Stephenson 1/2 set on ebay

There’s 16 hours left to go on this half set and it’s still only at $500 (although there have been 17 bids on it). The last 2 minutes will probably be hectic.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Uilleann-Bagpipes-Stephenson-Half-Set-w-Keyed-Chanter_W0QQitemZ290031428992QQihZ019QQcategoryZ16226QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

US$810 final bid. Reserve not met. Guess we’ll be seeing this one again.

I can’t beleive no one bought that half set :confused: , its basicaly a P.hunter half set, :thumbsup: it will play as good as anything made by any of so called pro makers,I know! one of my half sets is by Davy Stephenson,and they are absolutely “Sh-t Hot”, :astonished: I don’t know what’s a matter with you Guys ouy there. :confused:

$$$$$$$ or, the lack thereof. :wink:

There was a high reserve on the auction.

Hello dyer, :slight_smile:
mist the reserve,any idea want they were wanting as a starting price? this may help anyone starting out, depending on the price, may as well have a half set than a practice set if the price is right :astonished: . all the best.

Reserves are hidden, so I have no idea what price they were going for.

One can assume that it is higher than the last bid. :stuck_out_tongue:

I would expect a half set to have a higher reserve than the last bid. The seller isn’t trying to give the set away.

On his website, Davy is advertising a new half set, ready to go. The asking price is 2,750.00 Sterling (that’s over US$5,000).

Nice looking set but… $5000 nice. He might want to add a few keys on the chanter while he is at it.

That’s expensive - how does he justify it. Is he a full time maker. You can almost get a full set for that price unless is the metal work is gold or
silver.

He is listed on NPU but it does not give a web address and cannot find it using a search although certain other bits of information came up which may explain peoples reluctance to get involved with him.

Can someone supply the URL for his site

http://www.bagpipeworks.co.uk/

Davy Stephenson has been making pipes for quite a long time and studied his trade under the guidance of pipemaker Peter Hunter.