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> 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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> It was withdrawn.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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> 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
> 
> --- In 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 It was withdrawn.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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> Thanks for the heads-up!
> 
> I just met the reserve...
> 
> Seems that this list is a little faster at sending me
> notifications about Mellotron listings than EBay...
> 
> This one does seem to be in good condition - I just
> hope that I can figure out how to get it to San
> Francisco if I win!
> 
> -jh
> 
> 
> --- Bernard Kornowicz <kornowicz@c...> wrote:
> > 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

On Feb 17, 2004, at 4:41 PM, John Hofmeyer wrote:

> Thanks for the heads-up!
>
>  I just met the reserve...
>
>  Seems that this list is a little faster at sending me
>  notifications about Mellotron listings than EBay...
>
>  This one does seem to be in good condition - I just
>  hope that I can figure out how to get it to San
>  Francisco if I win!
>
>  -jh
>
>
>  --- Bernard Kornowicz <kornowicz@...> wrote:
>  > 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
>  >
>  > --- In 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
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-----Original Message-----
From: jonesalley [mailto:jonesalley@...] 
Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 3:34 PM
To: Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Mellotronists] eBay M400


Hi all,
I live only about an hour away from Salina, Kansas, so if anybody 
wants any checkup done or assistance with storing or schlepping the 
latest eBay offering, just holler.  By the way, did everyone notice 
the assortment of knobs and switches, etc., that are also listed 
right now?



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> Yeah, the winning bidder of the ebay tron is going
> to need to pick up
> that volume knob that's for sale while they're at
> it. Looks like its
> missing. Perfect timing for a knob to show up on
> ebay, I must say.
> 
> Jim #917
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jonesalley [mailto:jonesalley@...] 
> Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 3:34 PM
> To: Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Mellotronists] eBay M400
> 
> 
> Hi all,
> I live only about an hour away from Salina, Kansas,
> so if anybody 
> wants any checkup done or assistance with storing or
> schlepping the 
> latest eBay offering, just holler.  By the way, did
> everyone notice 
> the assortment of knobs and switches, etc., that are
> also listed 
> right now?
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> Yeah, I did notice the parts listed this weekend.
> 
> Interestingly, I had just won an auction for a Hammond
> BV organ and a Leslie 122 in Sacramento (about 1 1/2
> hour drive from my house).  Although I had the winning
> bid, I did not meet the reserve.
> 
> I sent an email to the seller, inquiring as to their
> plans with the organ (...not mentioning a price...)  I
> KNEW that a mellotron would show up as soon as I won
> that damn Hammond.  So - I've put the Hammond on the
> back burner and I'm watching this 'tron.
> 
> The reserve hasn't been met, yet - I suspect the
> seller has based the price on previous 'tron sales.  
> 
> I just wish they'd start minimum bidding at the
> reserve price - then everyone knows where they stand.
> 
> ...I get my next payment on Wednesday, which is when
> I'll re-visit the listing....
> 
> -jh
> 
> 
> 
> --- "Brundage, Jim" <jpb@d...> wrote:
> > Yeah, the winning bidder of the ebay tron is going
> > to need to pick up
> > that volume knob that's for sale while they're at
> > it. Looks like its
> > missing. Perfect timing for a knob to show up on
> > ebay, I must say.
> > 
> > Jim #917
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: jonesalley [mailto:jonesalley@s...] 
> > Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 3:34 PM
> > To: Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [Mellotronists] eBay M400
> > 
> > 
> > Hi all,
> > I live only about an hour away from Salina, Kansas,
> > so if anybody 
> > wants any checkup done or assistance with storing or
> > schlepping the 
> > latest eBay offering, just holler.  By the way, did
> > everyone notice 
> > the assortment of knobs and switches, etc., that are
> > also listed 
> > right now?
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----- Original Message -----

From: Bernie

To: Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2006 5:51 AM

Subject: [Mellotronists] eBay M400

"original leather cover" and all:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Mellotron-M-400-M400-
chamberland_W0QQitemZ170064389883QQihZ007QQcategoryZ1289QQrdZ1QQcmdZVie
wItem

From: <jkorb@...>
To: <Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2007 12:21 PM
Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] eBay M400


>
>
> -----Original Message-----
>>From: Bernie <kornowicz@...>
>>Sent: Sep 11, 2007 12:16 PM
>>To: Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com
>>Subject: [Mellotronists] eBay M400
>>
>>http://cgi.ebay.com/original-MELLOTRON-M400-keyboard-70s-vintage-w-
>>extras_W0QQitemZ330164501310QQihZ014QQcategoryZ16219QQssPageNameZWDVWQQr
>>dZ1QQcmdZViewItem
>>
>>Wichita, KS? That you Jon?
>
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> Hi Bernie and Gang,    Dunno who owns that tron from KS on eBay.
> It definitely has  a CMC-10 ,  which explains the pitch/stability
> issues.
>
>
> RE: the earlier post about the "earliest" M400 for sale (#170),
> Pierre Veilleux sold #123 to Jim Finnegan in VA's Tidewater area
> some years ago. The oldest M400 I personally have heard of is #104.
>
>
> And JB informed me that Streetly has prototype M400 in their possession.
> ...Doesn't get much earlier than that.
>
>
> Cheers, -- Jerry K.  (M400/203 the "Ugh-ly" Tron at the M-Ranch for full 
> re-do)
>
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From: <jeffc@...>
To: <Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 4:06 PM
Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] eBay M400


> On Tue, 11 Sep 2007, jonesalley wrote:
>
>> No, it's not me, although it is the one that inspired my question about
>> values.    That is #1288, and I was offered it for $3500 which I thought 
>> was
>> awfully steep considering it would need another $1000-$1500 to get it up 
>> to
>> snuff, not counting shipping.  It is in generally good cosmetic 
>> condition,
>> but it has an unusual mod.  There is a circuit board mounted on the 
>> keyboard
>> assembly of which I have no idea about function.  It will be interesting 
>> to
>> see where the bidding goes on it.
>
>
> hey jon...
>
> anything you can add to "There is a circuit board mounted on the keyboard
> assembly of which I have no idea about function."
>
> did you see this in person, or do you have the most amazing eyesight on
> the planet? [cuz i can't see anything in the pics provided]
>
> and price-wise, it DOES include an additional tape rack.
> that's a couple hundred bucks right there, even if the tapes are trashed.
> i don't think $3500 is that steep, especially for one that SEEMS to
> be in very good shape [as this one does]. just IMHO of course.
>
> best to all,
> jeff
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On 9/13/07, lsf5275@... <lsf5275@...> wrote:
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>
>
> In a message dated 9/13/2007 5:07:17 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> jeffc@... writes:
> and price-wise, it DOES include an additional tape rack.
> that's a couple hundred bucks right there, even if the tapes are trashed.
> i don't think $3500 is that steep, especially for one that SEEMS to
> be in very good shape [as this one does]. just IMHO of course.
>
> best to all,
> jeff
>
>
> Take it from me. You would still be looking at $1500 - $2000 to make it
> right. I don't care what it looks like.
>
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