garyg
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Does anyone else watch vintage soprano uke prices on ebay? I started watching about 7-8 months ago and there seems to be a rather steep decline in prices of vintage ukes, including Martins and Favilla's. When I started watching, Martin 1M's in stores were going for 800+ with most higher and on ebay they were about the same IIRC. Gretsch's have stayed relatively constant but Favilla's were going for $3-400. I'm talking about ukes in very good to excellent condition. The other day a Martin 1M in very good+ went for $449, and two nice Favillas (one that needs tuners replaced) went for just over $200. I'm curious about the opinions of those who have watched for years, is this a normal oscillation - is everyone in so much financial trouble that they're dumping their ukes regardless of price? Has the market crashed that much or is this just a blip? TIA,g2