Yes. I have offered Purchase Consults since starting my business. Every time I talk with a client about upgrading or looking for a piano, I suggest they do most of the legwork, looking through the ads, visiting pianos, etc., and then when they think they have one, call me and I'll go and give it a complete assessment. Of course, I suggest they send me a link to the piano ad if it's an online one and often we can tell right away if it's not worth pursuing. But yes, it's a valid service, much like taking a prospective used car purchase to your mechanic. William R. Monroe On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 3:01 AM, <tnrwim at aol.com> wrote: > I have put an ad on Craigs list once in a while in the musical instrument > sales section, advertising "piano appraising". But then "they" said I > couldn't do that. So now I run an ad for "used piano for sale", which says I > do appraising, and that I will give them some free advice over the phone. I > do get a few calls and I don't mind spending a few minutes with the people > who call. As a result I've gotten some tuning and repair business out of > it. But very few want to pay me to do an on sight appraisal for a fee. > > Wim > > -----Original Message----- > From: Euphonious Thumpe <lclgcnp at yahoo.com> > To: pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org> > Sent: Sun, Nov 18, 2012 8:36 pm > Subject: [pianotech] Gems in the junkpile > > Once a piano-centric society, ours has become so piano-illiterate that, > perusing Craigslist, one may find real junkers advertised for $$$$$$$, and > the occasional gem for only $, or even for free. (Or, at least, free to a > tax-deductible organization: such as a church, school, or retirement home.) > So, I'm wondering how one might avail oneself of this situation to make a > few $, while being of service to others by helping them avoid buying > disasters. Perhaps one could advertise "Great pianos, cheap!", and then > serve as a "scanner" and "consultant"? Then go along with the customer, for > a fee, to examine the chosen prospect, make sure it has no serious > problems, get the price down if warranted ( splitting the difference) and > then help with the move, and other typical aspects of used piano > acquisition, such as cleaning, regulation and tuning? > > Thumpe > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20121119/659fd27d/attachment.htm>
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