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Kalamazoo amps on ebay
Kalamazoo amps on ebay
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Ray
137 posts
Feb 12, 2010
4:06 AM
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One person is buying all the Kalamazoo amps on ebay!
Hmmmmmmmmm. I wonder who that could be.
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rbeetsme
194 posts
Feb 12, 2010
4:32 AM
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Keep in mind though, he goes through them and makes them all gig worthy.
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Greg Heumann
288 posts
Feb 12, 2010
9:12 AM
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One person? I don't think so. Certainly not me.
1) I may BID on just about any Model 1 or 2, but I do not win all the auctions. I only pay reasonable prices or I would lose money on them. There are plenty of people willing to pay way too much for an eBay amp.
2) I have shipped to Europe and Australia. When you consider it costs over $200 to ship a Kalamazoo to France, for example, it calls into question whether it's worth that much. Plus - amps DO get damaged in shipping. It is very rare, but it happens, and clearly the further it travels the higher the likelihood. I don't like anyone to get an amp that doesn't work. When it happens domestically I bring the amp back and fix it at my expense.
Insurance you say? Have you ever tried to make an insurance claim with UPS or the post office? On a vintage item with no clear way to authenticate its value? I have. Twice. Once on an inbound amp I bought, sent via USPS; once on an amp I shipped UPS - clearly dropped hard on a box corner. They do EVERYTHING they can to deny your claim. Ultimately I prevailed in both cases, but it took MONTHS and multiple letters, phone calls, faxes. GIANT PITA. So I recommend against international shipping.
I have several international customers who've arranged to pick their amps up in the States and hand carry them.....
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/Greg
BlowsMeAway Productions
BlueState - my band
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Last Edited by on Feb 12, 2010 9:14 AM
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6SN7
8 posts
Feb 12, 2010
9:21 AM
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It is amazing how the value of Kalmazoos, Silvertones, mascos, bogens have gone up in price in the last few years. You make me laugh Greg calling a Kalamazoo vintage, but I guess it is!
Are a silvertone as good as a kalamazoo?
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