I just ran across this on ebay:
Standard disclaimers apply:
Don’t know him, haven’t bought from him, never heard of him, won’t get nuthin from him, etc., etc., etc.
Looks like a great flute, and the price ain’t bad, yet.
got some legs towards the end, dinnit! 
$3,250.00
Seems like that’s how it always goes, huh. 
It’s just as well that I didn’t have the money to bid on it. If I had then I’d be disappointed now.
There’s a lesson in it, though:
Money spent on a good instrument is not lost. It’s a recoupable investment. Money spent on junk, not so.
I appreciate that…