The least you've paid for a Rick?

martyr · Post by **martyr** » Sat Dec 24, 2005 3:59 pm

The near mint '79 4001 I inherited from my father was bought with a '70's Les Paul and a Peavey Classic 50 watt 4x10 for only $1000 total. This was about a decade ago.

On a side note - When he took the 4001 to Nashville someone walked up to him after he finished playing it and offered him $1000 for it, thankfully he turned them down.

jwilli · Post by **jwilli** » Sat Dec 24, 2005 4:55 pm

Hmmm, the cheapest RIC I ever bought cost me about $450. It was a '75 430. a couple of years ago. Also bought a '75 481 JG for $500. 7 years ago. The rest were much more.

wmthor · Post by **wmthor** » Sat Dec 24, 2005 9:35 pm

I spent $80 at a LA garage sale in 1998 for a Model 1000, which I gave to nephew as a Christmas present that year.

scott_s · Post by **scott_s** » Sat Dec 24, 2005 10:40 pm

That kid looks eerily like I did at his age. Lucky guy to have an uncle like you! :^)

marc61 · Post by **marc61** » Sun Dec 25, 2005 1:31 am

$550 for a '79 4002
$750 for a '75 4080
$500 for a '89 Blackstar

Ted, Please, as a holiday favor to you, allow me to lighten the herd, and double your investment. I'll send the check out Monday/ I'll even pay for shipping...

rob · Post by **rob** » Mon Dec 26, 2005 12:12 pm

$600 for a '76 4001 with a cat's hairball in the treble pickup cavity as an extra option.

arbiter · Post by **arbiter** » Mon Dec 26, 2005 5:04 pm

1050 for a 360 in 2003
doh

BobKat · Post by **BobKat** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 3:51 am

'92 4003 MG/BT for $250..near mint(1997).
'87 1993 reissue..$900 (1998)
'65 360/12FG, EXC +, $925 (1998)this is one I wish I still had.
'88 370/12RM/MG/E1, $900 (1998)
'64 1997, EXC +, $1000 (1997) this is another

There are many others but these jump out at me. I did pay only $650 for the 610/12FG I have now, it was a great deal and is a great instrument.

ken_j · Post by **ken_j** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 8:00 am

I bought my first Rick a 4000 JG (new) in '69 for somewhere around $300. I can't remember exactly how much. I did trade in a '62 or '63 P-bass for it. I wish I still had both of those now.

I purchased a '87 610 for $550 on the bay about four years ago.

beatcomber · Post by **beatcomber** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 9:07 am

Bought my 1984 330 brand new for $550. One of the best Rickenbackers I've ever played, and I still have it.

I paid about the same for a superclean '69 Electro ES-17 a few years ago.

I bought my mapleglo '66 330/12 for a mere $850 in 2001; the guy I bought it from paid $300 for it in 1987!

brammy · Post by **brammy** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 10:24 am

in 1986 I got a 1980 360/6 FG for around $500 in New Hampshire. Similar ones sell for around $850 - $950 today... not an overly huge change in price, considering.

....oh... a few years ago I was given a 90's era 660/12 MG for a birthday present .... or does that not count? I suppose I paid for it one way or another, just not in cash.

rick36 · Post by **rick36** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 10:50 am

I got my first Ric in 1969. It was a 1966 330/12 MG, and was a great guitar. The seller wanted $275.00 cash. I traded him my '68 Telecaster for it plus $100.00 cash - all the money I had in the world at that time.
I traded it in 1971 for a new Guild D35 valued at $235.00. Oh well...

rkbsound · Post by **rkbsound** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 6:13 pm

I need to do some serious garage sale hunting.