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qwerty · Low C Joined: 12 Dec 2005 Posts: 22

Should I ever buy from someone who doesn't no anything about the instrument they are selling?

HarryMarks · Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 3:25 pm Post subject:

It's not a good idea but sometimes you can miss out on a really good deal if you don't.

You have to be the knowledgeable one and rely on yourself or someone you really trust.
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bandman · Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 11:26 pm Post subject:

I don't understand the question Confused

If you are buying from a store you better have a sales person who can go to bat for you if you have a problem.

If you are buying from a person and they have no clue what they are selling you can often pick up a great deal. My attitude is that if they are willing to sell it for a great price you would be stupid to not buy it. If you don't, someone else will!
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david johnson · High C Joined: 31 Jul 2005 Posts: 76 Location: arkansas

qwerty · Low C Joined: 12 Dec 2005 Posts: 22

I mean from an auction site like ebay.com. Manyt times I see trumpets for sale by people without much knowledge of it(they state this in their ad) yet the trumpets seem to be pretty reasonable in price.

bandman · Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2005 10:42 am Post subject:

On ebay it does not matter if the seller has knowledgge at all. What matters is the knowledge of the people bidding against you.

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