How/where to sell student instruments?

[Anonymous]

My kids are done with their violins and cellos. How do we most easily sell them? Do any stores buy them for resale?

[Anonymous]

bulletin board. facebook marketplace. through mom network with other moms who have kids starting orchestra. craigslist.

a music store might buy them, but you would probably get a lower price.

[Anonymous]

I donated my kid's sax to our local elementary school. They wete so grateful!

[Anonymous]

Facebook marketplace.

[Anonymous]

I consigned my daughter's violin at Potter's, the luthier in Silver Spring. It's going to take a little time to sell, since my daughter is small but advanced for her age, so the quality of the instrument is probably a little bit higher than what most families would pay for at that fractional size.

If your instruments are more run-of-the-mill, they will sell faster.

[Anonymous]

Reverb.com

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I donated my kid's sax to our local elementary school. They wete so grateful!

+1 If they’re student-quality instruments, you won’t get much for them, but they might make a huge difference in the life of a low-income kid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I donated my kid's sax to our local elementary school. They wete so grateful!

+1 If they’re student-quality instruments, you won’t get much for them, but they might make a huge difference in the life of a low-income kid.

+1

[Anonymous]

DCYOP has a parents facebook group,maybe you could try there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kids are done with their violins and cellos. How do we most easily sell them? Do any stores buy them for resale?

Yes to your local Facebook sale group. I sold a very generic beginner violin that I had ordered off of Amazon, and got about 3-4 immediate inquiries.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I donated my kid's sax to our local elementary school. They wete so grateful!

+1 If they’re student-quality instruments, you won’t get much for them, but they might make a huge difference in the life of a low-income kid.

+1

I second this

[Anonymous]

Op here - thanks! Our were about $1,500 each new so not top quality but not nothing either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op here - thanks! Our were about $1,500 each new so not top quality but not nothing either.

Depends what it is, OP. Different instruments won't have the same price range.

[Anonymous]

You can donate to DCYOP or any school that has a program, and take the tax deduction. Way less hassle and financially not that different.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You can donate to DCYOP or any school that has a program, and take the tax deduction. Way less hassle and financially not that different.

Not all of us can deduct….