Opera for sale at auction Philly

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Opera for sale at auction Philly

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Not mine, but if anyone is looking for an opera http://www.auctionzip.com/aflive.html?m ... phonograph
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I've never seen someone stick a morning glory horn on an opera. That's interesting... :?
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Appears to be a Triumph in the first listing, not a Home.
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Extremely vague descriptions - Caveat VERY Emptor
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Nice and close to me. Been watching it and will be bidding.

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Wow, a 25% buyers premium. I could not bring myself to do it. I get heartburn even with a 10% prem.
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That's a pretty sad Opera with absurd horn, missing or inappropriate reproducer, and missing gear cover. Restoring that would not be cheap.
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Chilesave wrote:Wow, a 25% buyers premium. I could not bring myself to do it. I get heartburn even with a 10% prem.
its 28% if you bid online.....
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I think the reproducer is o.k., it's just rotated 90 degrees in its mount. Otherwise doesn't look too bad.
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They sold today. I was bidding but didn't win them. The Triumph with crane and horn and 32 cylinders sold for $500, with premium that's about $650. The Opera and the Srandard sold for $1700, with premium that's about $2200 for the pair. That was a good price. The machine was complete just missing the correct horn. The reproducer was correct also.

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