Sindt prices....

[Steve Bliven]

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

[maki]

Happy bidding!

[ytliek]

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!

[ecohawk]

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

[Sirchronique]

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!

[Mr.Gumby]

Silly money. People with more money than sense.

[kintailpipes]

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.

[Steve Bliven]

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.

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?

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

[ytliek]

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.

[whistle1000]

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

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?

[bogman]

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.

[mutepointe]

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 @#$%.

[ecohawk]

does you Bb, B, and Eb have their own heads with them or are they just extra tubes?

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.

Wow..!

And EcoHawk, if you could get prices like that for yours, you'd have to find a new whistle to get buried with!

Well, of course I wouldn't actually sell them all...

ecohawk

[jbowen507]

Now imagine if the seller originally only paid $2 for the pair? http://thesession.org/discussions/30661

Jeff

[Cayden]

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

Steve,
Rumor has it that me Sindt's are guarded by a crazy man that has guns and knows how to use them when needed.

Cayden