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Mr Grumpy wrote:I hope whoever bought it, parts it out.

brianu wrote:

JerryVan wrote:All that being said, I admit I'd be a bit bummed if I were bidding and someone sounded the alarm here. Just a normal human reaction.

that was my only point, not to drum up controversy or great debate.

I hear ya.

I think the real gnashing of teeth begins when someone posts "Hey did everyone see this cheapo portable on ebay with a brass reproducer that only has one bid for 99 cents? Huk huk, just thought I'd let y'all know. Oh, and I emailed the seller just in case he wanted to know too."

n2wheelies wrote:I looked back at my dialog with Mark on ebay, I had bid 277.77 on a recorder, I called him out on it and he certainly didn't deny it, and went on to offer me another recorder for $265. This is after he offered me a 2nd chance at my max bid price. Who bids over $287 for a recorder then doesn't complete the transaction ?

He also listed this for the same $277.77 a day later...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/EARLY-SIDE-LEVE ... 1556069717

Can I prove it, no. Is it obvious to someone who has done some 2000 ebay transactions? Yes...

Regardless, I will never knowingly by anything from Mark. I want good karma recordings...

i will prove you are wrong and stop this attack....auction 191550996440 was completed by ebayer sirdesmond13....his name is Des Gaull out of Australia...contact him if you like..he also bought a "h" reproducer and he liked that also.....you were offered a second chance offer thru the ebay system because i have inventory of more recorders and who doesn't that has been around this business for over 40 years....thank you for all who contacted me about this attack on my integrity and it is the shame of it when you have to defend yourself in a public forum and it makes you think why but if you don't ...

Mark, every dealing I have had with you has been straight, honest and above-board, as well as pleasant. I'm sure there are many members of this Forum that will have exactly the same thing to say. I look forward to seeing you at Union.
Raphael

Back on track; This concert sold for $2750 on 6-4-15.

Pictures for posterity:
Best,
Fran

Mark Gaisser:

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John

welshfield wrote:Mark Gaisser:
Let's get back to that Salem Ohio auction.
1.We know you purchased a large number of machines at that auction.
2. We also know you outbid at least a dozen collectors at that auction, paying well over market prices for those machines. (market price being the price collectors are willing to pay.)
3. Did you or did you not part out these machines for sale on ebay?
4. If you deny doing this, what prices do you intend to ask for these machines if you sell them as complete machines. Do you not need to mark them up even further in order to make any profit on them?
John

STOP THIS AT ONCE!

hi john,
here is the list from the auction...victor door(on ebay going to union if it fits)music stand and 45 disc...no machine...disc sold on ebay stand at wayne..then i bought 6 lots of records for 55,45,20,80,60 good records at a great price..a gypsy piano for $475.00 that is in my house...a nice mandalina machine for 200 that sold to france...roller organ for parts for 200 still on ebay(191556064429) i needed the crank and cobbs to complete another machine that sold..i bought the gem with the 2/4 minute gearing for $350.00,that is a great price because it had the gearing...the gearing is on ebay now and the machine sold at the wayne after i adjusted it out just to be a two minute machine.....edison home phonograph with the 2/4 gearing with the diamond b reproducer still on shelf(375.00)...mahogany home for $725.00...great price wrong mechanism sold the case and put the mechanism in a regular case and machine sold in brimfield...standard phonograph for $425 with 2/4 minute gearing with diamond b reproducer and cygnet back bracket which i added the horn and sold at the wayne show...another standard for 200.00 and no idea which shelf or if it was a parts machine or wear it is as i have over 200 machines in inventory on shelfs in the two shops...the other standard with no reproducer i bought for 150.00 with a real nice original banner decal which is set to go to union...another edison standard with the 2/4 gearing a c reproducer i bought for 270....great machine sold at wayne....then i bought the box of cranks and inside the box was the regina crank that i sold on ebay(no regina was at the auction).....then the extras for the antiqu shows i bought a trinity chime box,jumping girl toy,mickey mouse toy,german rope walker,dental cabinet(looks great in my house)ring toss game,antique eye glasses,victorian side chair(junk),birds eye maple dresser,magic lantern and a mini banjo.....i personally thought the prices were more then fair just a long trip and a expensive hotel....now john i just explain my salem ohio total purchases , why , i really can't figure that out but you asked...i didn't get any horns because those were price real high or any cylinder cabinets because they went nuts on those...oh the one thing i wish i bought was the duplex machine which it was a parts machine and i think the motor was correct which is a tough one to find if your looking for one...

Looking forward to seeing you at Union, Mark. As always, thanks for the services you provide to the collecting community.

As for the Concert, I hope it arrives safely to its destination. It looks like a decent machine if the awful photos can be trusted...

George P.

John