decided that I will ask 4900. I can come to England, Ireland, or somewhere else in Europe if somebody wants a brand new Suttner A3, C/G anglo with ebony ends.

The concertina is no longer for sale, thank you everybody, I only had ONE Suttner........ Vincent.

Hello, did you see my post, about the A3-suttner? --posted today. Vincent.

OK...I have a brand new Suttner A-3 concertina, wich means Wheatstone/Lachenal layout, C/G, ebony ends, 7 fold bellows in black... and I can't keep it. Of course it is a loud instrument, very easy to play, it comes with the Suttner case. I will not try to have as much money as possible, just make me an offer. 2008 pricing says 4030 euros for that instrument. I went twice to Siegen, for the order and the collect of the concertina, I would just like the offer to take account of that. I am in France, north of France, but i can come to Ireland, I planned to come in the next months.......... Vincent.