[whaler]

I'd avoid this one. The neck has been pulled down. You can tell by the lacquer on the sides of the neck having cracked off along the bend and a indentation by the tenon.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Selmer-Mark...514?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item43ba9c9bd2

 

[whaler]

My yani 992 t is so amazing my friend wanted to trade me his Mark V1 I kid you not

Now, that's funny. And I'm a Yanagisawa fan.
From my experience with buying anything high-dollar, cash talks, bull****e walks. It's a buyers market now.You may have a good shot at getting a good price from an owner. Some of those shops, doubt it.

 

[whaler]

I have a 98xxx (relac w/ recent overhaul) that will be for sale again in the near future. 6000 asking price...

Buy high, sell higher. That's how we do it.

 

[whaler]

You're right. That is a good price. Generally we see horns here over-priced and then slowly backed down. I'm guilty of it also. It's a buyers market now.