Re: [Harp-L] element shopping

[Greg Heumann <greg@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Seth - you can get good, or you can get cheap, but you can't get both.  
Buying elements on eBay is ALWAYS a gamble. Then there are people like  
me (and several others) who regularly buy elements (and we DO get them  
from eBay, in addition to other places.) We buy them to use in our own  
mics and to go into mics we sell and or service. We buy in high enough  
volume to have a good chance of finding some diamonds among the  
rocks.  I do NOT sell elements on eBay. I guarantee any element I sell  
will not be a half-output no-tone loser, but rather an excellent  
example of its genre. Of course I've eaten the cost of buying the bad  
ones, testing them, gaining the experience to know the difference, etc  
- as have the others in this biz -- at least those with known good  
reputations. So if you buy an element from me, expect it to both sound  
great and cost more than the lowest prices you see them trade for on  
eBay.


/Greg

http://www.blowsmeaway.com
http://www.bluestateband.net


> From: Seth Galitzer <sethgali@xxxxxxxxx>
> Date: December 12, 2008 1:09:13 PM PST
> To: Harp L Harp L <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [Harp-L] element shopping
>
>
> Hey folks,
>
> So from my recent mic harvest, I've got two Turner (look-alike)  
> shells that are begging for nice elements to make 'em real nice.  Is  
> there a good place to find elements at a reasonable price besides  
> random luck on eBay?  I haven't decided what I want yet, still  
> reading up and looking around for now.
>
> Seth