Stephen Sank wrote:

At the time that Justin had me modify the mic, a stock BM-5 had
recently sold for $1200 on ebay, and a few months before, the only
BM-5 ever ebay'd with my ribbon mods went for $1400. So, I'm quite
sure Justin was giving you his honest opinion of the mic's value.

Actually, to clarify Stephen's recollection, he installed the BX mod on
this microphone before my studio partner bought it. $1200 seemed to be
about the "going rate" for a stock BM5, and I'm confident the mod does
produce a significantly more useful microphone (and Stephen stands
behind his work) so we felt comfortable paying about $1500 for it when
we bought it. We traded it to Predrag for another microphone (we have
far more ribbon mikes than we use on any given session) but we still
have it in our posession. I'd be happy to answer any questions from
interested parties about this microphone.

I don't recall if this particular mic had the original gorgeous
rosewood, velvet-lined case, and/or the stand holder with the little
tripod legs to make it into a desk stand. You may want to mention
these items if they are included.

No, those items aren't included. Also, the rather unreliable and
useless phase switch and low-cut switch have been removed but is
included and could be easily re-installed. The microphone is in very
good condition.

ulysses