Ukrainian accordions on ebay
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My opinion? You get what you pay for. 
You should also consider the market:
What is the local value (cost of living? )
What is popular - a CBA will have a lower appeal in UK than in France?
B system will sell better than C in some places
A diatonic tuned CF may be worth little if the local trend is for DG or GC.
A wide musette may be OK in Scotland but hard to sell elsewhere.
Why are accordions so complicated? I guess because they can be so different.
I spent a while trying to play Flaco Jimenez music on an ADG diatonic before working out that his was tuned GCF!
What is the local value (cost of living? )
What is popular - a CBA will have a lower appeal in UK than in France?
B system will sell better than C in some places
A diatonic tuned CF may be worth little if the local trend is for DG or GC.
A wide musette may be OK in Scotland but hard to sell elsewhere.
Why are accordions so complicated? I guess because they can be so different.
I spent a while trying to play Flaco Jimenez music on an ADG diatonic before working out that his was tuned GCF!
if it looks too good to be true..
but might still be worth investigating, it is more than a 3rd world country
but might still be worth investigating, it is more than a 3rd world country
Old thread, but I recently bought two bayan accordions from sellers in Ukraine. Both are 3-row chromatic B of course, and pretty good! But they were not the cheapo USD $100 ones. I paid between USD 300 and 500 each, one is a big 3-voice 5-register beast with 5 treble reed banks and double cassotto! The bass side has 72 reeds instead of the usual 48. The other box is a simple 2-voice dry tuned. Not the most responsive reeds but they sound very good. The big one needed a bit of repairs but the price was good and I repair accordions, so I took the chance. Only the bass strap and adjusting mechanism needed replacing. Some vendors do some preparation of their instruments, some are just sellers who have no idea what they sell. Read the descriptions of the items and ask questions. The other issue is the transport. Both accordions were well packed but arrived with reed blocks that got loose. Easy fix, but again I know what to look for and it's easy to fix, as reed blocks are held in place with either little metal sliders and/or little metal tabs with screws. Soviet-era accordions are interesting instruments!
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