How much should I sell my old flute for?
I've bought my new flute over a year ago but I never gt round to selling my old one and now I know of somebody who's thinking of taking up the flute so I was going to sell it to her, but I don't know how much for. It's a Trevor James 10XE II which was bought new in September 2003 and was played until December 2008, it has never been serviced (I know, I know terrible...) the spring making the key to the right of the G# key go down when you press the G key broke once but was replaced, there's a fair amount of tarnish on the inside of the flute (I wasn't so thorough with my cleaning when I was yonger in that most of the time I didn't bother *cringes inside thinking about it*) but not very much on the outside, I can't really judge how well it plays because of course it's going to play worse than my current flute because my current flute is better than my old one. My mum says that she won't take me to one of the London flute shops to get it valued because it's too far, even though we went there to buy my piccolo (I'll never understand her logic...). Wow that was a long post, sorry lol.
Gareth
Maybe £100 maximum?
If it's never been serviced it'll need that done before it's worth a beginner playing on it - and that'll be about £70...
Hope that helps....!
Liz
I agree Gareth, that's the price that first came to my mind, but on reflection I would suggest slightly under, £90 or £95. If you want a quick sale and if you know the person you are selling it to - even £99 sounds so much less than £100 when you are buying something and the buyer will be happy as they'll feel they've got a good deal. As the seller, if you prefer the £100 mark, think about throwing in a beginner tutor book or two (if you still have them and can bear to part with them).
A flute player (not verified)
hello, i bought my flute new in 2002 and didn't play it very oftend. it has never been serviced, but has not scratches or anything. i stopped using it 2007. it is a elkhart 300 series. how much would it be worth now, i know when i first bought it, it was over 200 pounds. the people in my local shop said they'd buy it for £40. is that a good price to sell it at?
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