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(Please note that this uses a specific pricing example, and that prices may have changed between when it was originally written and now.) I'd like to take a moment for a quick lesson in comparison shopping. I had a customer reach out for a price match on a set of Pirastro Perpetual strings last year. She wanted me to match the price of a competitor who has a (self-stated) reputation for having the best prices on strings, anywhere - even going so far to overtly state that other stores are artific …

Killer Deal? Maybe not. We all like a great deal, myself included. And when I’m looking to make a purchase, it’s sometimes hard to resist “Googling” for the best possible price. But sometimes, a deal does really turn out to be too good to be true. We’ve seen an uptick in attempts to “take us for a ride” lately, so I thought it would be good to make you – our customer – aware of one of the most common schemes, so you can avoid problems. You're probably familiar with simple credit card …