I've purchased two lutes from ads placed in the Lute Society of America listing. In both cases I was asked to send a cashier's check, which I did. I received the lutes in a timely fashion. But, of course, this arrangement is more protective of the seller than the buyer.
Ned On Jun 3, 2010, at 8:55 PM, howard posner wrote: > I'm putting a theorbo up for sale shortly, and since it's my first instrument > transaction in a good many years and it's likely to be the first time I sell > an instrument to someone I don't know, and it's kind of a big-ticket item, > I'm curious how other sellers have handled the transaction so as to balance > the seller's need to be sure to get the money with the buyer's need to be > sure to get the instrument. > > I don't think I need advice about selling to Nigerians or anyone else who > wants to send me a check for more than the amount. > > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
