anyone else seen these

[mory]

just spotted these on ebay http://shop.ebay.co.uk/smudger69smith/m.html 3jeffries 1 dipper 1 crabb and melodeons ???

Edited December 6, 2010 by mory

[Daniel Hersh]

just spotted these on ebay http://shop.ebay.co....r69smith/m.html 3jeffries 1 dipper 1 crabb and melodeons ???

 

Indeed. Does anyone know who the seller is? In one of the listings he/she gives a location of "St Leonards On Sea East Sussex."

[Nutmeg]

These are legit - see page 2 of the "Beware of Scams" section, or the Buy & Sell on Melodeon.net

 

Peter

[doodle]

I can add that I was the original owner of the Dipper bass and sold it to an address that seems in line with this seller's. He was an excellent ebayer who dealt immediately. It broke my heart to part with it, as I commissioned it with proceeds from my father's estate. I'd pounce on it if I had the money - 'nuff said.

[saguaro_squeezer]

Bugger, not a Crane in the lot. And the Jaguar is SCRAP, too. Really nice looking scrap, though ....

 

 

[Chris Drinkwater]

Everything he's selling is a bit over-priced in my opinion, especially the two Hohner melodeons. You can buy new ones for less than his asking prices. It'll be interesting to see what sells and what doesn't and the prices they realize.

 

Chris

[Chris Timson]

Have to say, I lust after that Dipper ...

 

 

Chris

[cplayer]

hello all

re the concertinas for sale.I know these instruments well having played them

on my weekly visits to the late owner both with him and solo when he was to ill to play them.

the dipper/scard,Bb/F jeffries and the g/d crabb(which came from roger edwards) are top notch.

the g/d jeffries is very loud so much so that we named it the trumpet no quite the jeffries sound.

the 45 button jeffries has the right sound but needs some work ie the buttons are a tad to high

and the reed layout is a bit wheatstone/jeffries but could be a nice instrument I had this on loan

for a short time.these are personal views others may think diffrent.if I can help at all let me know.as for the price well!!!

[cplayer]

hello again

Chriss lust is the downfall of many a concertina player!!!

[Chris Timson]

Don't worry. My downfall was complete and irretrievable years ago!

 

Chris

 

Edit to add: I see the starting price for the Dipper is now 5000 pounds. I've played on a couple of Dipper bass anglos over the years (and of course I own a Dipper baritone) and I can't think of praise high enough for these wonder machines. But £5000 and up is too much for me. It'll have to go to someone with seriously deep pockets. I only hope they'll play it. At that price you'd start to worry about whether to take it to the local session. Ho hum.

Edited December 7, 2010 by Chris Timson

[conzertino]

I contacted the seller and told him, that the beauties were only available in GB - and told him about this thread:

 

Hallo conzertino,

 

We'll remove any restrictions, tho i wasnt aware of any. And the world is more than welcome to start bidding instead of watching. Many Thanks

 

p.s. we are aware of the thread and quite honestly a little dissappointed in human conduct in general. this hasn't been an easy thing to do in the circumstances.

 

PS: My comment: nobody would part with such a fine collection without good - or not so good - reasons....

[Paul Read]

I wonder what has caused the disappointment with human conduct? As far as I can see nobody on here or melodeon.net has said anything that would be construed as "poor ethics". I wonder if he is upset that there was concern that it was a scam. As a regular ebayer you'd think he would know thast this is a an ongoing issue and his early, pictureless listings looked similar to past scams. I think these threads have served to expand his potential market significantly. Perhaps I'm just misunderstanding the issue.

[Ransom]

I wonder what has caused the disappointment with human conduct? As far as I can see nobody on here or melodeon.net has said anything that would be construed as "poor ethics". I wonder if he is upset that there was concern that it was a scam. As a regular ebayer you'd think he would know thast this is a an ongoing issue and his early, pictureless listings looked similar to past scams. I think these threads have served to expand his potential market significantly. Perhaps I'm just misunderstanding the issue.

 

Maybe he's not upset with participants in the thread, but with humans who operate scams on eBay?

[Ptarmigan]

I wonder what has caused the disappointment with human conduct? As far as I can see nobody on here or melodeon.net has said anything that would be construed as "poor ethics". I wonder if he is upset that there was concern that it was a scam. As a regular ebayer you'd think he would know thast this is a an ongoing issue and his early, pictureless listings looked similar to past scams. I think these threads have served to expand his potential market significantly. Perhaps I'm just misunderstanding the issue.

 

I agree Paul.

 

I must confess that I also raised the issue on The Session, The Irish Concertina & Facebook

 

It's true, I was perhaps a little too hasty in labeling those listings as Scam & for that I do apologise.

 

However, I have since tried to make amends by advertising the fact on those sites, & M.net that these instruments are in fact legit. & also posting links to each of them in the News section of the IC site.

 

So I think on balance, they have probably received far more good publicity in the long run .... at least I certainly hope so.

 

Cheers

Dick

[mory]

just spotted these on ebay http://shop.ebay.co.uk/smudger69smith/m.html 3jeffries 1 dipper 1 crabb and melodeons ???

This thread ?

[Ptarmigan]

This thread ?

 

No Mory, I think they're probably talking about .... This Thread!

 

Cheers

Dick

[David Barnert]

As a regular ebayer you'd think he would know...

If you're basing that on this:

 

I can add that I was the original owner of the Dipper bass and sold it to an address that seems in line with this seller's. He was an excellent ebayer who dealt immediately.

...then don't forget that the "excellent ebayer" has passed on and the seller is someone else who may be less familiar with the ways of eBay:

 

I know these instruments well having played them on my weekly visits to the late owner both with him and solo when he was to ill to play them.

[Paul Read]

As a regular ebayer you'd think he would know...

If you're basing that on this:

 

I can add that I was the original owner of the Dipper bass and sold it to an address that seems in line with this seller's. He was an excellent ebayer who dealt immediately.

...then don't forget that the "excellent ebayer" has passed on and the seller is someone else who may be less familiar with the ways of eBay:

 

I know these instruments well having played them on my weekly visits to the late owner both with him and solo when he was to ill to play them.

 

I was actually referring to his feedback, mostly selling Lambretta parts.