Best Ebay find/buy

MACHINE · 20th March 2006

What is yours ?

octatonic · 20th March 2006

Probably my D&R Series 4000 console.
$150 USD broken, but fixed it for about $100

BB Bill · 20th March 2006

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Originally Posted by MACHINE

What is yours ?

Bought a Federal AM-864/u compressor on Ebay in excellent condition for $600, sold it for $1700 (Ebay again) 6 months later.

doorknocker · 21st March 2006

3 Telefunken MD-421s in pristine condition for about $120 each from a German seller.

reid · 21st March 2006

Near mint pair of Adam S3a - £1500.

Sweet!

pan60 · 21st March 2006

recently a re-16 for 20.00 us

chetatkinsdiet · 21st March 2006

My first response would be my 1970 BSA Thunderbolt for a grand. I guess you mean musical though.....

Since I just got my 7th anniversary email from Ebay, I've forgotten a lot, but it would probably be an early 60s Slingerland kit in White Satin finish. The kit was a standard 5pc with matching snare. Absolutely mint. Factory new, even Slingerland heads top and bottom with no stick marks...and get this....even in the Slingerland gig bags. $500. I couldn't bring myself to play the kit and ended up reselling to a collector. I at least doubled my money...I think more actually, can't remember exactly.

later,
m

magellan · 21st March 2006

$410 for a Lexicon PCM-70. I think it went cheap because a button cover was missing; still works like new.

Apemandan · 21st March 2006

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...MESE%3AIT&rd=1

possibly this mic..!

warhead · 21st March 2006

Audio Technica AT3031 for like $35 with a dent in it, not a bad little mic.

2005 Mustang convertible with 300 miles on it, $10,000 under average sell price due to wind storm damage. Looks and drives like new!

War

EleKtriKaz · 22nd March 2006

2 perfect condition 60s Shure Unidyne 545 IIIs with the 4 pin to 3 pin xlr cables for about $65.

Duffster · 22nd March 2006

ESP Carpenter custom guitar $400 "new"
KRK V8 pair $300 little dents but still work perfectly

Matthew Murray · 22nd March 2006

God, how are you guys finding some of these??
An RE-16 for 20 bucks? Chripes, I need to learn some eBay sneak attack techniques or something.

True North · 22nd March 2006

96 Point TT Bantamn Patch Bay with intact EDAC connectors on the back for $125

Brand new MD441 for $369

Yoda117 · 22nd March 2006

re-20 for $80

turned out to be relatively new, and works fine...

still like the re-27 better

Duffster · 22nd March 2006

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Originally Posted by True North

96 Point TT Bantamn Patch Bay with intact EDAC connectors on the back for $125

Got 4 of the same thing for $75 a piece

stevep · 22nd March 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yoda117

re-20 for $80

turned out to be relatively new, and works fine...

still like the re-27 better

WOW !!!!

Yoda117 · 22nd March 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by stevep

WOW !!!!

every once in a while you find a sleeper on there.

I have NO IDEA why they ever started the bidding that low. It makes me wonder if they knew what they had or if they were just "getting rid of dad's old stuff"

centurymantra · 22nd March 2006

It's gotten pretty tough to get a good deal on Ebay...at least for things that are popular or have an established repuatation. Sometimes you find something like that RE-20 mic for $80...though that one pretty much amazes me. That's really just a bit of great luck. I was pretty impressed that I recently got an AT4047 for $260, but that's not all that impressive. Sometimes you can grab things just before they get heavy on the public's radar. As an example, I almost bid on an SPL Transient Designer 4 a couple of times awhile back. They were going for around $300 used as I recall, maybe even less...now something's happened and they're going for near new prices, kinda like Distressors. Kinda bummed I didn't bid now.

Sometimes, you can find something that's not in it's proper category. Another thing to scope out are auctions in all caps...seriously. Aside from the fact that they just don't look good, a lot of people who aren't paying mind to aesthetic concerns actually don't realize that it's difficult to read sentences that are all in caps and as such, they won't get as many people looking at them. Essentially, a big part of the mental process involved in reading involves recognizing word shapes. Next time you're on Ebay scanning lists, take note of how you respond to all those all-cap listings and you'll see what I mean. Much of the time, the people posting these auctions are the same types that use cheesy tactics like using L@@K or NOT (x) tags on their listings and aren't the sort who are tuned into anything beyond adopting a carnival barker type of attitude by yelling and USING ALL CAPITALS to "suck" people in...quite often sellers with a jillion auctions selling cheap merchandise. Sometimes though, it's just some folks who are trying to make it quick by skipping the use of the shift key.

20th March 2006	#1
MACHINE Gear addict Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 324 Thread Starter	Best Ebay find/buy What is yours ?

20th March 2006	#2
octatonic Lives for gear Joined: Jun 2004 Location: London Posts: 5,450	Probably my D&R Series 4000 console. $150 USD broken, but fixed it for about $100 __________________ Regards, Jim Richmond "I don't go to mythical places with strange men." Douglas Adams

21st March 2006	#4
doorknocker Lives for gear Joined: Nov 2002 Location: Basel, Switzerland Posts: 6,206 1 Review written	3 Telefunken MD-421s in pristine condition for about $120 each from a German seller. __________________ 'Ever since the Supreme Court overturned the Snare Act, it has been legal to use any mic you like on snare.' - joeq http://www.doorknocker.ch/

21st March 2006	#8
magellan Gear maniac Joined: Jan 2006 Location: Sugar Land, TX Posts: 238	$410 for a Lexicon PCM-70. I think it went cheap because a button cover was missing; still works like new. __________________ http://www.magellansoundstudio.com/

21st March 2006	#10
warhead Jai guru deva om Joined: Feb 2003 Location: South Carolina Posts: 12,257	Audio Technica AT3031 for like $35 with a dent in it, not a bad little mic. 2005 Mustang convertible with 300 miles on it, $10,000 under average sell price due to wind storm damage. Looks and drives like new! War __________________ Warren Dent, Owner - ZenPro Audio: Gear Now & Zen

21st March 2006	#5
reid Lives for gear Joined: Sep 2005 Location: Berlin-London Posts: 1,049	Near mint pair of Adam S3a - £1500. Sweet!

21st March 2006	#6
pan60 500 series nutjob Joined: Nov 2004 Location: 500 series Guru SKANK! ; ) Posts: 10,940	recently a re-16 for 20.00 us

21st March 2006	#7
chetatkinsdiet Lives for gear Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,493	My first response would be my 1970 BSA Thunderbolt for a grand. I guess you mean musical though..... Since I just got my 7th anniversary email from Ebay, I've forgotten a lot, but it would probably be an early 60s Slingerland kit in White Satin finish. The kit was a standard 5pc with matching snare. Absolutely mint. Factory new, even Slingerland heads top and bottom with no stick marks...and get this....even in the Slingerland gig bags. $500. I couldn't bring myself to play the kit and ended up reselling to a collector. I at least doubled my money...I think more actually, can't remember exactly. later, m

21st March 2006	#9
Apemandan Gear nut Joined: Aug 2005 Location: UK Posts: 132	http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...MESE%3AIT&rd=1 possibly this mic..!

22nd March 2006	#11
EleKtriKaz Gear addict Joined: Aug 2004 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 444	2 perfect condition 60s Shure Unidyne 545 IIIs with the 4 pin to 3 pin xlr cables for about $65.

22nd March 2006	#12
Duffster Gear addict Joined: Apr 2005 Location: São Paulo, Brasil Posts: 471	ESP Carpenter custom guitar $400 "new" KRK V8 pair $300 little dents but still work perfectly __________________ Eagles may soar, but weasels don´t get stuck in jet engines. www.norcalstudios.com.br

22nd March 2006	#13
Matthew Murray Lives for gear Joined: Dec 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,661	God, how are you guys finding some of these?? An RE-16 for 20 bucks? Chripes, I need to learn some eBay sneak attack techniques or something. __________________ -Matthew

22nd March 2006	#14
True North Lives for gear Joined: Sep 2005 Location: Richmond Hill, Ontario (Canada) Posts: 3,213	96 Point TT Bantamn Patch Bay with intact EDAC connectors on the back for $125 Brand new MD441 for $369 __________________ "In the time of chimpanzees I was a monkey" - Beck, Loser "I do use compressors/limiters but not for controlling dynamics, I use EQ for that!" Jp22 (damn I miss him) "Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance." -- Will Durant, historian (1885-1981) "I try to get a boom out of the bass drum, in one of my albums, my CD, boom, I try to get that big boom, I could not get a big boom, I paid bucks, and could not get the boom" - Recording Expert, Tad Donley

22nd March 2006	#15
Yoda117 Lives for gear Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 656	re-20 for $80 turned out to be relatively new, and works fine... still like the re-27 better

22nd March 2006	#19
centurymantra Lives for gear Joined: Oct 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 665	It's gotten pretty tough to get a good deal on Ebay...at least for things that are popular or have an established repuatation. Sometimes you find something like that RE-20 mic for $80...though that one pretty much amazes me. That's really just a bit of great luck. I was pretty impressed that I recently got an AT4047 for $260, but that's not all that impressive. Sometimes you can grab things just before they get heavy on the public's radar. As an example, I almost bid on an SPL Transient Designer 4 a couple of times awhile back. They were going for around $300 used as I recall, maybe even less...now something's happened and they're going for near new prices, kinda like Distressors. Kinda bummed I didn't bid now. Sometimes, you can find something that's not in it's proper category. Another thing to scope out are auctions in all caps...seriously. Aside from the fact that they just don't look good, a lot of people who aren't paying mind to aesthetic concerns actually don't realize that it's difficult to read sentences that are all in caps and as such, they won't get as many people looking at them. Essentially, a big part of the mental process involved in reading involves recognizing word shapes. Next time you're on Ebay scanning lists, take note of how you respond to all those all-cap listings and you'll see what I mean. Much of the time, the people posting these auctions are the same types that use cheesy tactics like using L@@K or NOT (x) tags on their listings and aren't the sort who are tuned into anything beyond adopting a carnival barker type of attitude by yelling and USING ALL CAPITALS to "suck" people in...quite often sellers with a jillion auctions selling cheap merchandise. Sometimes though, it's just some folks who are trying to make it quick by skipping the use of the shift key.

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