Olds Ambassador on Ebay! Quick, what do u think?

Hornie · Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2004 8:49 pm Post subject:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3708205225&category=16214
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_Happy Canuck · Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2004 8:56 pm Post subject:

Not bad BUT I'm never comfortable with someone who insists on payment immediately. As well, $25 is a fairly high shipping fee.

"Scratch done by myself" might try to hide some sins? Valves not out far enough to judge status. And 2 negs for not shipping?

Take baby steps and be careful if you proceed!
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Olds Mendez, Recording, Super, Special & Ambassador trumpets/GR Butcher 65.6M
Olds Opera, Ambassador Shepherds Crook cornets/Sparx 4B
Olds L-12 Flug/GR Butcher 65.6FL
Schilke MII trumpet/GR Butcher 65.6M

Hornie · Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2004 9:04 pm Post subject:

I also don't like that he sctrached the thing to the point of not having Olds written on it, or, seemingly, the serial number. The more I think about it, the less I like it.
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Trptbenge · Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2004 3:16 am Post subject:

I disagree! I bought an Olds Ambassador in Raw Brass. The former owner had started a slight scratched finish (very popular now - like the Bergeron Model) I bought it, had the minor dents taken out and had a Pilczuk pipe put on it. I changed the bracing on the valves from the heavy brace at each end of the valve block to the more convention one brace on each side of the second valve casing. The horn plays equal to most proline horns and better then many of them. The final thing I am having done is a trigger for the 3'rd valve slide (like my Recording has).

Olds Recordings are fine horns to begin with. A few adjustments and you can have a proline horn for around $300.

Mike

MoonBoy · Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2004 9:49 am Post subject:

Hey all,
That's my horn on eBay. Yeah I've had a few misshaps with shipping, all of them my fault. I try to be a good eBayer but ... anyway I tried very hard not to misrepresent my horn, this is not a brand-new horn. It was very used, but still very playable, it was scratch brushed (scotchbrite) to hide things/make it look better than before but I do mention it has "cosmetic issues and many small dings" in the ad. It does have a serial number which is 281745 I just didn't post that picture on ebay, so I'll post it here hope this works:

If you search the archives I joked about giving my serial number becasue of eBay scams kind of ironic that now I'm getting that feeling now. For the money it's worth these nice valves.

or the nice engraving (it's really hard to get engraving to show up with the flash)

Thanks for finding my auction controversy worthy!

Chris

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[ This Message was edited by: MoonBoy on 2004-03-02 12:57 ]

MoonBoy · Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2004 10:15 am Post subject:

The shipping price is the same price I was charged to get my Getzen to me, I got off the the USPS shipping label, $24.70 I can take a picture of that too!

More pics:

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1948 Olds Ambassador
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MoonBoy · Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2004 10:40 am Post subject:

for Doron

One more trying to show the engraving

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1999 Getzen Renaissance 20M
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[ This Message was edited by: MoonBoy on 2004-03-02 14:51 ]

bgwbold · Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2004 1:26 pm Post subject:

Good luck on your sale, MB.

Mike

Hornie · Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2004 12:12 pm Post subject:

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supportlivejazz · Heavyweight Member Joined: 05 Jan 2003 Posts: 3757

Looks OK to me. It is described accurately, the valves look as though there is no wear through on the plating. As for the shipping, I regularly charge and pay $25.00 when the horn is shipped with a case. Sometimes I make a couple of bucks and sometimes I lose a couple. Depends on where it's going. As for immediate payment... what's the problem with that. It is one of the options with Paypal and Buy it Now. Why should he wait? So anyway, it is sold and I think it is a solid horn for $100.