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I received my purchase from the Estate Collection a couple days ago, and I highly recommend Musical Treasures of Miami. Raphael responds to inquiries almost instantly, and begins processing the order as soon as payment is made. Ultra fast shipping, a great packing job, and excellent customer service made for a very pleasant experience. I certainly hope to do business again in the future!

Thank you so much!

-Connor

Connor, it was a pleasure doing business, and thanks for the kind words.

It was a busy week, with some big and small pieces being sold. My favorite among this week's items sold was the c.1928 Mills Automatic Highboy Model 801 Automatic Phonograph (see picture)

Among the remaining items, there is a great coin-op Edison Eclipse and a Mills Violano, both of which I would buy for my own account if there was even a square inch of space left in my house for yet another treasure.

Take a look at the great stuff still available:


http://www.musicaltreasuresofmiami.com/ ... ction.html

I'll be walking around kicking tires at Wayne, in case anybody wants to discuss anything in person.


thanks,
Raphael

Jwb88 wrote:Raphael definitely knows how to pack.

I'll second what John and many others have said. I just received a very large phonograph from Raphael -- shipped via fedex ground -- and I've got to tell you, few people go to the extremes that he does to pack these machines up the way they need to packed in order to arrive safely. Fedex could have tossed the packages onto my front porch from a moving truck, and nothing inside of them would have been damaged. Many thanks for taking the time to do it right, Raphael.
--Grant

Like ice cream there is always room for some more

Fonotone wrote:

Jwb88 wrote:Raphael definitely knows how to pack.

I'll second what John and many others have said. I just received a very large phonograph from Raphael -- shipped via fedex ground -- and I've got to tell you, few people go to the extremes that he does to pack these machines up the way they need to packed in order to arrive safely. Fedex could have tossed the packages onto my front porch from a moving truck, and nothing inside of them would have been damaged. Many thanks for taking the time to do it right, Raphael.
--Grant

And I'll third that - bought a large and heavy Columbia with a good sized nickel horn...perfect job packing in three boxes.

Kent, Grant et al: thanks for the kind words. I learned a long time ago not to skimp on packing, doing it right is the best insurance of all.

It's been another busy week in the Z marketplace, and now I'm off to Wayne to "relax" and be with my son and best friend for a few days.

Raphael

Last week, the Seeburg KT nickelodeon, Regina 27" Autochanger, Regina 27" upright and a large railway station music box left for new homes. About 80% of the collection has now been sold. To wrap up this project sooner rather than later, prices of many of the remaining items have been reduced:

http://musicaltreasuresofmiami.com/esta ... ction.html

If anything catches your fancy, I have picture portfolios and condition reports of each item available.

Thanks,

Raphael

Yes, I went back again and yes this is another testimonial to the high quality machines still left in this collection. Raphael is such a easy person to deal with. I brought home some select pieces at very fair prices. I still have my eyes on other items and I'm sure I'll be back. Thanks again, Raphael.

Thanks, Joe, as always it was a pleasure. Although I am currently at the Stanton auction, a few more items have been sold, so the list shrinks almost daily. Hoping to wrap this project up by the end of June. The Forum has been an excellent venue, for sure.

Raphael