In the world of saxophone collectibles, items range from absolute kitch, to high art, to everything in between. In my weblog I have tried to present a little of everything.
Because I do offer such a wide variety of saxophone collectibles for your viewing pleasure, I’ve developed this handy scale with which you can grade an item along a continuum. 
I apologize in advance to any serious art historians and collectors out there. I’m sure I’ve overlooked at least a couple of the major classifications. 😉
With today’s saxophone collectible offering, I’ll let you determine for yourself where on the Kitsch Scale this item falls…
This morning on eBay I noticed what is being described as a Saxophone Player Art Deco Metal Wine Bottle Holder. (They really didn’t use any commas. However, I refused to shout at you and capitalize the description. My compromise was to capitalize the first letter of each word. )
Source: ecworldimports
Here is how the seller is describing this intoxicating saxophone collectible 😉
SAXOPHONE PLAYER ART DECO METAL WINE BOTTLE HOLDER $130
Saxophone Player Art Deco Metal Wine Bottle Holder
FREE SHIPPING IN USA*, BRAND NEW, HANDCRAFTED, CONTEMPORARY
A True Work of Art!
This handcrafted art deco metal sculpted bottle holder will definitely draw your guests’ attention as a fine and useful decorative home centerpiece – and add a special touch of elegance to your next dinner party! It’s a fun home décor piece and a great gift idea for that special wine enthusiast in your family or circle of friends – or maybe even yourself – you’ll love it!
Features Include:
Each piece is individually handcrafted
No two pieces are exactly the same
Product dimensions: 10″ H x 3.75″ D
Suggested Retail $129.99 [emphasis added]
Our Price Only $44.99 [emphasis added]
FREE SHIPPING!!!*
The * after the FREE SHIPPING!!! refers to only the lower 48. Everyone else pays.
Source: ecworldimports
Source: ecworldimports
As ecworldimports says in their ad, the price for this wine bottle holder is $44.99. But wait… What’s this… The eBay listing shows the price as $59.99. What’s going on? That’s a difference of $15.00.
If I was interested in this wine bottle holder, I’d be getting in touch with one of the nice, smiling, customer service people that is shown in the eBay ad…
Source: ecworldimports
…and ask what’s going on. I’d demand to pay no more than $44.99. Hey, but that’s just me.
In the province where I live there is a law that requires merchants to sell for the lower price, in a situation where 2 prices are shown for the same product. Since this a California company selling on eBay however, all bets are off.
Perhaps not surprisingly, more than 10 of these saxophone player, wine bottle holders are available. There is no closing date for the auction given. It just says it ends 8 days from today, but I suspect these guys are going to be around again, and again, and again…
