A New CS Record?

fran4001 · Post by **fran4001** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 3:03 pm

Ebay auction #7400336648 ended this evening. Nice CS that went for $7,200. Unreal? Winner was 0 feedback too. I posted this a few minutes ago and it disappeared, although I'm having computer problems. Sorry!

bosco64 · Post by **bosco64** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 3:56 pm

I know that it's a nice clean one, but jeez, that's a hell of alot of money for that bass. Maybe I should sell mine, my wife wants a new patio for summer...

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 4:46 pm

gee for $7200 you can get 6 brand new 4003 basses ... is a 4001cs really worth 6 times a brand new 4003?

if I had one I would sell it and cash in ...

j_gary · Post by **j_gary** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 6:24 pm

Ron, just wait a couple months, then sell your CS and buy the little woman a new house.

Let's see, a CS is a tarted up 63. So if a CS is fetching $7200, a 63 should sell, oh say around half that? That sounds good,$3600. Oh hi Fran, you still looking for a 63? (ain't I funny)

Amen Jeff! CS would probably sell you his CS for $7200. On second thought, you might need another zero for his now.

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 6:54 pm

Heck, for this price you could probably buy 3 v63's and have them all refinished in Squireglo.

highway_star · Post by **highway_star** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 6:57 pm

It makes the $2800 I paid for mine a few months back look a lot better now.

headbanger · Post by **headbanger** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 3:55 am

That's crazy! If that's worth 7k2 what would this be worth?

j_gary · Post by **j_gary** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 4:37 am

Shoot Gerry, I like yours vs that CS. Be a darn shame to paint that beautiful piece of wood. Very nice.

henny · Post by **henny** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 5:04 am

Gerry, if Chris Squire offered to buy that from you for $10,000 - with a personal guarantee that he'd play it on stage.... would you?

alansan · Post by **alansan** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 5:14 am

Obscene price for a CS. I would want a free Chris Squire included in the deal if I payed that much. I mean the man himself. In a separate hard shell case.

henry5 · Post by **henry5** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 5:27 am

Crikey, I wish mine was mint. At that price I'd have to let it go....I could buy a fair few basses for that amount. Or another Alembic....

rickaddict · Post by **rickaddict** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 5:38 am

Yes, that's WAY too much. Even if CS did personally sign the certificate. I've noticed a couple other Ricks that sold on ebay for more than I would expect:

http://cgi.ebay.com/1975-Rickenbacker-4001-bass-rare-AZURE-GLO-BLUE_W0QQitemZ7401656679QQcategoryZ4713QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/Rickenbacker-4003-Bass_W0QQitemZ7399775096QQcategoryZ4713QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Must be related to the tax refund!

gearhed289 · Post by **gearhed289** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 5:42 am

Man, I've been bragging that they're going for around $4500. A friend of mine used to be a Ric dealer and I paid $990 out the door back in '92. Mine's an even earlier production # - 475. Seems really strange. I wonder if they'll continue with that trend, or stay more around 5K in general?

teeder · Post by **teeder** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 5:56 am

IMO, all desireable guitars will continue to go up. Their getting thousands for piece of **** '70's Fenders that someone would have had to pay me to play! The good ones won't stop.
Ebay's accelerating it though.

henny · Post by **henny** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 8:02 am

A few of us here play 1970s Fender basses, and they're bloody fantastic.

Darn sight better than some of the v63s I've played.