Sindt prices....
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Sindt prices....
If eBay is to be any indication, the price of Sindts is now officially over the top.
An A just went for $520.00 US and a D for $ 345.00 US. Previous high for an A that I recall was $219 about a month ago.
Cayden must be building a safe room for his collection as we speak....
Best wishes.
Steve
An A just went for $520.00 US and a D for $ 345.00 US. Previous high for an A that I recall was $219 about a month ago.
Cayden must be building a safe room for his collection as we speak....
Best wishes.
Steve
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Re: Sindt prices....
Looks like the two final bidders were buying their first whistles.
Apparently you really have to want one of those Sindts by all means necessary.
Enjoy the whistles!
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Re: Sindt prices....
Let's see, I have two A's, a Bb, B, C, two D's, and an Eb all made by Sindt. I paid $145 for the last A, which was the most expensive of the whistles I bought from John. So if I can get prices like these for mine, I could finally get that Vespa I wanted. Alternately, this is a better return, on a percentage basis, than my 401K has earned in the past 15 years. Maybe I could finally retire.
Amazing.
ecohawk
Amazing.
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Re: Sindt prices....
Wow..!
Nice to know that the whistles that I'll never sell have increased in monetary value! Actually, I don't think I'd sell my favourite generation for that much, either. Sentimental value, and all. Yeah, another one like it could perhaps be bought eventually, but it's not the same thing. I bond heavily with my favourite tooters.
That being said, if I didn't have a sindt, I wouldn't pay 500$ for one, despite it being one of my top favourites. There are others right up there with the Sindt, too. In my opinion very few, but there are others.
And EcoHawk, if you could get prices like that for yours, you'd have to find a new whistle to get buried with!
Nice to know that the whistles that I'll never sell have increased in monetary value! Actually, I don't think I'd sell my favourite generation for that much, either. Sentimental value, and all. Yeah, another one like it could perhaps be bought eventually, but it's not the same thing. I bond heavily with my favourite tooters.
That being said, if I didn't have a sindt, I wouldn't pay 500$ for one, despite it being one of my top favourites. There are others right up there with the Sindt, too. In my opinion very few, but there are others.
And EcoHawk, if you could get prices like that for yours, you'd have to find a new whistle to get buried with!
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Re: Sindt prices....
Doesn't John Sindt still make whistles? I bought a complete set from him a few years back and they are wonderful whistles but It didn't cost that kind of money.
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Re: Sindt prices....
Last I heard, he'd stopped taking orders to allow himself to catch up. Unclear if/when he might reopen the wait list. Does anyone know whether that Is still correct info?kintailpipes wrote:Doesn't John Sindt still make whistles? I bought a complete set from him a few years back and they are wonderful whistles but It didn't cost that kind of money.
Sounds like you are suddenly a wealthy man...
I have to admit that I'd consider selling my Sindt A if I thought it would bring the sort of figure the recent eBay sales show. It's a very nice whistle, but that's very nice cash.
Best wishes.
Steve
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Re: Sindt prices....
I just wonder how many bidders jumped in pokerfaced just to jack up the price of those Sindts? Shills anyone? Perhaps the Sindt owners intend to flip their whistles.
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Re: Sindt prices....
Wow, that's an impressive lot...especially today...just curious, does you Bb, B, and Eb have their own heads with them or are they just extra tubes?ecohawk wrote:Let's see, I have two A's, a Bb, B, C, two D's, and an Eb all made by Sindt. I paid $145 for the last A, which was the most expensive of the whistles I bought from John. So if I can get prices like these for mine, I could finally get that Vespa I wanted. Alternately, this is a better return, on a percentage basis, than my 401K has earned in the past 15 years. Maybe I could finally retire.
Amazing.
ecohawk
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Re: Sindt prices....
Totally stupid price for a tube with some holes in it. I would say it's a pretty safe bet that someone who pays that for a whistle can't play worth a sh*t.
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Re: Sindt prices....
Maybe someone is in love with someone who wants a Sindt and this is the only way they know how to purchase one. Love makes people to crazy @#$%.
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Re: Sindt prices....
The eB is a tube I use on a D head. Other than one silver tube for one D, all the rest of my Sindt's are complete whistles.does you Bb, B, and Eb have their own heads with them or are they just extra tubes?
Well, of course I wouldn't actually sell them all...Sirchronique wrote:Wow..!
And EcoHawk, if you could get prices like that for yours, you'd have to find a new whistle to get buried with!
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Re: Sindt prices....
Now imagine if the seller originally only paid $2 for the pair? http://thesession.org/discussions/30661
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Re: Sindt prices....
Steve Bliven wrote:If eBay is to be any indication, the price of Sindts is now officially over the top.
An A just went for $520.00 US and a D for $ 345.00 US. Previous high for an A that I recall was $219 about a month ago.
Cayden must be building a safe room for his collection as we speak....
Best wishes.
Steve
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