The world is chalk full of Charlatans, There's a guy on Reverb selling that well-known horn, the King 2B Tempo, for $1,150.
When I asked him to send a photo of the engraving on the bell (noticeably absent from the various other photos), I got this great response:
"The Tempo model was the predecessor to the 2B. Has exactly the same specs as a 2B. It's not engraved as a 2B, but they're sold as such. Hope this helps."
Wow, such a breadth of knowledge!
My m.o. when buying a horn from someone you don't know: ask them about it, if they're full of shit, this will become readily apparent.
The King Tempo 2B
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JTeagarden
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Mamaposaune
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Re: The King Tempo 2B
Good advice. And asking for detailed pics of specific parts of the horn can help weed out the scammers. (Once, for a suspicious ad, I asked for a Pic of the inside of the main tuning slide, because I wanted to check for green corrosion. 
Never heard back.)
And this "2B Tempo" ad reminds me of the early days of ebay, when most items did not include pictures, and I was
duped. I bought what was advertised as a Bach 36B Stradivarious, with a detailed description. When the horn arrived, it was stamped "Bach USA" on the bell, and was clearly a Bach Intermediate model. The condition was as described. After many messages back and forth where the seller insisted that it was a 36 Strad and I contradicted him, wanting to return it with a refund, I filed a complaint with ebay. They sided with the seller.
I sold the horn with an honest description, at a loss of course.
Never heard back.)And this "2B Tempo" ad reminds me of the early days of ebay, when most items did not include pictures, and I was
duped. I bought what was advertised as a Bach 36B Stradivarious, with a detailed description. When the horn arrived, it was stamped "Bach USA" on the bell, and was clearly a Bach Intermediate model. The condition was as described. After many messages back and forth where the seller insisted that it was a 36 Strad and I contradicted him, wanting to return it with a refund, I filed a complaint with ebay. They sided with the seller.
I sold the horn with an honest description, at a loss of course.
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JohnL
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Re: The King Tempo 2B
There's been more than one time that I've had an impulse to purchase something that's inaccurately described just so I can go after the seller, but there's always the chance that they're just repeating in good faith what was told to them when they purchased it.
One of the reasons I started my website was to provide people with reference materials so they'd be less likely to be misled.
Asking for additional photographs can be a good way to make sure the seller actually has the instrument in hand. I've had quite of few people contact me wanting to sell me a "one-of-a-kind" Olds something-or-other and then ghost me when I ask a close-up of some part of the horn.
One of the reasons I started my website was to provide people with reference materials so they'd be less likely to be misled.
Asking for additional photographs can be a good way to make sure the seller actually has the instrument in hand. I've had quite of few people contact me wanting to sell me a "one-of-a-kind" Olds something-or-other and then ghost me when I ask a close-up of some part of the horn.