Olds Trumpets and Cornets on eBay July-August 2000

Below is a summary of eBay closing prices for Olds cornets and trumpets during five weeks in July/August 2000. Some rounding has been done and some horns have been excluded due to damage etc. For the most part, the only horns considered below are those for which pictures remain online after the auction closed. In a few cases where exceptionally good descriptions are available the horn was included despite no picture being available.

Model	Low	Average	High	Quantity
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Ambassador cornet	30	71	150	21
Ambassador trumpet	40	94	180	23
Special cornet	41	95	138	3
Special trumpet	114	220	450	6
Studio cornet	120	250	405	3
Studio trumpet	285	345	405	2
Super cornet		228		1
Super trumpet	165	300	455	3
Super Star trumpet		255		2
Recording trumpet	500	625	691	3
Opera		819		1	Reserve not met
Mendez	500	840	1229	4	Silver prices much higher
Custom trumpet		475		1
The Olds cornet		142		1
The Olds trumpet	263	335	407	2

Observations: There is quite a bit of variability in the prices which cannot be fully explained by the condition. Some nice horns go unnoticed while other horns stir up bidding wars. Certainly the Ambassador prices are often great bargains, considering how well these horns play.

I've been collecting a few extra pieces of information, including an attempt at assessing the condition of the horns. However I haven't collected enough examples to enable meaningful analysis of smaller breakdowns (ie price of excellent condition Ambassador trumpets). Given the time-consuming nature of this endeavor, this may be as far as I take the effort for now. Of course if you want to volunteer to take things further, feel free to email me ;->

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