A Hasenfuss will sell, for sure. I have to say, if one really wants to sell a big ticket lute, higher an engineer for one hour and making a short recording would probably be a good investment. dt
At 11:33 AM 9/7/2010, you wrote: >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
