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Post  SenorSwanky Sat Nov 05, 2011 5:53 am

Good to know. Thanks, dude.
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Post  Guest Sat Nov 05, 2011 8:27 am

Wow....some crazy person bid $3,000 on the organ.... Shocked Cool

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Post  operafantomet Sat Nov 05, 2011 8:30 am

Someone trying to scare off other buyers! Laughing
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Post  Guest Sat Nov 05, 2011 8:33 am

I have a feeling that anyone who really wants this will not be scared off like that. I just know that I have to set a limit and stick to it.

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Post  SenorSwanky Sat Nov 05, 2011 2:51 pm

When it proxy bids for you, why not? I always bid the highest I will go. Rarely do I bid again if I'm outbid.
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Post  Guest Sat Nov 05, 2011 3:12 pm

I still haven't decided my absolute max yet. The auction ends a few days before I get paid, so that's affecting my limit. We'll see....

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Post  Raphael Sat Nov 05, 2011 3:18 pm

phantomfett wrote:Wow....some crazy person bid $3,000 on the organ.... Shocked Cool
Well, that will get Marion back to the states, but not in style Very Happy

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Post  ML6 Sun Nov 06, 2011 4:19 am

phantomfett wrote:
SenorSwanky wrote: Got inside info on a bidding war brewing?

I talked with the seller on the phone. He said that there has been more interest than he thought there would be for this piece. A bunch of people have tried to get him to close the auction early (Boo!) to avoid having to pay more. Which I totally understand....I would do the same thing. He runs a lot of risk closing it early, though. He did explain the paypal/cash thing. Last year, he sold an item and the buyer requested local pick up. The buyer paid through paypal, and picked up the item in person. Later that day, however, the buyer filed a claim with paypal saying he hadn't received the item. The seller told paypal it was a local pick up. Paypal said that without a valid tracking number, there was no way to prove that the item had been delivered. The seller had to refund the money and never got the item back.

He did say he was going to get the specs for me on saturday--dimensions, weight, etc....I'm going through my finances right now to see how much I can devote to the cause. Smile

I. Must. Know.

How did he get such a piece?
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Post  Guest Sun Nov 06, 2011 4:50 am

He's actually selling it for someone else. I've inquired about how the owner came by the piece, but he hasn't gotten back to me on that yet.

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Post  operafantomet Tue Nov 08, 2011 2:32 pm

The US Phantom's organ is currently at $4,450...!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-organ-Broadway-play-The-Phantom-Opera-/230696032368?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item35b68e1870&ssPageName=RSS%3AB%3ASHOP%3AUS%3A101
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Post  PhantomsGhost Tue Nov 08, 2011 2:45 pm

*snicker*

Why did I just giggle at that...? Twisted Evil
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Post  Guest Tue Nov 08, 2011 4:10 pm

I'm so gonna get outbid....I can feel it....

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Post  Bunvendor Tue Nov 08, 2011 7:33 pm

phantomfett wrote:I'm so gonna get outbid....I can feel it....
Don't think like that! YOU WILL WIN!!!
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Post  Guest Wed Nov 09, 2011 5:40 am

Just need to prepare my myself mentally for the possibility that there MIGHT actually be someone out there who's crazier than I am. Smile Less of a let down that way.

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Post  operafantomet Wed Nov 09, 2011 7:10 am

phantomfett wrote:Just need to prepare my myself mentally for the possibility that there MIGHT actually be someone out there who's crazier than I am. Smile
No worries then! Laughing
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Post  Guest Wed Nov 09, 2011 2:31 pm

Less than 21 hours to go....I did find out there is at least one other person who's been asking the serious questions like I have. Hopefully they will chicken out.... Smile

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Post  ML6 Thu Nov 10, 2011 12:49 am

Oh holy shit, you better win this piece!
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Post  Guest Thu Nov 10, 2011 7:09 am

I appreciate your enthusiasm, but please remember this is a family friendly board.

Four hours and 10 minutes to go....Oi!

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Post  Guest Thu Nov 10, 2011 10:24 am

Less than an hour to go....The stress is killing me! Geez! Shocked

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Post  Guest Thu Nov 10, 2011 11:27 am

Dear Ebay bidders,

If you're going to snipe me on something from Phantom, don't bring it weak! Mission accomplished folks! Cool

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Post  Madame Giry Thu Nov 10, 2011 11:36 am

phantomfett wrote:Dear Ebay bidders,

If you're going to snipe me on something from Phantom, don't bring it weak! Mission accomplished folks! Cool

Way to GO, phantomfett! Congratulations! Very Happy

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Post  operafantomet Thu Nov 10, 2011 11:45 am

phantomfett wrote:Dear Ebay bidders,

If you're going to snipe me on something from Phantom, don't bring it weak! Mission accomplished folks! Cool
Holy Macaroni!!! That is wild! Wicked! And awesome! And everything else. Very Happy cheers flower king cyclops

(and I told you that there wouldn't be anyone crazier than you out there... Laughing )
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Post  Scorp Thu Nov 10, 2011 11:52 am

CONGRATS! Please take lots of pics when you get it! Very Happy

By the way, is this the original Broadway organ used by MC, or a later one or...do we know? I know the auction page says "the original piece", but I wasn't quite sure what that meant.
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Post  operafantomet Thu Nov 10, 2011 12:20 pm

Scorp wrote:CONGRATS! Please take lots of pics when you get it! Very Happy

By the way, is this the original Broadway organ used by MC, or a later one or...do we know? I know the auction page says "the original piece", but I wasn't quite sure what that meant.
I don't think anything has been confirmed on that (unless Phantomfett has gotten more info). My guess is that it's from one of the US tours, somehow that seems more likely. The seller write "original organ from the Broadway play", but that can might as well mean that it is an original (=authentic) piece from the musical - many Americans use the term "Broadway" as synonymous with the musical genre rather than as a location.
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Post  Devon Thu Nov 10, 2011 12:25 pm

operafantomet wrote:
Scorp wrote:CONGRATS! Please take lots of pics when you get it! Very Happy

By the way, is this the original Broadway organ used by MC, or a later one or...do we know? I know the auction page says "the original piece", but I wasn't quite sure what that meant.
I don't think anything has been confirmed on that (unless Phantomfett has gotten more info). My guess is that it's from one of the US tours, somehow that seems more likely. The seller write "original organ from the Broadway play", but that can might as well mean that it is an original (=authentic) piece from the musical - many Americans use the term "Broadway" as synonymous with the musical genre rather than as a location.

So awesome and glad that one of the members here won it! Woo hoo, way to go! Can't WAIT to see some pics... ;-)

And operafantomet is right, I mean it might be the original but I'm guessing since the seller stated it was the organ from the Broadway play, that means they probably got it at the flea market in New York and that it was used on stage there. Most of the time using the term Broadway to me means Broadway in New York but not all think that way. Nonetheless, that is way cool and a great Ebay win!!
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Post  Guest Thu Nov 10, 2011 1:11 pm

operafantomet wrote:
phantomfett wrote:Dear Ebay bidders,

If you're going to snipe me on something from Phantom, don't bring it weak! Mission accomplished folks! Cool
Holy Macaroni!!! That is wild! Wicked! And awesome! And everything else. Very Happy cheers flower king cyclops

(and I told you that there wouldn't be anyone crazier than you out there... Laughing )

There was, they just didn't commit to their choices as well.... Smile

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Post  Guest Thu Nov 10, 2011 1:20 pm

Scorp wrote:CONGRATS! Please take lots of pics when you get it! Very Happy

By the way, is this the original Broadway organ used by MC, or a later one or...do we know? I know the auction page says "the original piece", but I wasn't quite sure what that meant.

I'll see what I can dig up on it. There may be some indications inside or underneath it. Won't know for a bit. I can't wait to inspect it to see if the wiring and batteries still work. It would be really awesome to charge it up, light her up, and put a male mannequin in the sitting position wearing Phantom suit on it. Now, my next task is to find the quill, ink jar, and music that go on it. And the removable candle.... Cool

The seller said that the actual owner picked up the piece as part of a bulk auction lot of Broadway items. Among them were the motorcycle from the Producers, and a huge poster used in Miss Saigon. There were some other Phantom items, but the owner sold them off a while ago. Sad

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Post  Madame Giry Thu Nov 10, 2011 1:30 pm

phantomfett wrote:
The seller said that the actual owner picked up the piece as part of a bulk auction lot of Broadway items. Among them were the motorcycle from the Producers, and a huge poster used in Miss Saigon. There were some other Phantom items, but the owner sold them off a while ago. Sad

Man. That sounds like a heck of an auction lot! I wonder what other Phantom items he had. Still, that's pretty awesome that you have assurances that the organ is really from Broadway. Did the seller say exactly when the owner bought the auction lot?

Again, amazing that you were able to get the organ - and your display idea sounds fantastic! Smile

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Post  Guest Thu Nov 10, 2011 1:40 pm

He did not say exactly when it was acquired, but I'd like to know if there was a transfer of paperwork when it did happen. It would be nice to have the legal paper trail, you know? Wink

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Post  Madame Giry Thu Nov 10, 2011 1:52 pm

Oh absolutely. Provenance is key in these kinds of things. However, I have no doubt that it was legitimately acquired. I would think that we'd have heard about it if a bunch of high profile and large-scale props from major Broadway shows disappeared inexplicably. Wink

I've got to say, I'm so glad that one of our board members won the organ. It would be a real shame if it went into some rich person's private collection, where it would never be seen again.

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