Thing is, I remember a few years ago finding a website where a fellow
named Chuck described taking the lid of his M400 to a Mike Pinder book
signing where he had it signed by Mike. Photos of him standing in
line, Mike with pen in hand and so forth. I can't seem to find that
site now but it might be interesting, if Chuck can be found, to ask
him if he still has that unit or if he has sold it and to whom. Makes
me wonder if the 'seller' is selling a "collage-o-'tron" made up of
photos from the web and stories from a number of different machines.
Of course we all know he's out to rip off some unsuspecting person, or
if he isn't, he needs a lesson in how not to appear to be a crook!
FS. Weller
--- In Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, JMoore6397@... wrote:
>
> That's some pretty good work there gents!
> Maybe now we can find out who "Jack the Ripper" was or after this
thread "is"....
>
> Jimmy Moore
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lsf5275@...
> To: bob.snyder@...; Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tue, 19 Sep 2006 12:45 AM
> Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] Wow! Pinder signed tron on Ebay...
>
>
> I looked back in my records and it appears that Bernie Kornowitz
bought news of this machine to the list back on 12/7/05. It was indeed
listed for 10,000.
>
> The second time it was listed was 12/22/05. the seller was
"perkinsestate" The auction ended on 2/2/06 with a winning bid of
$2,135.00 and was "won" by "hoondogdetroit". So my recollection was a
little of, but the "winner" is the seller's friend. the seller listed
his location as Pontiac.
>
> On January 6th it was put up on Craig's list in Detroit for 3K or a
trade for a B-3.
>
>
> Here's some more stuff from back then...
>
>
> "--- In Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, lsf5275@a... wrote:
>
> I just received an email from the seller. He told me he had a
> friend bid on it because he couldn't sell it. ($2,135.00) He was
very rude. I
> think he might be about 16 years old, so it must be Mom and Dad's
money. He
> said that he originally sold it to someone in England but didn't
explain why it
> was re-auctioned. It is now on Craigslist. BEWARE!!! Something smells
> real bad about this. It also looks very piece-of-shit-like to me.
>
> PS. If anyone wants Mike Pinder's name on the cabinet lid of
> their Mellotron, send it to that guy. I'm sure he can crank them out.
>
> Frank
>
>
> On his last auction, he said the winning bidder from the prior
> auction backed out.
>
> Bernie..."
>
>
> Then on 2/26/06 I alerted the list that it was back on eBay again.
That time it apparently sold.
>
> So my facts were a little off.
>
>
> Anyway, oddly enough, the seller this time has no eBay history and
either does the winning bidder. I expect we haven't heard the last of
it yet.
>
>
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