Rickresource Rickenbacker Forum

Is it just my imagination, or have there been an inordinate number of Rics up for auction on eBay lately? What gives? I thought the only way you could get hold of a used Ric was to pry it out of its owner's cold, dead hands.

Or was the Ric just a short-lived fad among a few hobbyists? Gosh, I rather hope not. Because I for one am getting rather tired of the usual, S[ame]O[ld]S[tuff--yeah stuff, that's it]. I hope serious musicians are keeping their Rics and using them, not just collecting them.

Jim

Not by my reckoning. For the last couple of years, listings have been in the 120-140 per day range (at least on Ebay USA). Today, when I checked, there were 108.

At any rate, I'm amazed at the prices that they fetch. For that money, I think I'd rather buy a brand new Ric from one of the high volume dealers.

Jim

They do seem to hold their value remarkably well. In fact, the appreciation on a couple of my Rics has totally outpaced my other investments by several percent. My dad now calls my guitar collection the "retirement plan".

I plan to retire off my collection once my fingers get so bad I can't play no more. 401K's can bite my ***!!!

My wife can sell all of mine except my 4000 after I'm taking the big sleep.
Life would be pretty darn boring without a few Ricks to play (or at least one).

As to the frequency of finding Ricks on ebay, I've been checking regularly since October 2005 & it's a rare day that there's less than 100, but of course that also includes the China scam copy auctions & other stupidity.
Usually there seems to be at least 65-85 real auctions.

Usually there seems to be at least 65-85 real auctions.

Yeah, I believe you. And I've limited my observation on eBay only to 360 12 strings.

Jim

More like 4001k!

Just compare that number to Fenders or Gibson and its small.

I think the lack of new Rics available at this time has fueled the eBay fire, especially in terms of the prices. Prices appear to be considerably higher than they were this time last year.

Did you guys see what the 650D's have been going for on Ebay? One just sold for over $1300.00 and on is a BIN for $1400.00 currently!

I think that's a good thing. Its also due to the rise in the list price of new Rics. I don't think this will change unless Ric starts cranking them out. I don't think I like the new head stock either. I also am looking for another 1997 360/12 because it has a wider neck than most.

Tony, I think this is a spike; one fed the other and even if the BIN sells, things should settle back down to reality soon.

Eric, there is no guarantee that any 1997 360 will have a wider neck than any other 360. Or any other 360 from any other year, for that matter.

The necks and headstocks, though CNC cut, still have enough hand operations in sanding and shaping to effect some variations. But it is an individual, case-by-case situation, and the variation is quite small in most cases.

I agree with you I measured again and his 92 is about 1/32 of an inch smaller at the first fret than my 97. I am lucky to have purchased this one. I will never sell it unless I am pennyless.