Mellotronists

They appear to just be a sort of pawn shop, so however they
came about possession of the unit, it's no surprise they
don't know a ton about it.
Assuming for a second it's a legit auction, i.e. the unit
pictured is actually in their possession, does it matter
the exact history of which SS guy owned it and all that?
I mean, it'd be nice to know the history of any Tron, but 
my point is shouldn't any Plexiglass Tron be very rare and
worth more than $3,725 in the condition pictured?
Admittedly, they should certainly at least give the 
courtesy of answering emails.
I live in Chicago and was hoping it was a bit closer in 
Indiana to go check out this weekend maybe - unfortunately
it's at the opposite end of the state.

--- In Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, Jerry Korb <jkorb@i...> wrote:
> 
> Greetings All,   Once again, Mellotrongirl has brought-forth a 
good point.
> 
> I'm no expert about  eBay, but have been a member almost eight 
years.
> ....And witnessed and been a victim of several kinds of  eBay 
misdeeds
> during that time. It's there in EVERY category of collectible or 
item.
> 
> I contacted the seller of ClearTron #2  with direct questions 
about its
> lineage. And  used my years of Tron history and knowledge of Sound 
Sales
> and its personnel, as basis for these questions.
> Didn't get one word reply from the seller .  .....Now I'm 
leery.....
> 
> Once again, the "caveat emptor" phrase illuminates atop a 
billboard.
> 
> Cheers,  - JK
> ( a 1953 mint-cond. Corvette is only a mouseclick away....yeah, 
right! )