the Hopelessly Optimistic Thread

[Macko1968]

It seems the correct approach to pricing your bass on eBay these days is to ignore the recession & crank that price to the max. Drop your vastly overpriced links off here folks!

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MUSICMAN-STINGRAY-3EQ-BASS-WHITE-MAPLE-NECK-/280630657932?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item4156e4038c#ht_500wt_1156"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MUSICMAN-STINGRAY-3E...c#ht_500wt_1156[/url]

A Stingray with a BiN that is double what these models are fetching on our forum.

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1977-Guild-B-301-Electric-Bass-Guitar-Made-USA-B301-/260738153549?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3cb5347c4d#ht_672wt_1141"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1977-Guild-B-301-Ele...d#ht_672wt_1141[/url]

A nice curio from the 70s but £899 ?

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1963-FENDER-JAZZ-BASS-made-USA-/120685186266?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item1c1965ccda#ht_1462wt_1141"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1963-FENDER-JAZZ-BAS...#ht_1462wt_1141[/url]

The butchered remains of a 63 Jazz, a snip at £3650

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/STATUS-S-3000-STEINBERGER-HEADLESS-GRAPHITE-BASS-EXC-/120684872870?pt=Guitar&hash=item1c196104a6#ht_616wt_1141"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/STATUS-S-3000-STEINB...6#ht_616wt_1141[/url]

A Status S3000, add the shipping, VAT & duty & it's yours for just £600 more than it's realistically worth.

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Rickenbacker-4003-bass-and-Ric-hard-case-/230585732092?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item35affb0bfc#ht_500wt_1156"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Rickenbacker-4003-ba...c#ht_500wt_1156[/url]

Why pay Guitar Guitar £1599 delivered for a Ricky when you can have a used one for just £46 more?

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/WESTONE-THUNDER-1A-BASS-ASH-BLACK-flight-case-/270704807579?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3f07438e9b#ht_2858wt_1141"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/WESTONE-THUNDER-1A-B...#ht_2858wt_1141[/url]

Seriously - what are people taking? Nice bass but £450?

[Annoying Twit]

£100 less than last time it was listed. But even so, still hundreds to go before it's fairly priced.

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1977-Ibanez-Artist-Bass-Guitar-Made-Japan-Rare-/260737737076?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3cb52e2174"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1977-Ibanez-Artist-B...=item3cb52e2174[/url]

[bartelby]

[quote name='Macko1968' post='1128821' date='Feb 15 2011, 08:06 PM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1963-FENDER-JAZZ-BASS-made-USA-/120685186266?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item1c1965ccda#ht_1462wt_1141"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1963-FENDER-JAZZ-BAS...#ht_1462wt_1141[/url]

The butchered remains of a 63 Jazz, a snip at £3650[/quote]

That ad hurt my eyes!!

[Happy Jack]

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/hofner-bass-guitar-hofner-1960s-/110649753628?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item19c33d401c"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/hofner-bass-guitar-h...=item19c33d401c[/url]

Inaccurate description, lousy photo, non-original parts, £500 BiN. He might manage the £200 opening bid, I suppose.

[Annoying Twit]

[quote name='Johnston' post='1130084' date='Feb 16 2011, 07:17 PM']I've noticed another trend using Ebay auction toset an inflated price for a BIN

I've been watching a load of stuff to see the final prices.

Stuff "sells" for say £207

It then gets relisted £250 BIN

Oh and all the bids are private.[/quote]

Do you mean that the new buyer is reselling at the higher price? Or that the original seller is has blown off the buyer, and is selling again?

[noelk27]

[quote name='Macko1968' post='1128821' date='Feb 15 2011, 08:06 PM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Rickenbacker-4003-bass-and-Ric-hard-case-/230585732092?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item35affb0bfc#ht_500wt_1156"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Rickenbacker-4003-ba...c#ht_500wt_1156[/url]

Why pay Guitar Guitar £1599 delivered for a Ricky when you can have a used one for just £46 more?[/quote]
£1699 at Guitar Guitar. But your point is still valid.

[Macko1968]

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ventura-Bass-Vintage-70s-RARE-Stored-35-yr-SHIP-INTL-/250776563025?pt=Guitar&hash=item3a6372ad51#ht_845wt_1141"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ventura-Bass-Vintage...1#ht_845wt_1141[/url]

This takes some beating, unheard of brand, 1 picture of the back of a DIFFERENT bass - oh & a top question from a potential buyer .

Edited February 20, 2011 by Macko1968