Pete Townshend Smashed!

shrimer · Post by **shrimer** » Sat Oct 04, 2003 9:42 am

Oh, the irony:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2562857794&category=41439

Ouch.

Fred

red330 · Post by **red330** » Sat Oct 04, 2003 11:16 am

I will be really interested to see what this sells for.............

Any guesses?.............I'll say approx $600...

admin · Post by **admin** » Sat Oct 04, 2003 11:39 am

And after all of this, the R tailpiece remains intact. Someone may offer him $300 for parts.

red330 · Post by **red330** » Sat Oct 04, 2003 12:01 pm

Its almost at $300 now Peter!

mortivan · Post by **mortivan** » Sat Oct 04, 2003 12:11 pm

Wonder if he'll accept a trade with an anger management book.

longhouse · Post by **longhouse** » Sat Oct 04, 2003 1:07 pm

I bid a few times and was instantly outbid...

I was looking for some cheap pick-ups, nameplate, and just maybe some wall art.

Cheers, Noel

musicfan37 · Post by **musicfan37** » Sat Oct 04, 2003 4:01 pm

If the guy smashed that guitar, he definately needs help!

jwilli · Post by **jwilli** » Sat Oct 04, 2003 4:22 pm

Lets see...what would stop someone who owns a 1998 FG from buying this guitar for $600. and then switching nameplate and jackplate? Voila! The apparent value goes from $1000. to $2500. - 3000.+ !!

ken_james · Post by **ken_james** » Sun Oct 05, 2003 12:44 pm

I wish that he would post the serial number and production number so that very thing doesn't happen.

sneakers · Post by **sneakers** » Mon Oct 06, 2003 1:35 am

21 bids!! Unbelievable.

squid · Post by **squid** » Mon Oct 06, 2003 8:38 am

Boy, do I feel bad. I just told someone that $900 for a damaged (i.e. chipped) 360v64 was a rip-off. The current bid on this totally decimated Ric is a staggering $610! I better go back and re-assess.

dave4004 · Post by **dave4004** » Mon Oct 06, 2003 9:23 am

No, I don't think you need to re-assess. This auction really has nothing to do with the value of a 360v64.

Pick of the Ricks sold a 1998PT for $4250 not too long ago. As John Williams explained above, this is a likely candidate for someone with bad intentions.

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Sat Oct 11, 2003 3:35 pm

It sold for $761 to someone I know (and who has contributed to the forum, if I remember correctly), and I don't think he has evil intentions. I bid on it myself and my plan was to use it as a gag display (like in front of a poster of PT smashing a RIC).

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Tue Apr 06, 2004 1:09 pm

For archival purposes, I am posting this update to its reappearance on eBay (minus many of its parts) and the subsequent commentary on the Forum:

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