{"id":21422,"date":"2010-09-19T09:17:01","date_gmt":"2010-09-19T16:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/?p=21422"},"modified":"2010-09-19T09:17:01","modified_gmt":"2010-09-19T16:17:01","slug":"what-exactly-do-you-classify-as-a-bargain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/2010\/what-exactly-do-you-classify-as-a-bargain\/","title":{"rendered":"What Exactly Do You Classify As A Bargain?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was looking through eBay this morning\u00a0when I happened to come across a beautifully photographed ad for an alto mouthpiece that I have: a blue Vandoren Java A95 for alto<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Now check out how the seller describes this item:<\/p>\n

Rare Blue Java A95 Vandoren Alto Mouthpiece Mint In Box<\/p>\n

Nice long rollover baffle. Very rich, complex and powerful sound. Tip opening is 0.104″ on my gauge, like Otto Link 9. Blue Java Vandoren for alto are ultra-rare in this tip opening. Mouthpiece is new old stock, never played (even for testing). It comes in the original box with its original Vandoren inverted lig and cap. All original facing…<\/p>\n

Don’t miss the opportunity to buy this rare mouthpiece, very sought after on the vintage market! Be sure it will be quite impossible to find another like this one, in this excellent condition and at this bargain price!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Compared to many eBay ads, the photos are certainly quite clear. However, I have to ask: What makes this a vintage piece? I bought mine around 1999. BTW, a lig and cap did not come with mine, and certainly don’t fit in the box that I have.<\/p>\n

My mouthpiece\u00a0has a total of about 30 minutes of playing time on it, and still resides in the original box, with the original price tag on it. I won’t say what it cost, but I will tell you that\u00a0it was quite a bit shy of $450 US.<\/p>\n

I love the lines: …very sought after on the vintage market! Be sure it will be quite impossible to find another like this one, in this excellent condition and at this bargain price!<\/em><\/p>\n

The seller is right, because now that I know that important piece of information, when I go to sell mine, I’ll be asking at least $4,000 for it.\u00a0 \ud83d\ude09\u00a0\u00a0 \ud83d\ude06<\/p>\n

So if you don’t want to have to pay $4,000 for mine, you can pick up this baby for the Buy It Now price of $450 US. The auction runs until September 20. Good luck all you alto players with chops of steel.<\/p>\n

BTW, isn’t it the Jumbo Java that are the more sought after mouthpieces? Jeez, I wonder what they’re worth now?<\/p>\n

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…this is just my blog<\/em>. <\/span> My \u201creal\u201d <\/b> website is<\/span> www.bassic-sax.info.<\/a> If you\u2019re looking for <\/span> sax info<\/strong>,<\/span> you should check it out too.<\/span>There\u2019s lots<\/em> there! <\/span>\n<\/div>\n
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