Mellotronists

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 It was withdrawn.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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