Anybody bid on this Selmer Radial?

administrator

I just noticed a Selmer Radial for sale on ShopGoodwill. Currently at $400
https://www.shopgoodwill.com/Item/101317293

grune

caveat emptor !

barliman2001

Too expensive in this kind of shape.

administrator

@barliman2001 said in Anybody bid on this Selmer Radial?:

Too expensive in this kind of shape.

You think so? Perhaps. I didn't pick it up but I own one and would love to restore mine.

barliman2001

@administrator The fact that someone hated this horn so much as to lose one valve cap and put a different one in shows that the horn was maltreated.

Dr GO

@barliman2001 said in Anybody bid on this Selmer Radial?:

@administrator The fact that someone hated this horn so much as to lose one valve cap and put a different one in shows that the horn was maltreated.

Good point. I reported the owner to Trumpeters Protective Services.

ROWUK

Play before you pay. This is an old horn and no one will say if it has been "repaired" or not. Because the picture quality is low, bell creases would go unnoticed.
I have played Radial 2° from miserable to brilliant and never could blindly recommend them. I paid 500 euros for my Bb - but played before paying. Mine is only a bit better than "good" and I am working on making it "great" - probably at a cost of $700 to $1,000 ...

flugelgirl

When shopping used horns you really do have to weigh in a lot of factors with the cost, especially if it’s an older one. Repair costs can be significant, especially if new parts or a valve job is needed to make it play properly. Even when buying locally and the horn is in decent shape overall, there are many times it’s not reasonable to play before buying, so there is risk involved. I do quite a bit of estate sale buying, both for my personal collection and to flip, now that I have the ability to do my own repair. I still try to bargain sales price down to include repair costs, even though I do the work myself. I absolutely refuse to play test these horns until I’ve cleaned them, and most when I get them are not playable in their current state, so I really don’t know if I’ll like them or not. I do, however, get to have them in my hands and see their condition before I buy, and negotiate accordingly. Today, for instance, I bought an LA Benge at an estate sale. It’s filthy, stuck, and tarnished, but pistons have little wear, and body is straight with no previous damage. With an afternoon of work someone will love it, even if I don’t. I negotiated them down on the price because of the work needed, and walked away with a horn I can sell for 3X what I paid. The point is, you either have to know what you’re getting, or be prepared to either tie up the cash in a flip or a loss. To best get your money back, a horn with all its original parts and not in a trashed state is your best bet.

Newell Post

And now for something a little different.....

https://goldcountry.craigslist.org/msg/d/nevada-city-unique-multi-instrament/7182908020.html

J. Jericho

@Newell-Post It doesn't look like anything of value was sacrificed here. The price doesn't seem out of line.