Re: Weekend Yard Sale score

["david j. brown" <nonidesign@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Flea markets still rock. Plenty of good finds there. However, I am  pro-ebay
because I would have had a hell of a time finding some of the tubes and
other odd bits I have needed at garage sales.

> From: wmharps@xxxxxxxxx
> Reply-To: wmharps@xxxxxxxxx
> Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2003 13:18:05 CDT
> To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Weekend Yard Sale score
> 
> 
> Richard wrote:
>> I've been reflecting lately that eBay has destroyed the yard sale
>> bargain. 
> 
> While ebay may have destroyed yard sale and pawn shop bargains for items like
> vintage Fender amplifiers and old Leica camera equipment, it has created
> marvelous opportunities in other areas.  For example, I have a fairly complete
> collection of pre-WWII manufactured Marine Band harmonicas, all bought on ebay
> for an average price of about $12 each.  I don't know how I would have found
> these without ebay, it might have taken a lifetime of scouring antique and
> second-hand stores.
> 
> I also have a few vintage microphones purchased from ebay, including a pair of
> Lafayette crystal Slim-X clones ($20 for the pair), a Shure 545SD ($45 with
> two 
> mic stands and three cables), a couple of Electro Voice 924s (crystal lavalier
> mics, less than $15 each) and a beautiful Geloso crystal mic ($45), which is
> easily worth three times what I paid for it.  I have also bought a few old
> handmade Meisterklasses for less than $20 each, and a couple of pieces of
> perfectly servicable Harman Kardon stereo equipment.
> 
> -tim
> 
> 
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