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What's the deal with Olivia's Vintage and Rick?
Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2012 8:22 am
by Kingbreaker
http://oliviasvintageguitars.com/ricken ... tars/2414/
It seems they have a lot of nice ricks for sale in "mint - you will be the first player" condition, but the prices are publicly listed. So are these basically new guitars w/o the warranty? Musician's Friends returns? Factory seconds, or just new actual Ricks straight from the factory?
Re: What's the deal with Olivia's Vintage and Rick?
Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2012 8:50 am
by Grey
All of the above. They're technically second hand either way, and their listings don't imply any warranty being transferred to the buyer unlike some other sellers.
Re: What's the deal with Olivia's Vintage and Rick?
Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2012 1:09 pm
by Wurlitzer
I don't understand how some of theses dealers get them ...there is a ruby 350 on eBay from one of these dealers...how in the world did they get that so quick ? They have had it for months already.
Re: What's the deal with Olivia's Vintage and Rick?
Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2012 6:26 pm
by clearblue
I'm fairly certain that 350 was from the NAMM show purchased from the dealer who received it.
Re: What's the deal with Olivia's Vintage and Rick?
Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2012 6:33 pm
by Ivan3000
Kingbreaker wrote:http://oliviasvintageguitars.com/ricken ... tars/2414/
It seems they have a lot of nice ricks for sale in "mint - you will be the first player" condition, but the prices are publicly listed. So are these basically new guitars w/o the warranty? Musician's Friends returns? Factory seconds, or just new actual Ricks straight from the factory?
I was wondering that too. I saw a 2011 40014C64 on there, and I thought they were discontinued earlier than that.
Doesn't bother me though! Keep the 4001's coming!
Re: What's the deal with Olivia's Vintage and Rick?
Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2012 9:37 pm
by jps
IvanMunoz wrote:I saw a 2011 40014C64 on there, and I thought they were discontinued earlier than that.
Even though a particular model may be discontinued I am pretty sure they keep being made until all orders have been filled, just like the way COYs were done.
Re: What's the deal with Olivia's Vintage and Rick?
Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2012 12:58 am
by Ivan3000
jps wrote:IvanMunoz wrote:I saw a 2011 40014C64 on there, and I thought they were discontinued earlier than that.
Even though a particular model may be discontinued I am pretty sure they keep being made until all orders have been filled, just like the way COYs were done.
Okay, that makes sense. Does anyone have a 360F on backorder from the 60's?
Re: What's the deal with Olivia's Vintage and Rick?
Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2012 1:13 am
by jps
IvanMunoz wrote:jps wrote:IvanMunoz wrote:I saw a 2011 40014C64 on there, and I thought they were discontinued earlier than that.
Even though a particular model may be discontinued I am pretty sure they keep being made until all orders have been filled, just like the way COYs were done.
Okay, that makes sense. Does anyone have a 360F on backorder from the 60's?
You'd be surprised at some of the instruments that have interesting histories.