Interesting Book from Japan

winston · Post by **winston** » Sat Mar 04, 2006 6:52 pm

Check this out.

http://cgi.ebay.com/RICKENBACKER-JAPAN- ... dZViewItem

jps · Post by **jps** » Sat Mar 04, 2006 7:16 pm

You are right, it is quite interesting!

winston · Post by **winston** » Sat Mar 04, 2006 8:23 pm

Sorry about that Jeffrey, I fixed the link.

glen_l · Post by **glen_l** » Sat Mar 04, 2006 11:27 pm

oops...double posting

glen_l · Post by **glen_l** » Sat Mar 04, 2006 11:28 pm

yes it's extremely interesting. Especially since this seller (located in Japan) has been selling these on a regular basis for the last few months. It's pretty clear that they have located a decent quantity of these and realised (probably after the auction on the first one went wild) that there's a lot of money to be made if they sell them slowly

So if those of us who want one (myself included) are clever, we'll all just wait our turn and get one at a more sensible price. Set your reasonable limit and give it a try. I suspect there are a few to come yet..... probably enough to go around. I've put my bid on this one

jwilli · Post by **jwilli** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 4:37 am

A year or two ago, i saw two books for sale on a Japanese website. I won them both at a reasonable price. Tuck Hersey helped me the deal. I kept one and John Simmons bought the other.

leftybass · Post by **leftybass** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 10:53 am

Tanks a bunch, JWilli!

leftyguitars · Post by **leftyguitars** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 11:23 am

I nearly got the one that he sold last week, I got outbid and then forgot all about it until the auction had finished. I am the high bidder on this one (for now anyway!).

glen_l · Post by **glen_l** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 5:48 pm

This is about the 5th one he's auctioned over the last few months. The first went for hundreds, the last one $124. People are realising that there's no need to panic.

BobKat · Post by **BobKat** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 6:56 pm

Great book. Thanks to Kevin Kuney I have a copy now.

krick · Post by **krick** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 3:39 am

You're welcome Bob.

The first one I found, I bought for $50 from JK Lutherie at a Michigan Guitar Show several years ago. I should have bought more while they had them.

leftyguitars · Post by **leftyguitars** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 4:01 am

So it seems that everybody has a copy apart from me. Maybe I'll win this one!

krick · Post by **krick** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 4:52 am

I believe Glen is still trying also.

Good luck guys!

glen_l · Post by **glen_l** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 11:26 am

yep, I'm still trying. Very trying, my gf tells me.