On Sep 6, 2010, at 5:44 AM, Graham Freeman wrote: > For those of you with some experience selling lutes on Wayne's lute > page, I wonder if you might be able to provide some wisdom based on our > experience. How long have people typically had to wait before selling a > lute? I know this is a broad question, and that the answer depends upon > many variables, but any experience would be helpful. > Further, how do > most of you typically arrange payment? Do you collect payment and then > send the instrument? Do you divide payment in to 2 installments for > both pre and post delivery? Paypal? Money order? I put an ad for my > beloved theorbo on the page and I just want to make sure that I do > everything possible to find it a good home and keep everyone happy.
Well, I've had MY beloved Hasenfuss theorbo up for sale on that page a week longer than you've had yours, and have gotten a few bites but no sale yet. Theorbos are big-ticket items with a much smaller market than lutes have, so It's harder to predict how they will sell, and patience is a virtue. To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
