Auctions are usually a bad place to buy . It's an idiots market at an auction , they tend to keep bidding just to beat the other guy/girl . Just go to a vintage guitar shop to get a 1960s telecaster , it more than likely will not be $9000 . Here in Georgia you can get a PolyMoog for about $250 - $350 instead of $900 or more on Ebay . Usually it makes it that high because the person who is trying to beat you has more shit in their head rather than brains . Auctions are not a good standard to go by . Use you're head , look at the newspapers , music stores , and Harmony Central ( becareful and get ALL seller info ) and drive around to Pawn Shops . You WILL find what you want .