Selmer Tenor Saxophone SBA 1952 #50xxx NO PAYPAL, non USA buyers please contact me before bid Start Price USD 11,600.00 Current Price USD 11,600.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, October 03, 2008 End Time Sunday, November 02, 2008 Location Murphysboro, Illinois See more about 'Selmer Tenor Saxophone SBA 1952 #50xxx' Description PLEASE NOTE-- my standard terms are listed below but for this auction, NO PAYPAL ! The PAYPAL fees on this would be $350-600 depending on in the USA or out. I will try to be flexible to meet your needs, though. According to a website I found, this serial # dates around 1952. This horn went from the original owner to a local church thrift shop to me about 5 years ago. When I got it, I had it repaired at Nottleman Music, St Louis MO and it was repadded with original boosters,body and keys cleaned, new corks and felts where needed, alternate F# guard was resoldered, neck was reshaped, neck cork replaced, spring tensions and key heights set. These are on a handwritten bill I have for the repair. The repairman was very reputable in that area and he said the sound of this horn was as good as any he had heard. I have played this horn very little. Probably less then 50-60 hours of playing.So the pads are all still clean. I would never consider selling it except I just bought a new car....so sacrifices have to be made. I think the pictures tell about everything--they are large photos. Sorry but a couple were not completely in focus. Any questions, please ASK before bidding. There is a small repaired dent--about as big around as a pencil--between the left and right hand high F keys. For some reason, none of my photos caught that section. The repair is well done and completely flat. Neck serial # and body serial # are the same. I do not believe case is original Selmer. Also mouthpiece is some crappy Rene Dumont thing but ligature and cap ARE Selmer. Horn obviously is NOT MINT as photos clearly show. >   Powered by eBay Turbo ListerThe free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items. On Oct-13-08 at 15:09:11 PDT, seller added the following information: If you buy multiple items from me, I do combine shipping. PAYMENT-General Info   PLEASE do not use EBAY request total. I normally invoice within 24 hours. I accept PAYPAL, personal checks (see terms below), money orders, cashier checks, credit cards (through my own credit card processor). VISA/MASTERCARD accepted with my processor on orders OVER $100 ONLY (you can email, fax or call in your credit card info). Illinois residents add 7.25% sales tax. I usually try to invoice you through the EBAY system BUT sometimes I need to invoice you directly to your personal email address SO adjust your email or SPAM settings accordingly please. PAYPAL- payments over $200If you win an item (or items) totaling over $200 on EBAY, PLEASE consider using the E-CHECK method of paying as it saves me being charged fees over $5. For example, a $500 order paid through PAYPAL will cost me about $16. But an E-CHECK has a maximum fee of $5.....even if the order is for $4500 ! The E-CHECK takes 2-4 days to clear in the USA, a little longer for foreign. If needed, I can explain to you how to pay with the PAYPAL E-CHECK. PERSONAL CHECK PAYMENTFrom the day the auction closes until you receive the item, the time will be close to a month (4-10 days for me to get your $ check, a 10 business day wait--2 calendar weeks-- after depositing the check and then 2-10 days for you to receive the package). If you are not willing to wait that long, please pay some other way. Even though good checks DO clear in 1-3 days from deposit, I have no way of knowing that a good check has cleared. No bank informs you that a good check has cleared that I am aware of. Banks only notify you that a bad one has NOT cleared, and I do not receive notice from my bank about bad ones until about 10 business days after deposit, hence the waiting period for ALL personal checks. PAYMENT-FOREIGN ORDERS Due to the increased work and fees involved, I am adding a 5% handling fee to all foreign orders so if your order is $100 + $10 shipping then the additional 5% fee would be $5.50. PLEASE NOTE: I also charge for shipping a MINIMUM of 1 pound regardless if your package weighs less (some exceptions can possibly be made for paper items). Please do not bid unless you are prepared to pay for these charges. SHIPPING & INSURANCE SHIPPING-USA I PACK VERY WELL. I HAVE BEEN AN ANTIQUE AND COLLECTIBLE MAIL ORDER DEALER FOR 30+ YEARS. As a rule, unless item is fairly small, light, and cheap, minimum shipping and insurance is $8.50 in the USA. It is very rare that an item can be shipped for under $5.00 in the USA. I will try to be flexible (within reason) regarding shipping method BUT generally, I ship items INSURED a) under $300 with the Post Office via Priority Mail b) over $300 within the USA via UPS (insured) only. So, PLEASE DO NOT BID unless you can provide a street address for UPS or have made arrangements with me otherwise BEFORE the auction! c) over $1000 to $25,000 with Post Office Registered Mail (insured)  SHIPPING-FOREIGN Here are sample foreign postage rates (does NOT include insurance) to the following countries: Australia, Brazil, Europe, Japan, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, UK: 1 pound box- $11, 2 pound box-$17, 3 pound box-$24 Canada: 1 pound box- $6, 2 pound box-$10, 3 pound box-$14 NOTE- I charge by the FULL POUND, so a 2 pound 4 ounce box will be charged as 3 pounds. I PACK VERY WELL. I HAVE BEEN AN ANTIQUE AND COLLECTIBLE MAIL ORDER DEALER FOR 30+ YEARS.Due to increased fees and work involving foreign shipments, I charge a 5% handling fee on all orders (that’s 5% of item cost and shipping cost combined) PLEASE NOTE: I will charge you for shipping at a MINIMUM of 1 pound regardless if your package weighs less (some exceptions can possibly be made for paper items). Please do not bid unless you are prepared to pay for these charges. I do not give refunds for uninsured items lost in shipping. So far this has only happened once in 10 years. ===================================================================== INSURANCE- I have an insurance policy with Collectibles Insurance Services, Hunt Valley, MD which covers my insurance on outgoing packages so you might, in some cases, see no evidence of insurance (tags, bar code stickers, shipping cost, etc) on the actual shipping box even though you paid me for insurance. ====================================================================== SELLER INFO Offered by DAVID WELCH author of COLLECTING PEZ 1995 and Pictorial Guide to Plastic Candy Dispensers 1991. You will notice that the very few negative feedbacks I have received in over 10+ years are from: 1-non-paying bidders who retaliated for me giving them a negative first 2-sellers who RETALIATED after I left them a negative (for selling me a bad item or giving extremely poor service) 3-those rare people who seem to never be satisfied no matter what you do 4-the occasional random psycho 5-people who do not READ the description or terms If you have questions about any negatives I have received, feel free to email me and ask. HOW I HANDLE FEEDBACK If I am the seller, I give feedback AFTER the buyer does. Why? When the buyer leaves me positive feedback, it indicates they are satisfied and the deal is completed. I ALWAYS give return feedback in such cases. If I am the buyer, I leave feedback first and hope you will do the same. I do not beg, pester or threaten people over feedback and would appreciate the same from you. 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