What Tenor is This?

JayeLID said:

People's reactions here are, understandably, skeptical.

BUT...how many horns is this person offering ?

THIS Tenor, the Beaugnier-Vito, in play shape, is the OPPOSITE of a piece of junk. Very nice player.

But its market value if it plays up and down easily and has no significant denting...is around $800 tops, maybe $850.

So....there is your starting point for value....what else does the guy have to offer as far as horns and mouthpieces ?

Does the mouthpiece pictured come with it ?

If so, what kind of mouthpiece is it ?

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1950s Martin Committee alto (not sure if ii or iii)
H. Couf Superba ii tenor (made by Keilwerth)
Holton Collegiate tenor

Hassles said:

The Colliegiate is far from Holton's better offerings.
Everybody wants the Superba 1 - not the 2
Martin alto might be nice - don't trade your horn for those you've mentioned - like Milandro suggests - if you wanna' off-load the Selmer sell it.

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Having a hard time selling it. It's a nice horn - I didn't expect the conversation to go in that route as I was originally looking to determine what horn I originaly posted was and go from there. Some folks seem to miss the fact I am not trading a 1961 Selmer Mark VI for a Beaugnier. But I appreciate y'all making me laugh.

Sure I'd be glad to post the Selmer up here. I'll start a new post, thanks first of all to those who responded with help. Much appreciated.

JayeLID said:

Plus the Beaugnier Tenor

asuming all in good shape, no serious/significant body dents or dings, relatively clean, playing up and down

Comm 3 Alto = $1500
Holton Collegiate Tenor = $600
Beaugnier Vito Tenor = $850
Couf Superba 2 Tenor = $1850
Total market values = $4800usd

Every one of these horns is a good, solid example of a vintage sax. The Collegiate is the low card in the deck - it is a second-shelfer, so, while quite respectable and along the lines of a Conn Director or King Cleveland....it isn't particularly special or sought after.

Is that total around the current market value of your era of VI ?

If not close, it is ....as others have gleaned, not a good deal.

In which case...the way you communicate to the offerer "no thanks".... is up to you, of course

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Very concise response, maestro Jaye. Thank you for the prices, that was a nice extra and really puts things in perspective. I do appreciate everyone's opinion. Yeah it's not a good deal, but I also wanted to learn a bit more about the horn(s) I haven't seen before. It's always good to learn something new.