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From: <robertsonics@...>
To: <Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 11:26 AM
Subject: [Mellotronists] Re: The M-400 that sold on eBay yesterday. Ouch!


As the apparent "sucker" that paid $2900 (no postage - it's a pickup)
for the M400 on eBay, I thought I should make some attempt at
defending my action, if only to make myself feel better.

I'm assuming that most of you here already own a Mellotron, and
therefore may not be aware of just how difficult it is to find one,
let alone a deal. I'm sure that if I had more patience, I could have
located the perfect situation - the odd forgotten keyboard in the
basement, the unsuspecting seller... But I'm not getting any
younger, and it's been a long-standing desire to find and restore one
of these instruments from my childhood that was so influencial to me.

I was rather shocked at how high it went myself, but there was either
a shill, or someone who wanted it as badly as myself, and by that
point it was either another bid, or keep waiting, and looking, and
waiting...

Look on the bright side - I maybe just increased the value of
everyone else's.

In any event, now that I in fact own one, I'll no doubt be looking
for advice and help with parts and restoration work, so I hope you
will all forgive my exuberence and welcome me into the club.

Sincerely,

Jamie Robertson
M400 #380 (I think)
www.robertsonics.com
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Jamie,

If I'd had 3 grand to spare I might have seriously entertained spending it
on an M400. After all the things I have got to spend $$$ on (house
maintenance, new car for my wife, 2 kids, maybe a new guitar, lessons , etc)
a tron is way down on the reality list. I know that sometime in the future
I will want one more than now, and one will be available...or maybe
not...but I suspect that if I can find one, snagging it then will set me
back a few shillings more than you paid for yours. Strike while the iron is
hot, I say! Enjoy it, you lucky bastard, realizing a long-held dream for
yourself. Welcome aboard here. Lots of good advice to be had, along with
loads of leg-pulling.
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SDM -- a 21st century schizoid man
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