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Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2004 2:36 pm
by mrmstrd
This is awful, not that the bass is nice. but this guy... I mean, this guy has got to be slapped good.
Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2004 8:09 am
by jeff_ulmer
If he can get $5K for a $2K bass, that is fine for current owners looking to sell, but not so good for players (not collectors) looking to buy.
Of course it helps as a seller to have a shill working for you to "help" the other bidders pay more.
Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2004 1:46 pm
by mortivan
For me ... I'd rather have a 4001v63 than a 4001CS ... also I'd rather have a v63 than a c64 ... as a player I think it looks tacky to preform with some other bass player's signature model ...
I totally agree.
Did anyone notice the first bidders Ebay handle?
Yeah! Pretty original, eh?!
Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2004 3:57 pm
by dead_in_okc
I never understand when this happens on ebay...It seems as though people just get sucked up in to some kind of bidding frenzy and pay sometimes 2 or 3 times the amount for something they could probably just wait a bit,or, just look around a little,and find at a much better price...I've seen some pretty regular,find anywhere, everyday basses on there go for way too much ...Chris Clayton had one of these not too long ago,and pushed it out for about $2200.00...I've seen one very recently in mint cond. go for $1900.00...Even though this seller is most definitely a turd,I don't think he can really be blamed as much as the knotheads willing to so blindly bid and pay these ridiculous amounts....
Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2004 5:55 am
by cheyenne
To rich for my blood. I'll play my V63 till it falls to pieces before I'd pay that much. People need to wake up and realize that the V63 is essentially the same bass, and quite a sleeper on the resale market.
Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2004 6:50 am
by jps
Scott,
How did your knee surgery go back in December? From that pic of you it looks like they removed both of them!
:0)
Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2004 7:07 am
by cheyenne
LOL, Went just fine, actually I'm having the other one done the week after next.
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2004 2:01 am
by ken_james
Looks like it hit reserve at 5k and the bidder cancelled his bid "because he entered the wrong amount" I smell fish all over this auction...
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2004 5:52 am
by jwr2
can you say Shill bid????
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2004 7:53 am
by jnbass
that's not all I smell with this auction
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2004 8:24 am
by ken_james
Yep, but I'm trying to be polite these days, karma being what it is. Personally I'd love to see the auction end at 4999.99.
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2004 9:57 am
by agplate
Just to show what Wayne Daddio is saying: Last year I decided it was time to buy a CS, so I ponied up the 2300 for a mint one over the internet from LA. Two weeks later I found one in my neighborhood in mint condition for 1200. (I bought that one too!) I was kicking myself hard for a while. It would be great to get 5000 for one, but I can't imagine these are worth so much (yet anyway!).
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2004 10:16 am
by ken_james
So you have two of them, good investment at the time being.
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2004 10:32 am
by jwr2
I think in reality a 4001cs should be worth about $1800 +/-
What's a bass worth?
What someone will pay for it ...
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2004 1:06 pm
by wints
As ever Jeff, as ever....With the CS it,s hard to see how a run of 1000 instruments, which must be as high as any Ric special edition, can be valued so highly when other edition Ric basses have a far lower production numbers. Who wants a LK for future reference......