<HTML>As time goes on I am gett= ing 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 tuni= ng."  We were hired to move it from NJ to MA.  After delivery we r= eferred the customer to a technician for service who deemed the piano's repa= irs 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 Was= hington state that was looking to purchase a piano on ebay from MA and was l= ooking for advice and moving costs.  Coincidentally it was the same pia= no.  Thankfully she ended up not purchasing the piano but I still wonde= r if someone ever did. Does anyone have any feedback positive/negative on these types of transa= ctions?  My initial feeling for the everyday consumer is that there are= too many risks involved with purchasing a piano like this and the opportuni= ty isn't there too get it evaluated by a technician.  So my overall rec= ommendation 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 Metro West Plaza (rear) 796 Boston Post Road East Marlborough, MA 01752 Phone 508-877-2222 or 508-229-3601 • Fax 508-303-8996 <A HREF="mailto:MoodyPiano@aol.com">MoodyPiano@aol.com</A> • <= A HREF="http://www.bushellcompanies.com">www.bushellcompanies.com</A> </FO= NT></HTML>