fraff Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Hello I'm about to leave my job after nearly nine years and am in line for quite a nice leaving pressie hopefully - "jammy git" I hear you say, but I've made these guys loads of money over the years so I think it's fair enough! I reckon they're gonna spend say £500 and will no doubt be looking for hints at what I want. Now, truth is that what I really fancy right now is a Lakland Skyline Decade, and they ain't gonna run to that! So, I'm wondering what to go for a bit lower down the scale that will hold it's value best if I look to sell it on and put the punts towards the Decade that I really fancy... What do you guys think? Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 They all lose something once you take it off the forecourt. A second hand bass is going to hold value best... and may even make you something if you buy wisely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomBassmonkey Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 If you want to find out what holds it's value best, ask someone who doesn't really know about basses to name 3 brands, the best known ones will be the ones that hold value. Best ones would probably be Fender (MIM), Musicman (the Sterling by series are a little over that price range) or Ibanez maybe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 No new basses have decent resale value... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry norton Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 (edited) You could always ask for the cash Edited January 17, 2011 by henry norton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumnote Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 offer to make up the difference to a decade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubs Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 [quote name='henry norton' post='1092757' date='Jan 17 2011, 05:05 PM']You could always ask for the cash [/quote] Cash is king, as they say... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraff Posted January 17, 2011 Author Share Posted January 17, 2011 [quote name='henry norton' post='1092757' date='Jan 17 2011, 05:05 PM']You could always ask for the cash [/quote] No doubt the revenue would love that just a little bit less than I would! [quote name='bumnote' post='1092766' date='Jan 17 2011, 05:12 PM']offer to make up the difference to a decade[/quote] Not a bad idea that, cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machines Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 I agree Fenders hold their price well, I sold a MIM recently for a price not far off what they used to be new. Alas they're now a lot more and the 2nd hand price has gone up with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 The Classic range from Fender are really good basses, its always possible to find a home for them, so they don`t seem to depreciate too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longtimefred Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 i sold my 1989 stingray for the same price i bought it for 6 years ago. but you will be lucky to get an old ray for £500 so this post is a bit pointless! sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sercet Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 When my company made me redundant and then changed their mind, they bought me a US sixties Jazz to persuade me to do some work. I will never sell it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 in the last 4 months or so i have bought 2 jazz basses and sold them on. all in all it cost me £20ish in a courier for one of the basses. i bought them all on here at good prices and sold them on here at the same prices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 though that doesn't answer your question.... i think just add some money towards it yourself if they let you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Wazoo Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 [quote name='longtimefred' post='1093091' date='Jan 17 2011, 08:49 PM']i sold my 1989 stingray for the same price i bought it for 6 years ago. but you will be lucky to get an old ray for £500 so this post is a bit pointless! sorry [/quote] In the last 10 months I have sold 7 basses as follows: 1) Stingray 5 2) Bongo 5 HHp 3) EBMM 25th Anniversary 5 strings 4) Fender Jap reissue Precision 5) Squier CV 50's style Precision 6) EBMM Big Al 5 SSS 7) Squier CV 60's Jazz Total purchase cost for those 7 basses: £6'430 Money made from the sale of all of them: £6'570.50 Which means I haven't lost anything and made instead a £140.60 profit in the process. This proves to me that if you buy quality gear and you keep them in mint conditions as I have you shouldn't really do to bad when you sell them on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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