Dear Luca
A little more upsetting is when you finally locate a lutist,
who is selling what seems like the lute of your dreams: you chat with
him about why he is selling it (what's the snag?), and half way
through the conversation, he thanks you, because you have made him
realize why he ought to keep it. The advert disappears, but a year
later, reappears, with this time, the lute at an even lower price,
because finally the seller has changed his mind again. Of course by
then it is too late for you, and that fabulous Paul Thomson (or what
ever), has escaped you for yet another twenty years.
Being someone who constantly hesitates, I do quite understand what
the seller goes through. You can actually feel this in Mark Wheeler's
resent message in which he reluctantly decides to separate himself
from his 10c Martin Shepherd lute.
Anthony
Le 11 oct. 08 à 23:02, Luca Manassero a écrit :
Dear List,
because I am looking for a specific instrument since a certain
time, I happen to read regularly various "Lutes for sale" pages.
I definitely understand why it happens, but I would like to kindly
invite all sellers not to forget to remove their ads AFTER having
sold an instrument.
Sometimes (quite often, I would say...) I send an e-mail to a
seller, only to get the usual answer that the lute has been sold
since weeks. Surprisingly enough the ad is still on the "Lutes for
sale" page six months later, or even longer.
This can be very frustrating for the "customer" and is certainly
time consuming for the happy seller too.
Sorry for moaning,
Luca
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