Ricky 360/12 sold on EBay question...

webhead · Post by **webhead** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 6:46 am

Does anyone know why this sold for over $1400, I can't figure it out?
http://cgi.ebay.com/Rickenbacker-360-12-Twelve-String-Electric-Guitar-NoRs_W0QQitemZ7388658828QQcategoryZ41439QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 7:24 am

I can't see why it sold so high, but there were two zero-feedback bidders bidding late on it, so maybe the 'real' bidders didn't know better than to bid beyond reason.

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 7:40 am

Newbie to eBay.

Auction frenzy.

Scastles · Post by **Scastles** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 7:49 am

Auction frenzy is right, or someone was real desperate to get a 360 with a 12 saddle bridge.

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 8:00 am

When you can buy a 12 saddle bridge outright for $150 or less...

firstbassman · Post by **firstbassman** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 9:23 am

Others, and myself, have wondered this exact same thing. I found it baffling at first. But some earlier posts (I recall) have suggested that possibly these are bought by people who don't live in metropolitan areas and don't have easy access to stores that carry a number of guitars (especially Rickenbackers).
[There were a couple of other explanations too but I have forgotten what they were.]

I might suggest a new theory: supply and demand. From reading various threads it seems that some people have been waiting a year (or more) for their ordered guitars to arrive. Perhaps it does make sense to pay a little more (even for a used instrument in excellent condition) if it means getting one's hands on a Ric right away instead of waiting for months and months.

brammy · Post by **brammy** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 9:23 am

People bid it up because it had a 'normal' TRC.

... JUST KIDDING!!!!

... but if Ric can do it for this 12-string, why not all of them.

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 10:28 am

This 12er just got lucky. As I said before, the top curve of this one is far from normal. Just compare it with any 6 string TRC and you'll see what I mean. This is not as distorted as some, but it still is not a comfortable shape.

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 10:30 am

Supply and demand? Well, when your supply (regardless of location) always includes eBay, with six to twenty of these on any given day, and this is the most common color to boot, $1475 is still way too much.

rick_ovic · Post by **rick_ovic** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 12:13 am

What about this one...a 1965 360-12, mapleglo, nice guitar in excellent condition, but sold for six grand???!!!

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7389923405&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.ebay.com.au%3A80%2Fsearch%2Fsearch.dll%3Ffrom%3DR40%26satitle%3D7389923405%26fvi%3D1

webhead · Post by **webhead** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 12:17 am

That one actually sold for $8K.... Australian $$. I still think that's crazy.

red_rob · Post by **red_rob** » Fri Feb 24, 2006 8:19 am

Looks in great condition though. Man those 60s inlays are somethin else...why did they change?

shamustwin · Post by **shamustwin** » Fri Feb 24, 2006 1:09 pm

dang investors...

jwilli · Post by **jwilli** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 8:41 am

If you look again at the headstock photo that Kent posted.....someone may have reshaped the TRC. Notice that the nut is not original.