[halfnote]

What would be the going price on a 5 to 6 year old 902 alto that has been used maybe for one year and stored for the rest? The condition would be, well, hardly touched.

 

[sycc]

I think new ones are about $2395(kessler has new ones). I'd say at least $1995.

 

[bluesaxgirl]

$2000 is good. So, basically I agree with sycc. Don't underprice yourself. If it's like new, $2000. My main sax is the A902 and since I know how this sax plays and the quality, I would buy it for an almost new price.

 

[halfnote]

So you mean to tell me that a 5 to 6 year old horn like this would sell for only about $400 less than new? I would have guessed much less than that. :scratch:

 

[sycc]

The key is that it is mint. My Selmer super 80 series II soprano was 7 years old when I bought it new at sam ash. They bought 18 of them in 97. In 04 it was the last one of the orginal 18 to be sold.

 

[halfnote]

How quickly would it drop in price if it had the normal wear and tear of a 5 or 6 year old horn? You don't see many of these for sale used anywhere so it's hard getting a comparable.

 

[halfnote]

Nobody else wanting to chime in? I've found it rather difficult to gauge the normal selling prices of these horns as I really don't see them up for sale like I do other horns. Normally I can do some research on a horn and come up with a good feel of what one would sell for in good condition at a given age; and then mark up or down some for what I happen to be either buying or selling.

 

[retread]

Wild guess: price of a comparable 901 plus 60% to 70% of the premium for the 902 when new.