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HOW TO SELL YOUR OWN PIANO
Whether you are selling an old Upright, a Spinet, Console, Studio or Concert Grand piano, you have decided to sell it for one reason or another, we provide this informative, easy-to-read Seller's Guide. Do yourself a favor and educate yourself before you attempt to sell your piano. Buying a piano is a big ticket purchase, and people will ask plenty of questions about a piano so make sure you have all the facts. Most people don't know how to sell their own piano for what it is worth and they wind up losing money when they sell it themselves. This takes a little effort, but will help protect your investment. You may only sell one piano in your lifetime. This guide should answer your questions --- and without weighing you down with mind-numbing techno-babble. Read it apply it and get the best price for your piano. There's a lot more to a piano than just the type and size. We will explain the differences to you so you can make decisions about the price. You'll only have to learn the things you need to know about the piano you are selling.
WHERE DO YOU ADVERTISE?
You can make up a web page, run your own classified ads with pictures and sell your own piano. We can answer the questions; How old is the piano? What is the Price? How was it Made? When was it made? How has it been used? How much will it cost to move and tune? How much are repairs? Or we can provide a complete history of the care of the instrument as well as who, where and when factory information with color pictures. A prospective buy can call you (local call) and ask additional information about the instrument and make an appointment to see it. We can provide you with web page template and help you design it for the most effective presentation of your piano. You can create the ad and/or we will help. You will be able to list your piano for sale with a simple one or two line ad in your local newspaper classified section. This page contains the most inexpensive and effective advertising methods.
Have your piano prepared for sale by tuning - touch up - cleaning for maximum performance Brass should be polished, and the action and key assembly should be clean. This should be performed by your local piano technician. A clean and tuned instrument sells quicker. The best way to find a piano technician is through the yellow pages for a "PTG" Piano Technicians Guild Member, they subscribe to a code of ethics, they do not overcharge and will be able to correct the minor repairs needed and/or know someone in your area who can touch up the cabinet.Here are a few things you'll need before you begin placing your Ad. Having these items available before you begin will make placing your ad an almost effortless process and insure that it goes quickly and easily for you!
- Prepare general information, a general description of your piano.
- Have your basic information available; such as the year, make, model, and selling price.
- Prepare a list of the optional features your piano is equipped with.
- Describe your piano as if it were a person, It has lived in a climate controlled room.
- Have an idea of what you would like to say in the description area of your ad.
- List the reason you are selling your piano.
- Your description should reflect the best features of your instrument.
- Use words such as "one owner, brand new, best offer, one of a kind" etc.
- Use complete sentences in your description if possible.
- Your home phone number or the phone number at which you would like potential buyers to contact you.
- Include your reply email address in your ad so that buyers can contact you directly via email.
- Include photos with your ad. Photos sell Pianos! The more photos the better.
- They give the potential buyer a visual cue to inquire about your instrument.
- A buyer won't buy what he can't see, and a seller can't sell what he can't show.
THE CLASSIFIED ADS OF YOUR LOCAL NEWSPAPER
For over a hundred years one of the best sources selling a piano was the private classified ad. The classified ads are also used by local piano dealers, teachers, tuners and technicians. There are many advantages of local piano ads over other methods of advertising a used piano for sale. First of all you know where the piano is, where it has been and you can see it, hear it and touch it in its present environment. You know that it hasn't been moved around so you know that it is properly seasoned for your local atmospheric conditions. The local weekly throwaway newspapers such as the Thrifty Nickel or Penny Saver are great examples of inexpensive classified ads that work well with used pianos.
You want to know how old you piano is, whether it is a good piano or not, how much it piano is really worth. Some of this is related to the outdoor climate and some of it is related to the indoor environment, which is affected by such conditions as air conditioning and heating systems. Example: A piano located in Phoenix or Las Vegas, may not be suitable for use in Houston or Miami. The instrument is in a very dry area and if moved to a wet or humid area you will have many problems with sticking keys and dull sounding hammers from moisture.
The WWW internet does not work with a piano.
If you advertise your piano on the WWW internet there are plenty of things preventing you from selling it. You have a Baldwin, Kawai or Yamaha console in Chicago. You sell your piano for a great price to someone who lives in New York. In addition to the cost of the piano, there is the cost of freight to consider, and this is never inexpensive. The cost of shipping that piano is $1,000. Add that to the price of the piano and you are not very competitive, as a matter of fact your piano is over priced. On the other hand the local internet is a great place to buy or sell a piano if it is to a local buyer.
The Classified ad has worked for a hundred years, but a classified ad today will cost $40.00, $50.00 or more for three or four days. But you can buy a one or two line ad in your local newspaper classified section and list your web page as the location for your piano advertising, or you can advertise plenty of Free advertising.
The appraised price is the figure it is really worth, it is an average of what pianos of this nature sell for. Most of the time you are able to get close to that price, more or less, depending on the condition and the demand in the market in which you live. You should advertise it for the figure you are comfortable with. There are no magic phrases or advertising methods, but the classified and the internet seems like the ways to go with classifications of "Piano For Sale" or "Musical Instruments". It should be in tune, if possible.
The appraised price is the amount an insurance company will pay or the IRS will allow as a deduction if you donate it to a non profit organization. I would not invest a great deal in the refinishing, but a good cabinet maker can "Touch up" and "Rub out" the cabinet for a reasonable amount. A clean and polished piano will sell faster. The best way to sell it is probably through the local classifieds including the small weekly "throw away" Penny savers or Thrifty nickel newspapers. If you have much difficulty you can always donate it to a non profit organization and take the full amount as a tax deduction.
SELLING YOUR PIANO Click on underlined links
You are selling a musical instrument. Please read this chapter carefully.
You can list your piano on Click here >>www.craigslist.com and Click here >>http://www.kijiji.com/ these are free classified ads and they are local. Good to excellent fast response.You can start your own website with pictures and history very inexpensively - and advertise a one line in your local classified and penny savers. You can do a starter for around $10.00 with your own dot com address.
Click here >> http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/webhosting/?p=PASSPORT Click here >> https://www.godaddy.com/gdshop/registrar/search.asp?ci=10676You can list it on www.pianomart.com - this company charge 3% after you have sold it - very dependable. Pictures - pictures
You can list it on all search engines for a local search free of charge - this is a good place to list your piano.
If there is a local College or University in your area, post notices in the music department.
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Put a sign in front of your house "Piano for Sale" - about the size of a real estate sign, nicely done.