Crack Kills

shinynewtoy · Post by **shinynewtoy** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 11:27 am

So why do people insist on smoking it before they list on ebay? WOW!!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Rickenbacher-Bass-from-the-60s_W0QQitemZ7423373467QQihZ016QQcategoryZ4713QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 11:29 am

Cripes! Doesn't look like a faker to me, which is apparently the only thing it has going for it.

leesh · Post by **leesh** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 11:31 am

Wasn't it the great Whitney Houston that said "Crack is Whack"?

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 12:24 pm

The seller was hitting the pipe a bit too hard, I'd say. That would figure to be a late 70's 4001 with nary an original part except possibly the neck pickup.

kcole4001 · Post by **kcole4001** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 12:29 pm

And a lot of extra holes.

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 12:30 pm

and no TRC.

winston · Post by **winston** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 12:34 pm

"Acquired from big name bass player- thru chance meeting"

So who would that be? Yeah right!

I suspect that statement is about as accurate as his description of the bass.

edski · Post by **edski** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 12:54 pm

nary an original part

I love the word "nary".

Used it in a song I wrote, which I recently transcribed into Lilypond script and printed a nice detailed lead sheet. Showed it my wife and she's like "what's that word "nary"?"...

That is one beater there. "Occassional studio use only for the last 30 + years" ??? Sure that's what makes a near 30 year old instrument look like that!

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 1:22 pm

I don't get many opportunities to throw down on a "nary". It is hard to work it into daily conversation.

shinynewtoy · Post by **shinynewtoy** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 1:32 pm

After nary a bid, he's at least come down -somewhat- from his high...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemRevisionDetails&item=7423373467

The guy changed everything! Wonder who messaged him?

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 4:49 pm

$1250 for an opening bid is still REALLY high! $250-300 would be more sane.... He'd have more luck opening it up with no reserve.

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 5:21 pm

That bass might be worth $600 in that condition.

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 5:27 pm

here's a crack...

my Hamer 12, split body-not scratch plate!

sabbath_of_bass · Post by **sabbath_of_bass** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 9:46 pm

Okay I feel stupid. I read over the Nary thing and it didnt catch me as odd at all. I understood what he ment. But when i just saw the word Nary, I was completely lost.

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 4:32 am

Nary is not common in american english. It is more a part of the british lexicon. I do hear canadians use it now and then though.