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A New CS Record?
Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 3:03 pm
by fran4001
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!
Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 3:56 pm
by bosco64
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...
Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 4:46 pm
by jwr2
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 ...
Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 6:24 pm
by j_gary
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.
Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 6:54 pm
by sloop_john_b
Heck, for this price you could probably buy 3 v63's and have them all refinished in Squireglo.
Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 6:57 pm
by highway_star
It makes the $2800 I paid for mine a few months back look a lot better now.
Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 3:55 am
by headbanger
That's crazy! If that's worth 7k2 what would this be worth?
Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 4:37 am
by j_gary
Shoot Gerry, I like yours vs that CS. Be a darn shame to paint that beautiful piece of wood. Very nice.
Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 5:04 am
by henny
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?
Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 5:14 am
by alansan
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.
Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 5:27 am
by henry5
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....
Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 5:38 am
by rickaddict
Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 5:42 am
by gearhed289
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?
Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 5:56 am
by teeder
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.
Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 8:02 am
by henny
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.