Facebook Concertinas for sale listed a Jeffries Bb / F 38 BTN Anglo London UK.

[Notemaker]

Jeffries 38 BTN

https://www.facebook.com/groups/526202860856311/permalink/2667397510070158/?sale_post_id=2667397510070158

 

Looks genuine, but the poster's name looks a bit off to me - and it is in London UK, where hot things are sometimes traded.

 

Maybe some long lost  instrument?

 

 

Edited September 13, 2023 by Notemaker
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[Richard Mellish]

It says "This group is private", which seems odd for someone wishing to sell something.

[John, Wexford]

It is a long-established group, with a membership of well over 3,500 members.

[Richard Mellish]

1 hour ago, John, Wexford said:

It is a long-established group, with a membership of well over 3,500 members.

Fair enough, but still the first I'd heard of it, and no good for those of us who decline to register on Facebook.

[alex_holden]

There are lots of people on the various concertina-related Facebook groups who have no interest in signing up for and frequenting a niche forum. I wouldn't be surprised if the active community over there is significantly larger than on this site. I'm not saying that's good or bad, it's just the way things have gradually shifted over the past decade or so.

[Don Taylor]

Facebook has destroyed every other forum that I used to frequent and the resulting mish-mash replacement on Facebook is just an unorganized stream of consciousness set of posts.

 

[Daniel Hersh]

2 hours ago, alex_holden said:

There are lots of people on the various concertina-related Facebook groups who have no interest in signing up for and frequenting a niche forum. I wouldn't be surprised if the active community over there is significantly larger than on this site. I'm not saying that's good or bad, it's just the way things have gradually shifted over the past decade or so.

That is my impression too.

[SIMON GABRIELOW]

Yes, there can be a lot of twiddle on those sites. The You tube ..has also had reputation for eg. Our Aunty Fran's cat playing with Percy parrot type silly things!

But there again you can make them interesting too; as many here link videos to c.net from tube channels, which I suppose is better.

Edited September 5, 2023 by SIMON GABRIELOW

[Rikki]

The Facebook group is marked private for data protection purposes and to limit the risk of fraud/ spam.  It is monitored by me and some others (additional Admins/ Moderators welcomed), and whilst it does get the occasional spam post, they are quickly removed (and the contributor removed from the group).  It's not intended to replace or compete with any other forums or groups and it is free. It currently has 3,500 members.  I am inclined to agree that many Facebook Groups are not well administered or monitored, but that is not the case for this group.

[Richard Mellish]

If someone wishes to sell a concertina, by all means advertise it on Facebook or anywhere else but why not on here too?

[Leah Velleman]

Most likely because they don't know about us. Lots of people are comfortable on Facebook, think of it as the normal place to buy secondhand stuff online, and wouldn't think to look elsewhere. 

[Lars]

On 9/13/2023 at 7:29 AM, Rikki said:

The Facebook group is marked private for data protection purposes and to limit the risk of fraud/ spam.  It is monitored by me and some others (additional Admins/ Moderators welcomed), and whilst it does get the occasional spam post, they are quickly removed (and the contributor removed from the group).  It's not intended to replace or compete with any other forums or groups and it is free. It currently has 3,500 members.  I am inclined to agree that many Facebook Groups are not well administered or monitored, but that is not the case for this group.

I usually look here first but I would like to thank Rikki for having that group as I found a Morse Ceili there which is what I was looking for while awaiting a Kensington being made.