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EMG Xa in Yahoo Auction Japan was sold for this. Amazing!!

Wow ! It's a lovely gramophone - is this a record high price I wonder ?

poodling around wrote: Sun Apr 23, 2023 1:22 pm Wow ! It's a lovely gramophone - is this a record high price I wonder ?

Shellman in Ginza, Tokyo sells those around 2000,000 yen. Anyway it is really hard to find one in Japan. Someone bought EMG Xb for USD 6500.00 in California. That was a real bargain.

Watanabehi wrote: Sun Apr 23, 2023 3:50 pm

poodling around wrote: Sun Apr 23, 2023 1:22 pm Wow ! It's a lovely gramophone - is this a record high price I wonder ?

Shellman in Ginza, Tokyo sells those around 2000,000 yen. Anyway it is really hard to find one in Japan. Someone bought EMG Xb for USD 6500.00 in California. That was a real bargain.

Nearly £ 12,000 ! The one which recently sold on ebay would be worth a lot more then if exported to Japan I guess.

poodling around wrote: Sun Apr 23, 2023 4:23 pm

Watanabehi wrote: Sun Apr 23, 2023 3:50 pm

poodling around wrote: Sun Apr 23, 2023 1:22 pm Wow ! It's a lovely gramophone - is this a record high price I wonder ?

Shellman in Ginza, Tokyo sells those around 2000,000 yen. Anyway it is really hard to find one in Japan. Someone bought EMG Xb for USD 6500.00 in California. That was a real bargain.

Nearly £ 12,000 ! The one which recently sold on ebay would be worth a lot more then if exported to Japan I guess.

That's for sure. That was a bargain.

Watanabehi wrote: Sun Apr 23, 2023 6:39 pm

poodling around wrote: Sun Apr 23, 2023 4:23 pm

Watanabehi wrote: Sun Apr 23, 2023 3:50 pm

Shellman in Ginza, Tokyo sells those around 2000,000 yen. Anyway it is really hard to find one in Japan. Someone bought EMG Xb for USD 6500.00 in California. That was a real bargain.

Nearly £ 12,000 ! The one which recently sold on ebay would be worth a lot more then if exported to Japan I guess.

That's for sure. That was a bargain.

I wouldn't call it a bargain. It was an Expert Minor, the smallest external horn machine made by EMG or Expert (ignoring the Cadet) and it had issues: damaged case with veneer missing, horn bell noticeably out of shape, but most of all, it lacked a sound-box. It was a fairly strong price for the current UK market considering these issues, all of which can be overcome with a bit of money, time and skill.