Hello Folks,
I took my bass down to a store to determine the appraisal value for insurance purposes. I was told by the appraiser that it is a 1974 model. I looked up the Serial # on the serial # site and it reads as a '73. Who am I to believe? Thanks for any insight. I will happen to believe the Serial # site. Thanks
If he thinks he has any valid reason other than the serial number, then you can listen to him. If he is using the serial number to figure out the date, and still says it's a '74.......then get a new appraiser because your guy doesn't know what he is doing at all.
The "appraisers", supposedly god-like figures, can make mistakes, especially typos when a report is written up.
I once paid $400 to have a boat appraised for insurance by a marine surveyor. He reported the power as 30 hp, when it was 130 hp, missing a fire extinguisher when there was one on the spot and didn't catch a few other safety bugs I had to repair after his survey.
I just had a real estate transaction fall through because one appraiser says $450K and the other $280K.
The jerk they sent to appraise had to be led by the nose, and doesn't have tpo answer to anyone, even the guy paying for the appraisal.
The real question now is when was it made in 1973? 1973 was a transition year, and the early ones are worth much more than the later ones. M=1973, and the econd letter is the month. A=January - L=December.
Ric,
There are always issues involved when you take a guitar into a shop to get it valued.
Theres a chance that guys in music shops are hedging their bets by undervalueing a guitar that they might want for themselves.
For a fair and honest opinion,get a couple of photos and post them on the "Rickenbacker appraisals" section on this forum.
