<HTML>In a message dated 9/24/01 4:32:17 PM Central Daylight Time, MoodyPiano@AOL.COM writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">As time goes on I am getting more and more calls for piano moving for pianos that people are bidding on via ebay and similar auction style sites. n two instances that I can remember, we have had negative experiences. In one instance, a customer purchased a baby grand piano for $800.00 in NJ.  The piano was supposedly in "showroom condition, only needing tuning."  We were hired to move it from NJ to MA.  After delivery we referred the customer to a technician for service who deemed the piano's repairs to be more than the value of the piano. In instance #2, a customer had called us to purchase their piano.  Upon evaluation we found the piano to be unserviceable and explained this to the customer.  2 weeks later, I received a call from a customer in Washington state that was looking to purchase a piano on ebay from MA and was looking for advice and moving costs.  Coincidentally it was the same piano.  Thankfully she ended up not purchasing the piano but I still wonder if someone ever did. Does anyone have any feedback positive/negative on these types of transactions?  My initial feeling for the everyday consumer is that there are too many risks involved with purchasing a piano like this and the opportunity isn't there too get it evaluated by a technician.  So my overall recommendation to customers is "stay away from piano purchasing on ebay, etc."  Does anyone have any other thoughts or recommendations that they give to their customers? Thanks,  Lanie _________________________________________________ Moody Piano & Organ </BLOCKQUOTE> Lanie You basically answered your own question. I had a customer who was about to purchase a 5'8Z" Baldwin grand in PA for $8000. I asked her is she had seen, played or heard the piano. When she hadn't, I advised her to call a technician in the town where the piano was located. I don't know if she ever did, but I don't think she bought that piano. Buying pianos over the Internet is very dangerous. As you said, you don't know what you're getting into. Willem </HTML>