Where to sell accordion
May 18, 2018 7:39 AM Subscribe
What is the best place to try to sell a fairly nice (~ $400 a few years ago, in very good condition) accordion? Is there some kind of forum for accordion players that has an active marketplace? There is no music store locally where I could consign it so online it will have to be.
What corner of the world are you in? Even if you aren't in an urban megaplex, there are often plenty of nice instruments being bought and sold locally, using services like craigslist, nextdoor, facebook, etc. Heck you might even get a note from a MeFite who sees this and is interested.
Reverb.com is currently listing many accordions in the ~$200-600 range, and from what I've heard the community there is fairly trustworthy compared to some other outlets.
posted by SaltySalticid at 7:59 AM on May 18, 2018
Reverb.com is currently listing many accordions in the ~$200-600 range, and from what I've heard the community there is fairly trustworthy compared to some other outlets.
posted by SaltySalticid at 7:59 AM on May 18, 2018
Response by poster: The closest "big" city to me is Spokane, WA.
posted by HotToddy at 8:06 AM on May 18, 2018
posted by HotToddy at 8:06 AM on May 18, 2018
I have had maybe a dozen great experiences buying and selling on Reverb. They will even sell you (the seller) a shipping label, if you want to box it up yourself.
posted by sandettie light vessel automatic at 8:11 AM on May 18, 2018 [1 favorite]
posted by sandettie light vessel automatic at 8:11 AM on May 18, 2018 [1 favorite]
Possibly a long shot, but it looks like there's an annual "Accordion Jubilee" in Wallace, ID (just down the road from Spokane) every August. You could see if they have a sales tent or something? Contact info for the festival can be found on the chamber of commerce events calendar (select the event in August for the info).
posted by baseballpajamas at 8:31 AM on May 18, 2018 [1 favorite]
posted by baseballpajamas at 8:31 AM on May 18, 2018 [1 favorite]
I've sold a few accordions on Craigslist. It went smoothly. Free to list, takes like five minutes to post. Hard to go wrong.
posted by Slinga at 9:47 AM on May 18, 2018
posted by Slinga at 9:47 AM on May 18, 2018
I've sold a couple of accordions on Craigslist too, and they went pretty quickly. One was purchased locally and the other I shipped (which I'm not sure I'd do today, scams and all, but this was a while ago).
posted by beyond_pink at 10:22 AM on May 18, 2018
posted by beyond_pink at 10:22 AM on May 18, 2018
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posted by nebulawindphone at 7:47 AM on May 18, 2018