Great deals still out there...

jwilli · Post by **jwilli** » Fri Apr 01, 2005 4:16 pm

Stan: The display table? Lets just say that a couple of nice vintage RICs are resting comfortably now.

BobKat · Post by **BobKat** » Sat Apr 02, 2005 1:50 am

I bought a '68 Tenny for $350 because, as the seller said, "the bridge keeps falling off and needs to be reglued". Of course, there were no strings on the guitar at the time. It was one of the finest '68s you'll ever see, in actuality.

Also:
1964 1997, $1000
1965 360/12, $925
1982 4002, $800
1994 4001V63, $575
1992 4003 MG BT, $250
1987 1993 12-string reissue, $925

*sigh* I wish I still had the 1997. That was stupid.

jsm610 · Post by **jsm610** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 4:14 pm

A deal from back in the day:

Dated: 10.25.1958

Traded in:
1) Gretsch Amp
1) Harmony Solid Elect and Case

For:
1) M-11A Rickenbacker Amp
1) " Cover
1) Set Gibson Strings
1) 400 Rickenbacker Solid Elect & Case

Total: $100
Credit: $20

atomic_punk · Post by **atomic_punk** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 6:02 pm

I picked up a '75 Azureglo off Ebay for $699 a few years back with the BIN. After Jeff Rath re-did the wiring and added a toaster, it KILLED.

route66guitars · Post by **route66guitars** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 6:34 pm

Get out your barf bags, this one's gonna hurt...

8 brand new in the box, never opened, still sealed with the original factory staples, 1968 360-12s in FireGlow. This was back when the guitars were wrapped in butcher paper before they were placed in their cases. I witnessed one being opened by it's new owner, and I can tell you it was a near religious experience...

We bought them for $500 each in the early 1990s from Phillips Music in East L.A. At the time they had Gibson Super 400s, Vox Beatle amps, and other amazing instruments and amps still new in the sealed boxes from the 1960s. They were selling them, to those of us lucky enough to know what we were looking at, for their original list price. (They long ago sold anything worthwhile, and changed ownership.)

I wish I'd kept one of those Ricks.

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 6:34 am

I wish you'd filmed the whole thing. It would have blown the heck out of Geraldo's opening of Al Capone's vault...even if there had been something in the vault...

leftybass · Post by **leftybass** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 11:33 am

Yeah, that would have been worthy of filming. Mike Parks had a Jetglo 1967 325 like that a while back....I love the time capsule stuff...

jwilli · Post by **jwilli** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 12:09 pm

If I remember correctly, Mike's '67 325 was wrapped
in paper too.

bitzerguy · Post by **bitzerguy** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 10:04 am

My best deal was in 1985, traded a CGA color computer monitor ($185 CDN) for a 1969 LP Deluxe Goldtop. Still have that baby.

Second best deal, my FG 660/12 in 2005. At just about any recent price, this guitar is a steal.

...Dean

jsm610 · Post by **jsm610** » Mon Aug 08, 2005 4:11 pm

Finally, a deal: 5002v58 -> $599

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 3:13 am

Well done, John. A bargain indeed!! How old is it?

A new one out here (if you could get one) would set you back a bit over $4000 AUD (near enough to $3000 US).

loendmaestro · Post by **loendmaestro** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 3:52 am

1974 4001 (purchased in 1986) for $200.
1978 3001 (purchased in 1994) for $350.

leftybass · Post by **leftybass** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 4:59 am

Not for the faint of heart, but a pretty good buy...relatively speaking...

http://cgi.ebay.com/RICKENBACKER-1964-325-ORIGINAL-BEATLES_W0QQitemZ7341160247QQcategoryZ41439QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

It lasted 3 hours.