My shadow . Whats it worth ?
Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 7:05 am
Does anyone know what the book value is on my 86 shadow ?
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Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 7:07 am
I will give the annoying and unsatisfying answer... it is worth whatever someone is willing to pay for it.
Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 7:11 am
Gee, Thanks John . lol
Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 7:24 am
About $1000, and I'll be sending it to your Paypal account tonight. 
No, really, it's probably worth about $16-1800. Maybe more on Ebay, who knows what something is going to go for on there.
No, really, it's probably worth about $16-1800. Maybe more on Ebay, who knows what something is going to go for on there.
Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 7:37 am
For a shadow ? I paid $2025 for it .
Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 8:09 am
See post #2
Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 8:41 am
One big factor in price you are all not mentioning is condition of the instrument. However in any sale post #2 is always correct. Evaluations for insurance purposes are a somewhat different situation and I'm not qualified to be an appraiser or make any evaluation related to that.
Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 9:00 am
Shadows are climbing in value. 2K is not unrealistic.
Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 10:20 am
What's the difference between a Shadow and a Darkstar?
Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 10:41 am
You're thinking of a Blackstar, Jgary. Darkstars are those Guild-type pickups.
A Blackstar has a black-painted fretboard and I think is an S-type bass (no binding, countoured body).
A shadow has a light-rosewood fretboard with black dot inlays and checkered binding.
I passed on a Shadow for $1295 about 6 months ago. That was really dumb, even though it was really beat up.
A Blackstar has a black-painted fretboard and I think is an S-type bass (no binding, countoured body).
A shadow has a light-rosewood fretboard with black dot inlays and checkered binding.
I passed on a Shadow for $1295 about 6 months ago. That was really dumb, even though it was really beat up.
Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 10:51 am
I paid $1700 for a dead mint one 2 years ago.
Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 11:06 am
I paid $750 but the guy was clueless. The bass had a white pickguard and the seller thought he had a run-of-the-mill Ric. I hope he's not reading this now.
Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 12:08 pm
Jeffery has a very nice one, I've seen the pics and almost bought it recently.
Sorry Jeffery, but if the blueburst and the desert gold would not have surfaced, I would have. I had been looking for a desert gold for a long time, and the blueburst just kind of presented itself at the right time.
Sorry Jeffery, but if the blueburst and the desert gold would not have surfaced, I would have. I had been looking for a desert gold for a long time, and the blueburst just kind of presented itself at the right time.
Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 12:17 pm
John, thanks for being so gentle with the terminally dim. At least I got the star part right.
Dave, great looking bass. That is what I was thinking when Jeffery said Shadow. Very nice!
Jeffery, I'd trade my 1992 Fireglo v63 for your Shadow if she is near as pretty as Dave's.
Dave, great looking bass. That is what I was thinking when Jeffery said Shadow. Very nice!
Jeffery, I'd trade my 1992 Fireglo v63 for your Shadow if she is near as pretty as Dave's.
Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 2:36 pm
post some pics Gary . lets have a look at it .