[Phono-L] Cheap Opera

[Daniel Melvin]

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" <gbogantz1 at 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
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