Yeeea, the men in white coats, they've been after me for ages... keep trying to take me to a padded cell... it would be fun, but there is a severe lack of sharp, pointy objects...

I wouldnt get a horn of ebay, i made that mistake once. goto saxophones.co.uk

Why?? wots up with saxes off ebay??? I know it wont be as good as if i got one from a more reliable source, but im just getting it becuase i wanna play it, heh, i aint gonna do grades, and i dont know if i'll be any good at it... Im just gonna play for my own enjoyment really... might switch to tenor in the school band... but thats bout it, heh.... What happened when you got yours off ebay??

I've had both good and bad experiences buying off ebay. I have sold a few on ebay too. The problem is that most people have no idea what they are selling. I have seen C Melody saxophones sold as tenors or altos, and all sorts of stuff. I collect vintage saxophones, so I check out ebay often just to see what's being sold. I found a Conn F Mezzo soprano being sold as "Old Conn Alto Saxophone" Of course, most people have no idea rather it is playable or not. It might need a complete overhaul. Generally, I expect to put a couple hundred dollars into any horn I buy from ebay, and always ask questions. I ask for the serial number and any numbers or letters engraved on the sax, like an A for alto, a T for tenor or a C, L or LP for low pitch, etc. Ask if it comes with a case and a mouthpiece, and any other accessories. Just be careful what you buy, and for God sakes, don't buy one of those cheap Chinese horns for less than $500!!!

the fingerings r the samw but the scales r diff.. tenor's doe is on its C, while alto is on its G.

Are the chiniese one's any good at all, cos i've just checked where the one i was thinking of was from, and its going for £62 with 2 hours left.... Is it worth getting it??? And im pretty sure its a tenor... it looks like one at least, lol...

I wouldn't buy one of the Chinese horns. Taiwanese maybe, But, the quality of the Chinese horns is very poor.