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Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2023 11:15:17 +0100
From: hello@expressmusic.co.uk
To: andybailey21 <andybailey21@btinternet.com>
Subject: Re: Express Music Enquiry - 5280
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Very speedy, nice one Andy.

Order received and you will get a separate email with your tracking 
information once we have created the shipping labels etc.

Thanks again and enjoy your weekend.

Harriet  :)

On 2023-06-24 11:04, andybailey21 wrote:
> Morning Harriet.
> 
> I could go for that, much appreciated. If you want to amend the
> website I'll fire up the credit card.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Andy
> 
>> ------ Original Message ------
>> From: hello@expressmusic.co.uk
>> To: "andybailey21" <andybailey21@btinternet.com>
>> Sent: Friday, 23 Jun, 2023 At 17:05
>> Subject: Re: Express Music Enquiry - 5280
>> 
>> Hi Andy,
>> 
>> You do raise a good point. In all honesty, I forgot it was on Reverb
>> already. We normally just leave them on our site for a few weeks
>> first.
>> 
>> We can do £2110 with UK Mainland shipping.
>> 
>> Back in the shop 11am tomorrow. If you do want to go ahead let us
>> know and we can change the price on our website for you tomorrow.
>> Our next shipping day is Tuesday for Wednesday delivery.
>> 
>> Kind Regards,
>> 
>> Harriet
>> 
>> On 2023-06-23 16:07, andybailey21 wrote:
>> 
>> Thanks again Harriet and I appreciate the offer.
>> 
>> I see you also have it on Reverb at £2,295. I reckon Reverb's
>> selling
>> 
>> fee and processing fee would together come to £188, giving you a
>> net
>> 
>> sale price of £2,107. I would be willing to offer that for a
>> private
>> 
>> sale if you would be prepared to let a customer have the discount
>> 
>> rather than giving it to Reverb!
>> 
>> Best wishes.
>> 
>> Andy
>> 
>> ------ Original Message ------
>> 
>> From: hello@expressmusic.co.uk
>> 
>> To: "andybailey21" <andybailey21@btinternet.com>
>> 
>> Sent: Friday, 23 Jun, 2023 At 15:22
>> 
>> Subject: Re: Express Music Enquiry - 5280
>> 
>> Hi Andy,
>> 
>> Glad you didn't take offence to our offer.
>> 
>> We can do the Raven at £2235 inc. shipping to UK Mainland.
>> 
>> Have a think and if we can do anything to help, let us know.
>> 
>> Kind Regards,
>> 
>> Harriet
>> 
>> Express Music
>> 
>> On 2023-06-23 15:04, andybailey21 wrote:
>> 
>> Hi guys.
>> 
>> Thanks for the quick reply. I totally understand your position,
>> 
>> you're
>> 
>> in business to make a profit after all. Yes, it would make sense for
>> 
>> me to pursue a private sale on the Gordon Smith, perhaps at a lower
>> 
>> price.
>> 
>> I'm still potentially interested in the Raven though. Could there be
>> 
>> any flexibility on the price for a straightforward sale?
>> 
>> Thanks again.
>> 
>> Andy
>> 
>> ------ Original Message ------
>> 
>> From: hello@expressmusic.co.uk
>> 
>> To: andybailey21@btinternet.com
>> 
>> Sent: Friday, 23 Jun, 2023 At 11:31
>> 
>> Subject: Re: Express Music Enquiry - 5280
>> 
>> Morning Andy,
>> 
>> Thanks for getting in touch.
>> 
>> From previous experience, the sale of second-hand Gordon Smith
>> 
>> guitars is a challenge and they need to be very competitively priced
>> 
>> or they can hang around for a long time (not something we like). For
>> 
>> this reason and to not offend you on the price we would offer as a
>> 
>> trade-in, we have the alternative option of selling the guitar for
>> 
>> you on a commission basis. We think a realistic list price on this
>> 
>> is around £1199-£1299. For commission sales, we take 20% of the
>> 
>> sold price excluding any workshop labour that may or may not be
>> 
>> needed. We understand this is a lot less than you have it listed at,
>> 
>> so you could always give the private sale a good go first and
>> 
>> gradually drop the price till you get some interest.
>> 
>> Realistically we would want to offer around £600-£700 as a trade
>> 
>> in which we understand would be less than you were expecting.
>> 
>> Kind Regards,
>> 
>> Harriet, Phil & Tim
>> 
>> Express Music
>> 
>> On 2023-06-23 10:52, andybailey21@btinternet.com wrote:
>> 
>> Name: Andy
>> 
>> Address: 8 Cotes Way
>> 
>> Wing
>> 
>> Postcode: LU7 0RB
>> 
>> Telephone: 07762 174964
>> 
>> Email: andybailey21@btinternet.com
>> 
>> Enquiry: Would you be able to give me a price for your Tom Anderson
>> 
>> Raven if I were to trade in my Gordon Smith Super-Lite Gatsby?
>> 
>> See it here:
>> 
>> https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/256114638557