My son Graham seems to have bought himself a piano on Ebay.
He narrowly missed buying a Bechstein yesterday, for £400 or a little more: it was a model 10, dating from the 1890s (frame no 32004), and straight strung, which isn't as good as overstrung, but still a good instrument at that price.
He's just won an auction for a "Balding" piano. This was a relisting with a buy-it-now of £750 and he got it for a little over £260. It's overstrung, was given a very good write-up by the seller, and looks lovely, but I've never heard of a Balding, and neither has the internet, it seems. Baldwin certainly: excellent American pianos dating from the 1890s and owners of Bechstein Pianoforteabrik for a while.
There's an awful lot of name-recycling in the world of piano manufacture. Bechstein and Steinway (originally Steinweg, but now manufactured mostly in the US, although some are Chinese and given other names) are both very sought-after brands, so Steinmayer, Steinbech, Steinberg etc. have sprung up as imitations. The photo of the keyboard lid was perhaps a little unclear, and it could have said "Bulding", but I am far from sure. It will need to be transported from Devon. I just hope it isn't a heavy pile of rubbish.