With the outrageous buyers premium of 22.5% the prices goes up a bit, but still a good price for the Opera.
Does anyone actually pay these high buyer premiums? I would never pay them that much money for something they already make money on. It is such a rip off. Dan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg Bogantz" <gbogan...@charter.net> To: <phono-l at oldcrank.org> Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2008 10:00 PM Subject: [Phono-L] Cheap Opera > I'm surprised that most of the fabulous phonos at the Skinner auction > didn't bring more. This Opera with Music Master horn only brought $3500. > Assuming these phonos were in good condition, which you couldn't really > tell from the skimpy photos that were provided, the prices seem > surprisingly low: > > http://cgi.liveauctions.ebay.com/811-Edison-Opera-Phonograph-Type-SM-Model-A-No-981_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ72Q3a552Q7c39Q3a1Q7c66Q3a2Q7c65Q3a12Q7c240Q3a1318QQ_trksidZp3911Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem220266997472QQitemZ220266997472 > > Ditto the Vic VI with speartip horn, the Victrola XVIII, and the Edison > Triumph E with 11 panel cygnet - the horn alone was worth the $950 price. > That Columbia BC with huge horn was a steal at $1600. Assuming that 42 > inch horn is correct and original, it's rare and unique to the BC having a > large throat to connect to the large BC reproducer. The only thing that > seemed to go high was the Class M, and that was said to be a cob job with > a Triumph top and customized idler pulleys, yet it went for 22 grand. I > guess the hard times have finally hit the hi end phono market. Apparently > only the VERY RARE stuff is still commanding big bux. I guess when you've > already got all the merely rare stuff, you've by definition got too much > money, so you don't bat an eye when a super-rare piece crosses your path. > "Jeeves, bring the checkbook 'round. I've just seen a trinket I don't yet > have." > > Greg Bogantz > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
