Very nice MELBA sold yesterday in UK, £6'100 ($7'600)
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Very nice MELBA sold yesterday in UK, £6'100 ($7'600)
This machine sold yesterday at auction. A bit more than I paid for mine. Stunning machine. Hammer Price £6'100 ($7'600) (+ about 25% commission)
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Re: Very nice MELBA sold yesterday in UK, £6'100 ($7'600)
Stunning machine:)
A bit more than I paid for my first VV-XI-A also yesterday...which was actually 50 euro.
This Saturday evening will be (well) spent disassembling the motorboard, to see how it all looks down there,
before starting a full motor/wooden case refurb next week.
Have a great weekend, with,... or without a Melba:)
A bit more than I paid for my first VV-XI-A also yesterday...which was actually 50 euro.
This Saturday evening will be (well) spent disassembling the motorboard, to see how it all looks down there,
before starting a full motor/wooden case refurb next week.
Have a great weekend, with,... or without a Melba:)
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Re: Very nice MELBA sold yesterday in UK, £6'100 ($7'600)
If that price included the matching stand....that was a good deal for someone.
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Re: Very nice MELBA sold yesterday in UK, £6'100 ($7'600)
So they finally got shot of it after weeks of messing everybody around? I'm talking about the time wasting auctioneers.
If Dave Smith bought it as I expect (he was busy chasing it the last I was aware) we should hopefully see it re-appear on eBay with heavy mark up any day soon.
If Dave Smith bought it as I expect (he was busy chasing it the last I was aware) we should hopefully see it re-appear on eBay with heavy mark up any day soon.
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Re: Very nice MELBA sold yesterday in UK, £6'100 ($7'600)
Yes this machine first appeared with auctioneer Wright Marshall. After postponing the sale the company went into liquidation 2 days before the second sale date. It reappeared with Peter Wilson auctioneers along with the hot air Stirling model. I couldn't attend this sale but the resolution of the pictures is very good and they can be blown right up. They show that it is likely the machine was repainted probably sometime ago and this is flaking and peeling. Also shown are redundant holes, see picture, in the case and the ladies forehead. I found the condition a little off-putting.
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Re: Very nice MELBA sold yesterday in UK, £6'100 ($7'600)
Based on the rest of the pics.....it was not a deal at all.
The hot-air model is almost (if not all) completely made up and sold for 3000 Pounds plus fee. Someone got burned on that...no pun intended. Better to do your homework I guess.
The hot-air model is almost (if not all) completely made up and sold for 3000 Pounds plus fee. Someone got burned on that...no pun intended. Better to do your homework I guess.
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Re: Very nice MELBA sold yesterday in UK, £6'100 ($7'600)
I just posted a question on the hot air model and although no pun was intended I really had to laugh!:)
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Re: Very nice MELBA sold yesterday in UK, £6'100 ($7'600)
I like the "someone got burned" comment.
It just goes to show - regarding the Melba, that the devil is in the details. Thanks for the close up. Reality is always better than photo's. The Melba should have a "piano finish", something like a grand piano.
The back story regarding auction houses was also very interesting, they seem to be a very profitable business - that is if you have the stock!
It just goes to show - regarding the Melba, that the devil is in the details. Thanks for the close up. Reality is always better than photo's. The Melba should have a "piano finish", something like a grand piano.
The back story regarding auction houses was also very interesting, they seem to be a very profitable business - that is if you have the stock!