| Here is a survey of eBay closing prices for Olds trumpets, conducted by Ingrid Halonen during December 2002 and January 2003. NOTE: I plan to present a table showing all the available price surveys side-by-side in the near future! |
| The following is Ingrid's description of the survey: |
| This is my very unscientific survey of closing prices of Olds trumpets on eBay. I’m doing this survey for fun and will not guarantee that I include every trumpet that closes because some could slip by me. Also, I am not including Ambassadors because there are just so many for sale that it would ruin my fun to keep track of all of them. I’m not keeping track of cornets because they do not interest me at this time. |
| The trumpets that are in my survey must all have had the words “trumpet” and “olds” in the auction title. |
| When the auction title does not specify the model of the horn and I can be positive of the model from photos and/or item description, I will include those horns in my survey. If I can not be sure of the model, it will not be included. |
| Only trumpets that actually sell will be included. |
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I will rate the trumpets that sell on a 1 to 4 scale based on my interpretation of the item descriptions and photos. 1 Not playable 2 Poor appearance 3 Good appearance 4 Like new |
| All trumpets are Bb. No Eb trumpets sold during my survey. |
| Item Number | Model | Serial Number | Price | Rating | Date | Comment | |
| 935998884 | Adia | $399 | 3 | Jan-16-03 | |||
| 935998300 | Adia | $399 | 3 | Jan-16-03 | |||
| Average | $399 | ||||||
| 934899940 | Custom CHR | $550 | 3 | Jan-05-03 | |||
| Average | $550 | ||||||
| 2500773034 | Mendez | $1,600 | 4 | Jan-17-03 | Overhauled and modified | ||
| 2501298924 | Mendez | $850 | 3 | Jan-21-03 | |||
| 934755858 | Mendez | 385XXX | $680 | 2 ½ | Jan-12-03 | ||
| 2500349741 | Mendez | 340XXX | $925 | 3 ½ | Jan-16-03 | ||
| 931491938 | Mendez | 989182 | $910 | 2 | Dec-29-02 | ||
| 2500345365 | Mendez | 630207 | $730 | 3 | Jan-16-03 | ||
| 935380521 | Mendez | 411057 | $617 | 3 | Jan-11-03 | ||
| Average | $902 | Avg excluding highest extreme = $785 | |||||
| 931008821 | NL-10 Special | 882040 | $228 | 3 | Dec-23-02 | ||
| Average | $228 | ||||||
| 2503447349 | Opera | 531XXX | $800 | 3 | Jan-26-03 | ||
| 934928091 | Opera | $529 | 2 ½ | Jan-09-03 | |||
| 929350369 | Opera | 5314XX | $3,061 | 4 (new) | Dec-17-02 | ||
| 927614000 | Opera | 340180 | $910 | 4 | Dec-11-02 | ||
| Average | $1,325 | Avg excluding highest extreme = $746 | |||||
| 930516494 | Opera Premiere | 401450 | $502 | 2 | Dec-22-02 | ||
| Average | $502 | ||||||
| 934276944 | Pinto | 854500 | $66 | 1 ½ | Jan-06-03 | ||
| Average | $66 | ||||||
| 931586165 | Recording | 49596 | $820 | 3 | Dec-29-02 | ||
| 934137362 | Recording | 49XXX | $571 | 2 | Jan-05-03 | ||
| 2504611666 | Recording | Late ‘60s | $877 | 3 | Feb-05-03 | ||
| 931888173 | Recording | $388 | 1 ½ | Dec-28-02 | |||
| 933750573 | Recording | $405 | 2 | Jan-03-03 | |||
| 2504090189 | Recording | 819xxx | $484 | 2 | Feb-02-03 | ||
| 936069379 | Recording | 146435 | $460 | 2 | Jan-11-03 | ||
| Average | $572 | ||||||
| 934400321 | Special | 445573 | $277 | 3 | Jan-06-03 | ||
| 2503186540 | Special | 663064 | $128 | 2 ½ | Jan-29-03 | ||
| 935731959 | Special | 107973 | $153 | 2 ½ | Jan-12-03 | ||
| 930569650 | Special | Year 1957 | $300 | 3 | Dec-21-02 | ||
| 935113172 | Special | 896416 | $305 | 3 | Jan-10-03 | ||
| 2503776091 | Special | 400547 | $249 | 2 ½ | Feb-02-03 | ||
| 2500626386 | Special | $255 | 2 ½ | Jan-19-03 | |||
| 2504960432 | Special | 179504 | $160 | 2 ½ | Feb-06-03 | ||
| 930379511 | Special | 54712 | $230 | 2 ½ | Dec-23-02 | ||
| 932456426 | Special | Year 1960’s | $198 | 2.5 | Dec-29-02 | ||
| 935792911 | Special | Early ‘50s | $150 | 2 | Jan-08-03 | ||
| 930874727 | Special | 69711 | $79 | 2 | Dec-23-02 | ||
| 933358571 | Special | 82551 | $162 | 1.5 | Dec-29-02 | ||
| 926601559 | Special | 400703 | $250 | 3 | Dec-07-02 | ||
| 929262831 | Special | 629xxx | $250 | 3 | Dec-12-02 | ||
| 925912237 | Special | 179510 | $153 | 3 | Dec-07-02 | ||
| 935986000 | Special | 423826 | $168 | 3 | Jan-13-03 | ||
| Average | $204 | ||||||
| 936754372 | Studio | 696XXX | $575 | 3 ½ | Jan-13-03 | ||
| 929393727 | Studio | 179655 | $301 | 2 ½ | Dec-15-02 | ||
| 2502715767 | Studio | 106141 | $204 | 2 | Jan-25-03 | ||
| 931162831 | Studio | 737688 | $460 | 3 ½ | Dec-24-02 | ||
| 2503815620 | Studio | 147xxx | $275 | 3 ½ | Jan-26-03 | ||
| 928174882 | Studio | 7377XX | $284 | 3 | Dec-12-02 | ||
| 2505250508 | Studio | 696130 | $549 | 3 | Feb-03-03 | ||
| 933837627 | Studio | 711642 | $450 | 3 | Jan-04-03 | ||
| Average | $387 | ||||||
| 936792045 | Super | 242715 | $381 | 3 | Jan-19-03 | ||
| 936429919 | Super | 857927 | $204 | 2 | Jan-15-03 | ||
| 931913826 | Super | 709999 | $280 | 2 ½ | Dec-28-02 | ||
| 930160492 | Super | 15xxx | $635 | 2 ½ | Dec-17-02 | ||
| 2504326120 | Super | 823360 | $305 | 3 | Feb-03-03 | ||
| 928210862 | Super | 640346 | $300 | 3 | Dec-15-02 | ||
| Average | $351 | ||||||
| 934060052 | Super Star | 802435 | $530 | 3 ½ | Jan-05-03 | ||
| 935810735 | Super Star | $411 | 3 | Jan-12-03 | |||
| Average | $471 | ||||||
| 930809351 | Super Star Ultra Sonic | 802324 | $181 | 2 | Dec-22-02 | ||
| Average | $181 | ||||||
| 2503044337 | The Olds | 6414 | $305 | 2 | Jan-31-03 | ||
| Average | $305 | ||||||
| Average of entire survey | $472 | ||||||
All images and text, ©2003 Alan Rouse and Ingrid Halonen. All rights reserved.