On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 3:41 PM, Howard Sanner <[email protected]> wrote: > Quoting Barbara Hunn: >> >> Long story short, I don't have a horn to play right now. > > [snip] > >> >> Would I be better off renting from a local shop if they have horns >> available, or buying this horn off ebay while I save up? > > I would not buy a horn off eBay unless I knew the seller personally. > There are just too many things that can go wrong buying a horn that > way.
Just my opinion here, but most ebay sellers value their feedback very highly. For $450 for a double horn, if it works, it may be just what is needed for now. I once bought a horn on ebay that had been advertised as well beaten and patched, did not like it when it got here, and the seller was very happy to give me my money back, no further questions asked. What I cannot tell you is how this $450 horn compares to other, similarly-priced horns on ebay, but I can tell you that I bought an older double horn from ebay for about that much money and am happy with my purchase - it's beat up, and I did spend another $100 or $150 on it at the local repair person, but it plays just fine for my amateur purposes. Again, just my opinion, but I don't think one needs know the seller for something like this. -S- _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
