[CAUT] Selling Used P22s; was Position Announcement

[tannertuner]

Oh, (decent) used pianos are a rare commodity here, alright. People just think they're supposed to pay $300 for them! And the worst part is people think they're supposed to sell their decent used pianos for nearly nothing.
:-)
Jeff

--- On Tue, 7/20/10, Jim Busby <jim_busby at byu.edu> wrote:

> From: Jim Busby <jim_busby at byu.edu>
> Subject: Re: [CAUT] Selling Used P22s; was Position Announcement
> To: "caut at ptg.org" <caut at ptg.org>
> Date: Tuesday, July 20, 2010, 12:10 PM
> Jeff,
> 
> Utah supposedly has more pianos per capita than anywhere
> else. Mormon culture, pioneer heritage, or whatever. It's
> almost a given that every home has a piano. Now, BYU is
> church run, so folks tend to "trust" that these pianos are
> better <G>. Yes, this is definitely a different market
> here... That being said, we usually have starting bids high
> and if they don't sell we can wait. I've lived in Arizona,
> and Texas, and used pianos aren't as rare a commodity there.
> 
> 
> Jim
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: caut-bounces at ptg.org
> [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org]
> On Behalf Of tannertuner
> Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 7:31 AM
> To: caut at ptg.org
> Subject: Re: [CAUT] Selling Used P22s; was Position
> Announcement
> 
> Reason I ask is I've got one about 13 years old on
> consignment in like new condition on my floor and no one is
> biting. Sold new for $4K then, which translates to around
> $5500 now. Problem is, sitting in the same room with
> Pramberger PV118S, people would rather buy a new piano with
> better tone and a 12 year warranty.
> Jeff
> 
> --- On Tue, 7/20/10, Jim Busby <jim_busby at byu.edu>
> wrote:
> 
> > From: Jim Busby <jim_busby at byu.edu>
> > Subject: Re: [CAUT] Position announcement, James
> Madison University
> > To: "caut at ptg.org" <caut at ptg.org>
> > Date: Tuesday, July 20, 2010, 9:01 AM
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I dunno. The market here for used pianos is crazy! We
> use a
> > closed bid system and one went for $2400.00. If they
> don't
> > sell we lower the starting price. We keep them in
> really
> > good condition too.
> > 
> 
>