RCA theremin (back) on eBay

Third time's a charm:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330081715803

how come it didn't sell the first couple of times?

I hate this about eBay, sometimes you actually do have to sell something 3 times to actually sell it!

If I had the bux I'd be in the running! And drive down and get it.

beware - sometimes after a sale and delivery a theremin runs away back to it's original master/mistress.

Sometimes Clara Rockmore's has to be retrieved from outside her old apartment.

Several of Leon Theremin's turn up now and again outside the Sushi bar which now stands at bottom of his old apartment. See a disguised yellow one in front of the bicycle in this photos http://www.flickr.com/photos/unclechristo/68124089/in/set-1479003/

The first time eBay pulled the item because the vendor broke one of their rules - trying to pass his ebay costs on to the purchaser.

The second time no-one met his reserve. Despite some very high bids. I do not recall the figures but I think they went higher than an RCA has ever fetched before.

Now it has a very optimistic Buy-It-Now attached which gives some idea of the vendor's ambitions.

Since eBay changed the game by masking bidders identities it is hard to tell, but I get the feeling the usual players aren't taking the bait this time.

The second time it went for 9,999.00 and the reserve wasn't met.

I remember Chuck's going for just slightly over 10,000 back in June.

Let's see. Time to check my wallet....

What's in ther plus some gig money I have saved up leaves me a little short,

Anyone have an extra $9,771.48 or so they would be willing to part with?

screw Grad school, I'm taking my student loan money and guess what I'm going to do.
just wait until I butcher it all up to make it left handed

Andy

That's funny about 'em going home.... anyone remember the Simpsons episode where Professor Frink's telephone dialing machine tries to go home? (Homer catches it and breaks its legs off).

about 3 hours to go.

The winning bid was $9499.99. I hope whoever bought this is going to give it a great home.