**Personally, I was renting an oboe from a man by the name of Bob -- http://bobsbandrentals.com/ -- and then purchased a wooden Selmer Signet w/ low Bb for less than $300 and Bob offered a superb deal on an exceptional repad! Personally if I were to be looking for an oboe, I'd find a decently-priced one and if it needs to be adjusted (new pads, etc.) try contacting Bob and see what he can do. No contact info on the .com site but you can send him an email via eBay here: http://contact.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ReturnUserEmail&requested=tucson_bob&frm=3692&iid=-1&de=off&redirect=0