Bet on a wreck!

[neo]

Ok my loves.. welcome to the newest game show - lets "Bet on a Wreck"!

How about this for starters. No criticism of the seller, he's been entirely up front on the "issues" with this synth. It will take a miracle to bring this one back from the dead, so "Bet on that wreck"! Who can get closest to the final price on this one:

cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-Arp-Omni-2-Keyboard-Analog-Synth-Synthesizer_W0QQitemZ200463707442QQcmdZViewItemQQptZKeyboards_MIDI?hash=item2eac916d32#ht_12314wt_1112

I'd say £75/$50 for parts

[neo]

Seriously, bonus points for anyone off this forum who actually buys something off this thread, and oodles of points and respect to anyone who gets it working! (themselves or at sane tech costs).

[brassteacher]

Apr 21, 2010 19:56:02 GMT neo said:

Seriously, bonus points for anyone off this forum who actually buys something off this thread, and oodles of points and respect to anyone who gets it working! (themselves or at sane tech costs).

Are you kidding? I'm the one who made the first bid!

[Dubsounds]

£120 but I wouldn't

[neo]

Now at £73 , 4 days to go, shows what i know!

[neo]

Back down to £5, bet someone bid then retracted when comprehension dawned re the state of this thing / the drugs wore off!

[neo]

OK Wreck watchers, here's another -

cgi.ebay.co.uk/Roland-SH101_W0QQitemZ260592339109QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Pro_Audio_Synthesisers_CV?hash=item3cac8388a5#ht_500wt_1127

perhaps i'm being a bit harsh here, but this does have repair issues - "2 dead keys" could describe a range of potential issues, which the seller somewhat understates (if it's such a cheap fix, why didn't he get it sorted then?). This hasn't been an issue for him, eh? Presume he learnt to play from Les Dawson - and the asking price - £500 BIN or £350 start price!!! So, who reckons he's gonna sell this first time round? I'm gonna be controversial here and say yes, there's always some poor newbie who hasn't learnt the "joys" of faulty analog kit.

[brassteacher]

Apr 25, 2010 21:05:52 GMT neo said:

Back down to £5, bet someone bid then retracted when comprehension dawned re the state of this thing / the drugs wore off!

I noticed that today as well. That means I'm back in the hunt for it!

[neo]

And the final bid on the Omni was £73!

Here's another, again, very honest seller,

cgi.ebay.co.uk/Pro-One-Sequential-Circuits-Repair-Spares-/250623336582?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Pro_Audio_Synthesisers_CV&hash=item3a5a50a086#ht_813wt_1112

but look at this one go - nearly £90 already!

[brassteacher]

Here's another one:

Polymoog 203A

I've tried to rebuild a Polymoog that had a blown power supply before, you can bet that at least half the chips inside will need to be replaced just to get it running at all.

He also has the balls to try to justify his price by comparing it to the earlier auction of a FULLY RESTORED Polymoog! I want some of what this guy has been drinking!

Then there's his shipping quote: $425!! #horror# To put that in perspective, that amount will fill up my car TEN times. Given the mileage on long trips, about 380-390 miles on a tank (about 612Km), I could drive 3,900 miles on the money he's charging for shipping! It's 785 miles from my city to his, so, let's see here: Round trip is 1,570 miles, so on his shipping charge, I could drive there and back TWICE, then go back again and hang out for awhile!

[martymoog]

He also has the balls to try to justify his price by comparing it to the earlier auction of a FULLY RESTORED Polymoog! I want some of what this guy has been drinking!

I thoght the same ! Very cheeky !!!

[brassteacher]

May 13, 2010 21:21:14 GMT martymoog said:

He also has the balls to try to justify his price by comparing it to the earlier auction of a FULLY RESTORED Polymoog! I want some of what this guy has been drinking!

I thoght the same ! Very cheeky !!!

Speaking of cheek, this guy is out of his mind! Both the buy it now price (ESPECIALLY given the condition) and the shipping price!

Moog Satellite

UPDATE: Some damned fool bought that thing for the full asking price! #jawdrop01#

[nervejam]

it had "moog" on it..

[ethersine]

"UPDATE: Some damned fool bought that thing for the full asking price!" - Brassteacher

That's not that bad. I have a record of one (Moog Satellite) selling fairly recently for $410.00.

[heath]

May 13, 2010 3:07:39 GMT brassteacher said:

Here's another one:

Polymoog 203A

I've tried to rebuild a Polymoog that had a blown power supply before, you can bet that at least half the chips inside will need to be replaced just to get it running at all.

He also has the balls to try to justify his price by comparing it to the earlier auction of a FULLY RESTORED Polymoog! I want some of what this guy has been drinking!

Then there's his shipping quote: $425!! #horror# To put that in perspective, that amount will fill up my car TEN times. Given the mileage on long trips, about 380-390 miles on a tank (about 612Km), I could drive 3,900 miles on the money he's charging for shipping! It's 785 miles from my city to his, so, let's see here: Round trip is 1,570 miles, so on his shipping charge, I could drive there and back TWICE, then go back again and hang out for awhile!

It bothered me too how he was comparing it to the fully restored 203a (with pedal and stand). I emailed him about an error in his listing initially which said "This synth is famous for it's Vox Humana patch"

[brassteacher]

May 18, 2010 22:58:52 GMT heath said:

May 13, 2010 3:07:39 GMT brassteacher said:

Here's another one:

Polymoog 203A

I've tried to rebuild a Polymoog that had a blown power supply before, you can bet that at least half the chips inside will need to be replaced just to get it running at all.

He also has the balls to try to justify his price by comparing it to the earlier auction of a FULLY RESTORED Polymoog! I want some of what this guy has been drinking!

Then there's his shipping quote: $425!! #horror# To put that in perspective, that amount will fill up my car TEN times. Given the mileage on long trips, about 380-390 miles on a tank (about 612Km), I could drive 3,900 miles on the money he's charging for shipping! It's 785 miles from my city to his, so, let's see here: Round trip is 1,570 miles, so on his shipping charge, I could drive there and back TWICE, then go back again and hang out for awhile!

It bothered me too how he was comparing it to the fully restored 203a (with pedal and stand). I emailed him about an error in his listing initially which said "This synth is famous for it's Vox Humana patch"

The same Polymoog re-listed:
Dead Polymoog

This guy has BIG stones, he upped the "Buy It Now" to $1,500.00, and the shipping to $576.65! #yikes#

Given his response to my e-mail cluing him in to what can happen to those things when they blow a power supply, and how much a buyer may be paying to get it working, just as a bit of friendly advice, he is not only brazen (he actually said "But it's STILL a Polymoog!", he is an asshole. Feel free to harass.

Personally, knowing what I know after working on two of these things now, I wouldn't touch it with a ten-foot pole! Even if it was FREE! I know how much parts cost .

[heath]

What I love is how he is going against common sense (in more ways than one). It doesn't sell the first time so let's RAISE the price and shipping! That ought to get it out the door.

[nervejam]

May 26, 2010 0:59:43 GMT heath said:

What I love is how he is going against common sense (in more ways than one). It doesn't sell the first time so let's RAISE the price and shipping! That ought to get it out the door.

(Cough) That's worked for me before..