I know I've been out of it for a while, but scanning the Ric ebay listings, I can't believe the prices of parts.
£26.99 for a set of vintage knobs!!! How can a small bit of moulded plastic be worth just over a fiver??
£7.99 for a case key!!!
£24.99 for that little bridge cover...at least it's metal, unlike the...
£37.50 for a bass pickup cover...isn't that plastic?
£24.99 for a pick up selector switch.
Am I the only one here who thinks this is total madness? I want a Ric polishing cloth but don't really want to re mortgage my house, so I'll just stick to a duster.
By the way....just bought a 360 with the most beautiful dark FG. Pics to follow.
Re: What's going on......?
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 7:33 pm
by ozover50
Seller's market in the UK I guess, Tony.
Crazy, innit?
Re: What's going on......?
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 7:35 pm
by johnnysain
tony_carey wrote:I know I've been out of it for a while, but scanning the Ric ebay listings, I can't believe the prices of parts.
£26.99 for a set of vintage knobs!!! How can a small bit of moulded plastic be worth just over a fiver??
£7.99 for a case key!!!
£24.99 for that little bridge cover...at least it's metal, unlike the...
£37.50 for a bass pickup cover...isn't that plastic?
£24.99 for a pick up selector switch.
Am I the only one here who thinks this is total madness? I want a Ric polishing cloth but don't really want to re mortgage my house, so I'll just stick to a duster.
I'll put a RIC decal on that duster of yours for only £10.99.
Re: What's going on......?
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 7:41 pm
by tony_carey
Thanks Johnny, I might take you up on that, sounds like a bargain.
I've just seen a trapeze tailpiece for....wait for it...£125!! I'm useless at metalwork, but give me bit of metal & a hacksaw & I could probably make a passable job of one.
Totaly crazy...
Re: What's going on......?
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 7:48 pm
by scotty
Tony? Compare the Meerkat.com? You know what im talking about.Oh yeah im with you.
Re: What's going on......?
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 8:03 pm
by godber
tony_carey wrote:Thanks Johnny, I might take you up on that, sounds like a bargain.
I've just seen an accent tailpiece for....wait for it...£125!! I'm useless at metalwork, but give me bit of metal & a hacksaw & I could probably make a passable job of one.
As for the cleaning cloth - these do just fine at £2.99 for three. Pure cotton toweling, wash them to get super soft... and they take the Scratch-X/Zymol very nicely. http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... yId_165609
Re: What's going on......?
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 8:09 pm
by scotty
At least the cloths are good value.Cheers Mark I might use them to clean my hands after burying rubbish in my back garden.....
Re: What's going on......?
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 8:10 pm
by tony_carey
Sorry Godber...I wrote Accent & I meant trapeze.
I have edited my post.....
Re: What's going on......?
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 8:16 pm
by godber
Ah, I was just going to ask you where the prices were low!
Re: What's going on......?
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 8:16 pm
by scotty
Tony,Didnt they do Trapezes on Blue Peter with a Toilet roll,glue,and steel and hack saw? Im sure i saw it after Ivor the Engine. Actually maybe Paddington Bear was demonstrating
Re: What's going on......?
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 8:18 pm
by godber
I like the Trapeze, but didn't get on the with Accent - too many tuning issues.
Re: What's going on......?
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 8:22 pm
by scotty
godber wrote:I like the Trapeze, but didn't get on the with Accent - too many tuning issues.
I like the trapeze it works well but the Accent reminds me of Tony Blair.`You do the thinking`
Re: What's going on......?
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 8:24 pm
by godber
You've bent yours!
Re: What's going on......?
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 8:25 pm
by jingle_jangle
Just like Tony Blair!
Re: What's going on......?
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 8:27 pm
by scotty
You got me.And i decided it was over rated.Maybe i should sent it to Europe.
