I was looking around ebay and guess what i found?
http://cgi.ebay.com/Brand-New-ALTUS-FLUTE-1307_W0QQitemZ7773074564QQihZ018QQcategoryZ63850QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
wow this flute is supposed to be a lot?

Well it could be that this is a scam, but it could also be that the seller doesn't have any idea what they have. Many eBay sellers go to estate sales and the like to look for potentially profitable items, and this could be such an item. It certainly has an excellent starting price on it, but to be sure you weren't being scammed, you'd want to ask some questions (Where did you get it, how old is it, is it in playing condition, why are you selling it, etc.). As a side note, we have a thread dedicated to eBay finds already, so please post this type of thing there in the future.

Trust me it's a scam. My dad if VERY familar with ebay and he has a pretty good sense if the seller is a scam. Also, you can type the e-mail address in a googlesearch engine and find some stuff about the seller. http://www.scamsonebay.com/pages/content.php?content.30

Look whos e-mail address is on the list.....

There are actually a few, all with the same pictures/descriptions, but under different accounts and supposedly in different countries. I suspect maybe the account owners had their accounts hijacked by a scammer.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ALTUS-FLUTE-1307_W0QQitemZ4468285813QQihZ001QQcategoryZ11703QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/ALTUS-FLUTE-1307_W0QQitemZ4468416471QQihZ001QQcategoryZ303QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/ALTUS-FLUTE_W0QQitemZ6635572535QQihZ012QQcategoryZ3628QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Looks like Fluteboy1 dad was right!

This is the current status of the item:

"This listing (#7773074564) has been removed or is no longer available. Please make sure you entered the right item number."

http://cgi.ebay.com/SILVER-COLOR-BUNDY-SELMER-FLUTE-OPEN-HOLE-350929-CASE_W0QQitemZ7419762981QQcategoryZ85873QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

this guy's selling a flute for 10 bucks, Weird.

anytime someone is selling an expensive flute for cheap I smell a scam, they tried to scam several dealers I know by just lifting their photos off their websites

OOh! i'm REALLY convinced person..tell me anything and i'll believe it. I mean there was a colorful piccolo and it was under $100. I almost bought it.. And when i was trying to buy a pro flute. i was about to by a REALLY BAD cheap one. But i asked you guys what i should buy....good thing i trusted you guys!!^_^
HEEHEE, i guess i'll just be HORRIBLE at making decisions!

The flute was ten dollars cause its an auction, its now 46.

And it's not even worth the $10!

Joe B

http://cgi.ebay.com/YPC-32-Yamaha-Piccolo-YPC32-perfect-4-students-NoR_W0QQitemZ7423906665QQihZ016QQcategoryZ16229QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting

can you guys check out this one? im really bad at piciking out flutes and my flute teacher is on vacatoin and won't be back for like a month. Thanks a bunch

xoxo
cluelesss

To me, that seller seems to be "real." (but no one can ever be sure, so don't hold it against me). If the seller puts something up in the ad like "E-mail me and I will sell it to you for a lower price," then the seller tends to be a fraud.

The Yamaha YPC-32 is a well know student picollo, and like most Yamaha products is considered good value for the money. Can't say anything about the seller, but at least he/she knows what they're talking about it seems.

It is always worthwhile asking explicit questions about the condition of an instrument eg pads, springs, dents, is it in full playing order, when was it serviced etc. Unless assurances are forthcoming, you should assume the piccolo will need at least a minor service.

In my opinion, the best thing about Yamaha flutes and piccolos is their second hand resale value. The second best thing is that the quality is much more consistent than some other brands - which is very important if you dont/cant try the instrument before you buy!