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From LJ on 10/17/2014 4:34:53 PM

Has anybody noticed the return to e-bay of that "special Seeger" with the godawful armrest?

Same seller site. Is that legal? It has now graduated to "Xcel", which it is not and this time the price has been set at $3300. The first time it supposedly sold for $2400.

I sent the seller an inquiry but I don't expect a reply. This seller claims %100 satisfaction. Does e-bay take any action in a case like this?

Larry

3 Comments
	john bange says: 10/17/2014 5:22:25 PM It looks like a PS-5/ excel or a variation to me...T-B - phone pot, for sure...I don't think it's a SS-5
	LJ says: 10/17/2014 6:15:52 PM There seems to be quite a controversy over what comprised an "Xcel" and I agree that it was not directly connected to Pete Seeger at all. Maybe Eric Darling or John Stewart.
	boulderfolkie says: 10/17/2014 6:52:48 PM Think I mentioned this before; all EXCEL models were marked as such. This banjo is a "Special""because it incorporated EXCEL features plus the "D"-tuners. I'll wager the tailpiece and shoddy armrest work were added later by Dr. Frankenstein (the monster had his bolt through the neck, not the pot). The whole 'sold' and then not sold but re-listed $900 higher is real spooky.....just in time for Halloween. Beware!
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