Take heart, John. There's another M400 on eBay now. Starting bid is
$100. It also doesn't look like a piece of crap.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3705127063&category=29552
Bernie
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Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, John Hofmeyer
<j_hofmeyer@y...> wrote:
> It was withdrawn. I had a bid at around $1675 - which
> was the winning bid when I checked, yeserday.
>
> The explanation for withdrawing the auction: "posted
> information was inaccurate".
>
> I am now on the hunt for a very inexpensive mellotron.
> Do they exist? Well...
>
> ...I checked Craigslist in a few urban areas
> (..haven't seen one advertised in the SF Bay area for
> the past year or so..) LA, Atlanta, Seattle, Vegas -
> no matches. New York, however - one was listed last
> week for $800!
>
> I sent an email to the contact person - he'd sold it
> pretty quick. Apparently it wasn't in the most
> aesthetic condition, I would care - as long as it was
> working!
>
> I think I'm just going to have to save a few grand in
> a 'tron fund...
>
> -jh
>
>
> --- jonesalley <jonesalley@s...> wrote:
> > Just noticed that the "DK-restored" M400 with the
> > pathetic little
> > Austin Powers smile has been pulled due to an "error
> > in the
> > listing." Anybody know how high it went? I saw
> > about $1300 a few
> > days ago, the last time I looked.
> >
> >
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