RIC Japan Rittor Book

leftyguitars · Post by **leftyguitars** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 7:01 am

Paul, I have been known to set the alarm for 3 am for a USA auction. I have also lost auctions because my (previous) PC threw wobblies and froze at a critical time! But bear in mind that I live in Yorkshire and up here 1% is a lot of money to throw away!

firstbassman · Post by **firstbassman** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 8:18 am

I thought e-Snipe has a max of $10.
So, even if purchase price is above $1,000 (USD) the commission is still only $10.
Correct?

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 12:13 am

Wasn't "wobblie" a term used in Clifford Simak's novel "City"?

leftyguitars · Post by **leftyguitars** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 1:15 am

What happens if two people e-snipe?

8mileshigh · Post by **8mileshigh** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 4:53 am

They both win

leftyguitars · Post by **leftyguitars** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 4:57 am

Photo finish, eh? heh heh heh!

mgauction · Post by **mgauction** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 5:05 am

Got in this kind of late. I have the book. Got it at one of the Texas Guitar shows last year for about $100, or so. It is magnificent and if you are a Ric aficionado then it is something you have to have. Might be considered too much a small market piece to re-publish.

webhead · Post by **webhead** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 1:44 pm

Hey- this guy has another

http://cgi.ebay.com/RICKENBACKER-JAPAN-BOOK-Guitar-Magazine-Rittor-Music_W0QQitemZ7400706682QQcategoryZ38100QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

glen_l · Post by **glen_l** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 6:58 pm

this guy apparently has a whole stack of them, and has been selling then one at a time for months.

Only a dummy would pay what some have paid in his last few auctions

jwilli · Post by **jwilli** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 7:12 am

Didn't one go for $300.+ not so long ago??

BobKat · Post by **BobKat** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 8:02 am

I know of a copy that sold for over $500 last year.

webhead · Post by **webhead** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 9:30 am

8mileshigh · Post by **8mileshigh** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 11:17 am

IMHO, these aren't ever going to be bargains. They will always be $200 +. There just aren't enough to go round. Demand will always exceed supply. Again IMHO. Great book by the way

randyz · Post by **randyz** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 11:23 am

Graham: Is the book loud? I rarely spend more than $200 on anything that doesn't make a lot of noise...

glen_l · Post by **glen_l** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 11:29 am

I believe a forum member was lucky enough to get one off this seller for $140 recently. The last two have gone for $185, and $170. It's the people who don't realise this is not a one-off item that are driving the prices high each time. Hopefully they'll all get a copy soon, and some of us can finally get one at a more sensible price.