Oh, (decent) used pianos are a rare commodity here, alright. People just think they're supposed to pay $300 for them! And the worst part is people think they're supposed to sell their decent used pianos for nearly nothing. :-) Jeff --- On Tue, 7/20/10, Jim Busby <jim_busby at byu.edu> wrote: > From: Jim Busby <jim_busby at byu.edu> > Subject: Re: [CAUT] Selling Used P22s; was Position Announcement > To: "caut at ptg.org" <caut at ptg.org> > Date: Tuesday, July 20, 2010, 12:10 PM > Jeff, > > Utah supposedly has more pianos per capita than anywhere > else. Mormon culture, pioneer heritage, or whatever. It's > almost a given that every home has a piano. Now, BYU is > church run, so folks tend to "trust" that these pianos are > better <G>. Yes, this is definitely a different market > here... That being said, we usually have starting bids high > and if they don't sell we can wait. I've lived in Arizona, > and Texas, and used pianos aren't as rare a commodity there. > > > Jim > > -----Original Message----- > From: caut-bounces at ptg.org > [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] > On Behalf Of tannertuner > Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 7:31 AM > To: caut at ptg.org > Subject: Re: [CAUT] Selling Used P22s; was Position > Announcement > > Reason I ask is I've got one about 13 years old on > consignment in like new condition on my floor and no one is > biting. Sold new for $4K then, which translates to around > $5500 now. Problem is, sitting in the same room with > Pramberger PV118S, people would rather buy a new piano with > better tone and a 12 year warranty. > Jeff > > --- On Tue, 7/20/10, Jim Busby <jim_busby at byu.edu> > wrote: > > > From: Jim Busby <jim_busby at byu.edu> > > Subject: Re: [CAUT] Position announcement, James > Madison University > > To: "caut at ptg.org" <caut at ptg.org> > > Date: Tuesday, July 20, 2010, 9:01 AM > > Hi, > > > > I dunno. The market here for used pianos is crazy! We > use a > > closed bid system and one went for $2400.00. If they > don't > > sell we lower the starting price. We keep them in > really > > good condition too. > > > >
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