<WBR>Brian<br> <br> Is your customer selling just the ivories, or are they still attached to the keys? If they are still attached to the keys, how certain are you they will come off in one piece? <br> If you don't buy them, what else can he do with them? How bad do you want them and what are they worth to you?<br> <br> Ask what he wants and offer him at elast half the amount. In other words, negotiate.<br> <br> <br> <div style="CLEAR: both">Wim<br> <br> -----Original Message-----<br> From: Brian Doepke <bdoepke@verizon.net><br> To: pianotech@ptg.org<br> Sent: Mon, 2 Jun 2008 12:59 pm<br> Subject: buying old ivory<br> <br> </div> <div id=AOLMsgPart_2_4770519a-1273-4209-871e-2e45b9636fd7> <STYLE> @#AOLMsgPart_2_4770519a-1273-4209-871e-2e45b9636fd7 font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}@#AOLMsgPart_2_4770519a-1273-4209-871e-2e45b9636fd7 font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} #AOLMsgPart_2_4770519a-1273-4209-871e-2e45b9636fd7 p.MsoNormal,#AOLMsgPart_2_4770519a-1273-4209-871e-2e45b9636fd7 li.MsoNormal,#AOLMsgPart_2_4770519a-1273-4209-871e-2e45b9636fd7 div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";}#AOLMsgPart_2_4770519a-1273-4209-871e-2e45b9636fd7 a:link,#AOLMsgPart_2_4770519a-1273-4209-871e-2e45b9636fd7 span.MsoHyperlink {mso-style-priority:99; color:blue; text-decoration:underline;}#AOLMsgPart_2_4770519a-1273-4209-871e-2e45b9636fd7 a:visited,#AOLMsgPart_2_4770519a-1273-4209-871e-2e45b9636fd7 span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {mso-style-priority:99; color:purple; text-decoration:underline;}#AOLMsgPart_2_4770519a-1273-4209-871e-2e45b9636fd7 span.EmailStyle17 {mso-style-type:personal-compose; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:windowtext;}#AOLMsgPart_2_4770519a-1273-4209-871e-2e45b9636fd7 .MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only;}@#AOLMsgPart_2_4770519a-1273-4209-871e-2e45b9636fd7 page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}#AOLMsgPart_2_4770519a-1273-4209-871e-2e45b9636fd7 div.Section1 {page:Section1;}</STYLE> <div class=Section1> <div class=MsoNormal>Does anyone have a guideline for buying ivories from a private party who has an old piano?    Do you charge per key?  </div> <div class=MsoNormal> </div> <div class=MsoNormal>The set of ivories is not complete, nor are they all intact.  That’s why I am asking about buying by the piece.</div> <div class=MsoNormal> </div> <div class=MsoNormal>Is $.50 per key out of line?  Is $.25 or $.30 more reasonable.          How about a range??</div> <div class=MsoNormal> </div> <div class=MsoNormal><I>Brian P. Doepke, RPT</I></div> <div class=MsoNormal><B><I>A.A.A. Piano Works, LLC</I></B></div> <div class=MsoNormal><B><I>Piano Tuning + Service</I></B></div> <div class=MsoNormal> </div> </div> </div> <div id='u8CA93436B97311D-CF0-33D2' class='aol_ad_footer'><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">Stay informed, get connected and more <A title="http://mobile.aol.com/productOverview.jsp?productOverview=aol-mobile-overview&?&ncid=aolmbd00030000000139" href="http://mobile.aol.com/productOverview.jsp?productOver </div>