Brad Dorsey Posted July 12, 2020 Report Share Posted July 12, 2020 1 hour ago, martin swan said: ...This is an extremely competitive market, and the good stuff is never cheap... ...other than the occasional $15,000 Del Gesu at Skinner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathan slobodkin Posted July 12, 2020 Report Share Posted July 12, 2020 10 minutes ago, Brad Dorsey said: ...other than the occasional $15,000 Del Gesu at Skinner. ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Dorsey Posted July 12, 2020 Report Share Posted July 12, 2020 It happened at Skinner's spring, 2014, sale. Read about it here: https://maestronet.com/forum/index.php?/topic/332380-slips-through-the-cracks/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelbow Posted July 12, 2020 Report Share Posted July 12, 2020 Oh dear that can't have gone down well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin swan Posted July 12, 2020 Report Share Posted July 12, 2020 11 hours ago, Brad Dorsey said: ...other than the occasional $15,000 Del Gesu at Skinner. That was a very unusual case. The buyers were highly knowledgeable dealers who had known the violin for a long time, and even though it had been dismissed as Del Gesu by the greatest expert in the US, they still believed in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Burgess Posted July 12, 2020 Report Share Posted July 12, 2020 13 hours ago, Violadamore said: One note about what Jacob keeps saying about heirs' expectations. In this part of the USA, where a lot of people retire to, the families are often spread from sea to shining sea, and just want to empty the safe deposit box and the bank account, collect the insurance, sell the real estate, collect the vehicles, and get done with it all as fast as possible. They usually have no idea what personal keepsakes Granny still had, or what any of it might be worth. They seem to figure that the house contents are all trash anyway, the exact reverse of what Jacob describes. In this environment, you'd be surprised at what turns up at the sales, priced to disappear quickly. It must be nice, living at "The Villages". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violadamore Posted July 12, 2020 Report Share Posted July 12, 2020 3 hours ago, David Burgess said: It must be nice, living at "The Villages". Wouldn't know. Wayyy too "planned community" for my tastes. Anyway, my security and access control are better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelbow Posted July 12, 2020 Report Share Posted July 12, 2020 Difficult to get rid of the bodies in those gated communities Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rue Posted July 12, 2020 Report Share Posted July 12, 2020 That's why Vda lives in a 'gatored community... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelbow Posted July 12, 2020 Report Share Posted July 12, 2020 I'm looking forward to the day I can own a pig farm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Three13 Posted July 12, 2020 Report Share Posted July 12, 2020 5 minutes ago, Rue said: That's why Vda lives in 'gatored community... Built in body disposal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelbow Posted July 12, 2020 Report Share Posted July 12, 2020 A good way to recycle bodies. https://lyrics.fandom.com/wiki/Martin_Carthy_And_Dave_Swarbrick:Bows_Of_London Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Burgess Posted July 12, 2020 Report Share Posted July 12, 2020 1 hour ago, Three13 said: Built in body disposal! Plus, "The Villages" already has a fairly-well-equipped woodworking shop, which I think residents can use without additional charge. And a woodworking club with about 600 members, if I can accurately recall what I read a little earlier today. Dang, I might be talking myself into joining Violadamore down there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Yacey Posted July 12, 2020 Report Share Posted July 12, 2020 21 hours ago, David Burgess said: Most of my experience with estate sales has been that they were selling lifetime junk collections. Little or nothing of genuine value, and no genuinely good bargains. But had I been willing to spend $3000 worth of time to get maybe $200 in savings, perhaps I could have done a lot better. I may just have an attitude problem. It really depends on who the estate sale is for, and if the family realizes what they have. Apologies if this touches on the morbid, but what if it was David Burgess's estate sale, and your family just wanted to clean house? I'm sure there are many tools, instruments and possessions that would be of considerable value, to the right person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violadamore Posted July 12, 2020 Report Share Posted July 12, 2020 29 minutes ago, Bill Yacey said: It really depends on who the estate sale is for, and if the family realizes what they have. Apologies if this touches on the morbid, but what if it was David Burgess's estate sale, and your family just wanted to clean house? I'm sure there are many tools, instruments and possessions that would be of considerable value, to the right person. Won't matter to most of us. Considering all the luthiers in Ann Arbor, the place will be stripped to the wallpaper before you could get a plane ticket. [Pulls out the maintenance logbook on the transport to make sure it's ready..........] 30 minutes ago, David Burgess said: Plus, "The Villages" already has a fairly-well-equipped woodworking shop, which I think residents can use without additional charge. And a woodworking club with about 600 members, if I can accurately recall what I read a little earlier today. Dang, I might be talking myself into joining Violadamore down there. Oh, been studying up, have you? I suspect that the woodshop isn't the only "amenity" attracting you. But are you sure you're up to it? https://www.insidethebubble.net/sex-lies-and-the-villages/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacobsaunders Posted July 12, 2020 Report Share Posted July 12, 2020 17 minutes ago, Bill Yacey said: if it was David Burgess's estate sale VdA would queue for that from the early hours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Burgess Posted July 12, 2020 Report Share Posted July 12, 2020 39 minutes ago, Bill Yacey said: It really depends on who the estate sale is for, and if the family realizes what they have. Apologies if this touches on the morbid, but what if it was David Burgess's estate sale, and your family just wanted to clean house? I'm sure there are many tools, instruments and possessions that would be of considerable value, to the right person. Bill, you are welcome to joke around about my demise any way you wish. I do it too. If me 'n the ol' lady pass before our cat, will you be willing to take him on? He's a really spectacular dude. Arthur Toman's and Rene Morel's estate auction sales appear to have done rather well, and my potential heirs have been advised of this. So there may or may not be any screamin' deals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violadamore Posted July 12, 2020 Report Share Posted July 12, 2020 2 hours ago, Shelbow said: Difficult to get rid of the bodies in those gated communities You speaking from experience? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violadamore Posted July 12, 2020 Report Share Posted July 12, 2020 2 hours ago, Shelbow said: I'm looking forward to the day I can own a pig farm MN's not for sale. Already checked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Burgess Posted July 12, 2020 Report Share Posted July 12, 2020 27 minutes ago, Violadamore said: Oh, been studying up, have you? I suspect that the woodshop isn't the only "amenity" attracting you. But are you sure you're up to it? https://www.insidethebubble.net/sex-lies-and-the-villages/ Gad-zooks, the woodworking shop alone would have sufficed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Yacey Posted July 12, 2020 Report Share Posted July 12, 2020 1 hour ago, David Burgess said: Bill, you are welcome to joke around about my demise any way you wish. I do it too. If me 'n the ol' lady pass before our cat, will you be willing to take him on? He's a really spectacular dude. Arthur Toman's and Rene Morel's estate auction sales appear to have done rather well, and my potential heirs have been advised of this. So there may or may not be any screamin' deals. When I found out Lee Valley sells DIY casket hardware, I told the wife I could build one and we could use it as a coffee table in the living room until one of us checks out. She didn't display too much appreciative humor over this. We have two cats that only tolerate each other at the best of times, yet both are good friends with our collie dog. I'm not sure another cat would integrate into our local community well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Yacey Posted July 12, 2020 Report Share Posted July 12, 2020 1 hour ago, Violadamore said: Won't matter to most of us. Considering all the luthiers in Ann Arbor, the place will be stripped to the wallpaper before you could get a plane ticket. [Pulls out the maintenance logbook on the transport to make sure it's ready..........] Oh, been studying up, have you? I suspect that the woodshop isn't the only "amenity" attracting you. But are you sure you're up to it? https://www.insidethebubble.net/sex-lies-and-the-villages/ I guess in a gated community, one wouldn't have to worry about the sheep getting loose into traffic on the thoroughfare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garth E. Posted July 13, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2020 On 7/11/2020 at 2:16 PM, Violadamore said: Estate sales are currently the best venue I've found for bargains to appear in Deals are everywhere. There is so much stuff out there..good stuff and bad, we can't even imagine the stuff that's not in view. Whatever you collect, it's there. I think it's in the timing and sometimes timing has nothing to do with it. I always look for things that are almost impossible to find. I seem to find things that are close though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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