Wiardgroup

It has happened again, someone copied a legitimate eBay auction and is trying to scam 
with it.

As far as Prof. Thayer and I know, the system is still in the US, is not being sold and this 
auction is a vaporware copy of the original.

Beware!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Rare-Wiard-Analog-Modular-
Synthesiser_W0QQitemZ270281413081QQ

You have to be VERY careful with Wiard auctions.

First, the vast majority of people who have Wiard instruments would never sell them. 
Thank you all kindly for this support.

Second, if it does trade hands, it is usually between friends in complicated barters like 
"OK, the pristine OB-8 with the second layer graphics for the EMS Equalizer, Gentle 
Electric P to V, the dented Moog Parametric and to seal the deal I'll throw in a Wiard 
Sequantizer I haven't been using much recently".

Third, there have been so many scam auctions, most people contact me so I can verify 
that it is real on this group. Sometimes they are very apologetic about having to sell the 
instrument for a personal or family emergency. Braces for a 14 year old are more 
important in the long run than a music synthesizer, I am not offended.

It is true that I have joked that every Wiard instrument will always belong to me, and the 
money just gets you a lifetime rental. This is legally ridiculous. But when you hand craft 
something one at a time, you develop a sense of connection with it that is not so much 
ownership, but parenthood. I want my child surrogates to be in good homes where they 
are loved and not mistreated. <humor> Unfortunately I forgot to put in a circuit where 
they call me at Christmas time. </humor>

And it REALLY ticks me off when criminals use my hard work to defraud the sincerely 
innocent. Innocence is a vital natural resource that must be protected perpetually and 
carefully. Once it is lost, it is gone forever, and you can never be that unguarded person 
ever again.