SergeModular

>What a shame mm123ah that you seem to have a very low threshold for other
>peoples views because you make a few good points otherwise.

I can appreciate other peoples views and sometimes adopt them as my own,
however, there is a small group of friends in the analog synth community who
take pleasure in attacking others in whatever way they possibly can. maybe
matt/blake did not intend for his email to be considered a hostile one but
thats the feeling i got from it, especially after receiving an essentially
anonymous email which made the same points and mentioned taking a poll about
the issues he had with my serge gear on a certain email list or something
like that. anyhow, i didnt see Matt/Blake calling attention to John Duval's
repeated posts about the more recent Serge gear he appears to be having
trouble selling.

> > Matt / Blake's message seemed to me an effort to detract from my offer,
> > which I would not do to anyone else and certainly cant appreciate. If
>you
> > were the seller you would not appreciate it either.
>No, I think you have a good point there.

That was the main point I was trying to make and perhaps M/B and others
should consider this in the future.

> > Check my ebay feedback before you practically imply that I steal peoples
> > money.
>This is obviously where the politeness ends. Have you heard the term
>'bollocks'

yes :)

because that is very much what you are writing.

>I merely pointed out that a great many people prefer to deal with known
>dealers or stores and are therefore prepared to pay a premium for that.
>I wouldn't care to speculate on your character. I was only pointing out
>that
>there was a similar Serge system available through a recognised dealer for
>the same price. It's as simple as that!

OK, but we were talking specifically about an item that i am offering here,
not something some random person with no references is offering. i do not
know too much about AMS's reputation (though some mixed opinions can be
found in the AH archives), however, I would think that people would find
more comfort in seeing what other people have to say about transactions with
another person (as in ebays feedback system) than buying from a dealer or
store with no such unbiased forum of customer review.

> >and how do
> > you know for a fact that there has been no interest in these systems?
> >
>Well because I discussed placing my system on Youdell's client page and he
>pointed out that although I would be welcome he had not had any enquiries
>(at that time) in the two systems he was already listing.

to go off on a slight tangent, does anyone care to comment on the buchla
prices hes got listed? (obviously there are people here who feel they are
better suited to rating prices) ;)

>Partly because I am selling a 2 panel Serge ($3,500)

I'm interested in the

>used value at the moment. A lot of what Matt said rang true with my
>experience i.e. Analogue prices, except for one or two exceptions, are in
>the doldrums and that Serge panels of any vintage are not on most peoples
>'must have' list currently, no matter what the Sergeheads on this list
>think.
>The only two things I've seen sell were K. Lightners Panel 4 with the pitch
>follower

price?

and a newish system in Holland which went for $4,200.

i saw that too. anyone see any early Serge gear sell? If so, what were the
prices? thats what ive had a hard time establishing.

>

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