warwickhunt

[quote name='bassbloke' post='292853' date='Sep 26 2008, 04:42 PM']Why on earth would you do that? It just means you have to pay ebay 10% or whatever the percentage demanded as final value fee of what you didn't actually make on the bass.[/quote] No you don't... ebay trick #42. You agree not to complete the sale and eBay just take your listing fee. You can of course relist it but using the same friend(s) to do this regularly gets one/both/all of you banned!

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='292163' date='Sep 25 2008, 08:34 PM']Maybe, [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Washburm-Bantom-Bass-Guitar_W0QQitemZ120310071485QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item120310071485&_trkparms=39%3A1|66%3A2|65%3A10|240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14"]120310071485[/url] Might be ply, but got those bridges on a coupla my basses, and they are cool. Good starter.[/quote] Even better bargain if you get it for £25 and live local

[quote name='Clarky' post='292761' date='Sep 26 2008, 02:36 PM']I have just been stung by this - my gorgeous Fireglo Rick 4001 has just gone unsold on eBay despite me setting price at £899, £100-plus below where they have been selling for and roughly two-thirds the price of a new one despite it being 'vintage'. Problem is I had already pre-emptively spent a large chunk of the planned 'proceeds' on another Forumite's Jazz bass - oops, just hope Mrs Clarky doesn't notice [b]PS. What were the 20 "watchers" doing then?[/b] Suppose they were other Rick owners trying to see what they could get for theirs????[/quote] Well I don't know about the other 19 but I was watching as I know someone looking for a vintage Ric who has a bass that I want... problem is I hadn't been able to contact him before your auction ended (and still haven't)!

[quote name='OldGit' post='292292' date='Sep 25 2008, 11:11 PM']Yeah I appreciate that, and the probable relationship between reviews and advertising .... Sean doesn't actually hold much stock but I am sure he could have got a cab from Jorg if he'd been asked .. [b]I still don't get why they reviewed a BagEnd though ..[/b][/quote] The more the merrier! Just supposition, but if they'd reviewed a limited number of cabs it'd have made the shoot-out a bit worthless so 'maybe' they dragged a couple of cabs in off the street! [i][size=1]Sits back and waits to be informed of the 'real reason' [/size][/i]

Are you sure it's your bass? What's your age/vocation/profession and have you changed car/office/sofa/girlfriend lately? What bass do you play and what sort of height is your strap at? If you are indeed 'skinny' (as your username implies... unless being ironic, in which case ignore/reverse the 2nd part of following advice) try going to the gym or eating a few pies/Greggs stotties

It has to be bought just for the green and UV if nothing else Surely a fellow BCer using a POD or some stereo modelling kit would find this the biz... if it stays cheap enough!

Come on then [b]purely for a laugh[/b]. A new BassChat eBay game... [i][size=4]The Price is sh*te[/size][/i] What do you reckon it'll go for? I realise anyone after a 'genuine' 60's Tele will know their stuff and steer well clear and that a couple of suckers could end up bidding this up to silly money but I'll be the first to stick my neck out.... Bearing in mind I'm no Fender fanatic and based on the fact that the skeleton of the bass could potentially be a no name Far Eastern copy balanced against that there 'may' be an original pup and early tuners on the bass I'll say that it'll be within £50 of £500

Reading the listing again note how the 'shop on Denmark St' (is that the newsagents on the corner or a guitar shop then ) authenticated the front original pickup, the seller then immediately goes on to say 'but aside from that the bass’s origins are unknown'... the 'shop on Denmark St' didn't authenticate the bass then or any other part thereof.

I'm sure some 'bits' of the bass are correct but his whole vague description and the feel of the wording make me think that he doesn't actually lay his cards on the table and say what this bass definitely is; I'm sure the Fender boffs may be able to give more detail on what the spec of this bass should be. Even with the addition of a modded pup it'd be worth being a bit more emphatic and positive about a bit more than he/she is... it just seems a tad unenthusiastic a listing for something that is potentially worth in excess of £1000. Of course the seller might genuinely have no idea if the bass is pukka and be playing it safe and I might be being my usual cynical self

I entirely agree with the reasoning behind the 99p starting price... been there done that and it can/does work. However, I have serious reservations about the provenance of the bass!

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='290380' date='Sep 23 2008, 10:08 PM']Does the reserve show up before anyone bids? [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fender-Telecaster-Bass-1960s-Tele-Blonde-Relic_W0QQitemZ330273376493QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item330273376493&_trkparms=39%3A1|66%3A2|65%3A10|240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14"] 330273376493[/url][/quote] That has no reserve! Do you seriously think it's genuine?

[quote name='Mrs Tinman' post='289651' date='Sep 23 2008, 07:58 AM']Can I just ask (out of interest) how on earth do people with such large collections afford the insurance premiums on top of everything else (although I'm guessing if you can afford that many basses the extra cost of insurance premiums are neither here nor there) or do you not insure them?[/quote] I have a good household policy that includes the covers all of mine with one being specifically covered away from home. Then again I only have 10

Thought so...

[quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='289297' date='Sep 22 2008, 04:54 PM']Was in a local music store today & they had one of the new Contemporary Club basses in. What a difference to the violin bass I had up until this summer. The club sits well on the knee & has a lovely thick sound, much less reedy than the vb! Try one! [/quote] Tom Petersson of Cheap Trick is endorsing these. I think he uses a 3 pup version of one of these... not sure if it is 'his' signature model or that he just happens to be using one. Silly money though

If I can pull my finger out I may be able to offer you the choice of a Tribal Planet or one of the older style Warwick bags that have 'really' thick padding. I say pull finger out because I've mentioned it once or twice when people have been looking for similar and I haven't put my backside in gear and gotten it out of the loft If they are of interest PM me a price and we'll see if that motivates me

[quote name='phil_the_bassist' post='288562' date='Sep 21 2008, 03:46 PM']that's a HELL of a setup for the money! as long as it's all kosher, I'm pretty tempted to throw down a bid meself![/quote] First and only bid gets it!

Seems like a lot of cab(s) and amp for the money... or am I out of date with the XL prices? [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HARTKE-350w-BASS-RIG-HA3500-AMP-2-x-4-5XL-BASS-CABS_W0QQitemZ320302365750QQihZ011QQcategoryZ58719QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HARTKE-350w-BASS-RIG...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url]