Rick's Fine '52 Posted February 18, 2012 Posted February 18, 2012 What do we think of this? [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/270912650043?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649#ht_500wt_1202"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/270912650043?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649#ht_500wt_1202[/url] I mean £12k for a battle worn, ’64 with non-original parts is to say the least, pushing it. I mean NKR who are a shop, and known for top pricing of instruments, although they normally have top quality gear, have a gorgeous one at £8250, which means privately you’d expect to pay £6k. This has over half the paint missing from the back, and lots on the front, which is fine, and adds mojo, and shows it’s a great player, but also reduces the price. Described as having ‘some paintwear on the back’..........really? He then says the bass is ‘completely un messed around with’, but then says it has a replaced treble pot. It clearly also has missing thumbrest and covers, but more obvious, it has a badass bridge, which isn’t even mentioned (?), which could be face-fixed or even routed?! If you thought you had a 12k bass, surely you’d take the neck off to take the all-important pics? You can get a Mint ’62, or 9/10 nick stack knob for this price. I think 3-4k is more appropriate. Quote
warwickhunt Posted February 18, 2012 Posted February 18, 2012 The guy is having a punt and hoping there is some idiot out there with more money than sense! £12,000 would literally have to have been found in Leo's loft with the serial number 00000001 on it. Quote
Lozz196 Posted February 18, 2012 Posted February 18, 2012 I don`t see it being worth 12K, but then, I`m sure someone somewhere just might. Quote
MB1 Posted February 18, 2012 Posted February 18, 2012 MB1. They seem to be having a lot of decimal point problems on Ebay just recently. Quote
The Bass Doc Posted February 18, 2012 Posted February 18, 2012 Fart oo much. Wasn't the insanely clean 1962 just a tad more than £12K? Quote
Conan Posted February 18, 2012 Posted February 18, 2012 (edited) [quote name='The Bass Doc' timestamp='1329566508' post='1544292']Wasn't the insanely clean 1962 just a tad more than £12K? [/quote] It was. Did it sell? BTW, what does that make yours worth Howard? Edited February 18, 2012 by Conan Quote
discreet Posted February 18, 2012 Posted February 18, 2012 [font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif][size=4]That may be just a [i]little[/i] hot on price.[/size][/font] [font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif][size=4]'The badass bridge that is fitted is a great improvement on the original'...[/size][/font] [font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif][size=4]In my humble opinion... no, it isn't. [/size][/font][font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif][size=4] [/size][/font][font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif][size=4] [/size][/font] Quote
The Bass Doc Posted February 18, 2012 Posted February 18, 2012 [quote name='Conan' timestamp='1329567314' post='1544305'] BTW, what does that make yours worth Howard? [/quote] Well my tatty sunburst 63P was bought in Denmark Street for £450.00. Mind you petrol was 1/11d a gallon back then. I would expect a modest increase in value at the present time. My 1962 Jazz was £45.00 from a shop in South Shields. I think they were actually giving petrol away then. Quote
discreet Posted February 18, 2012 Posted February 18, 2012 (edited) [quote name='The Bass Doc' timestamp='1329569283' post='1544343'] Mind you petrol was 1/11d a gallon back then. [/quote] Yes I remember, Howard! Fire had yet to be invented, the wheel was basically just a concept and the sky was dark with pterodactyls. Edited February 18, 2012 by discreet Quote
noelk27 Posted February 18, 2012 Posted February 18, 2012 Anyone any ideas what he means by "completely original condition" when describing an instrument with various replacement parts and missing 50 per cent of its finish? [quote name='Rick's Fine '52' timestamp='1329563704' post='1544250']I think 3-4k is more appropriate.[/quote] He does say he has the original bridge and screws, so the one non-original part is a replacement pot. Between £3k and £4k would be on the low side. Realistically, you'd be talking £4.5k to £5k for a '64, private sale, in this condition. Quote
guildbass Posted February 18, 2012 Posted February 18, 2012 Just to clarify here, we're talking about a bolt neck which has a sound so lightweight in itself it relies on the sonic signature of the amp to be usable and looks like it has spend 30 years in a desert. And as far as these sort of ads go, 'Mojo' means 'makes strangers think you've got some time in... Sorry...Got a puncture on the bike and had to push it home in the rain...... Quote
discreet Posted February 18, 2012 Posted February 18, 2012 [quote name='guildbass' timestamp='1329586704' post='1544625'] Sorry... Got a puncture on the bike and had to push it home in the rain... [/quote] Ah-ha! Don't fix it - it's got 'mojo' now. Stick it on eBay for twelve grand. Quote
guildbass Posted February 18, 2012 Posted February 18, 2012 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1329587127' post='1544636'] Ah-ha! Don't fix it - it's got 'mojo' now. Stick it on eBay for twelve grand. [/quote] ha!...it IS a Falcon with a Reynolds Ti alloy frame...that sounds quite Mojo.ey...I fixed the puncture so it's mojo-less again now! i got the puncture cuz I stuck 100 P.S.I in an 85 P.S.I wheel!...the tyre jumped off the bead...Sounded like an unsilenced .22 rifle when the tube saw fresh air and instantly blew ...I actually though someone had taken a shot at me! Quote
discreet Posted February 18, 2012 Posted February 18, 2012 (edited) [quote name='guildbass' timestamp='1329590077' post='1544688'] ...I actually thought someone had taken a shot at me! [/quote] Now why on Earth would anyone want to do that? Edited February 18, 2012 by discreet Quote
noelk27 Posted February 19, 2012 Posted February 19, 2012 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1329590284' post='1544690']Now why on Earth would anyone want to do that? [/quote] See post 11. Quote
leftyhook Posted February 19, 2012 Posted February 19, 2012 Ho hum. I just don't get all the fuss about old Fender basses. Tried a few.......??!! Non have sounded like JJ B. Or is that cos JJ isn't playing.....aaah! As always, i'm in the vast minority. Quote
guildbass Posted February 19, 2012 Posted February 19, 2012 Yeah, funnily enough i DID hear the sound of an old plank being thumped just before the event...... Quote
discreet Posted February 19, 2012 Posted February 19, 2012 [quote name='leftyhook' timestamp='1329616780' post='1544987'] Ho hum. I just don't get all the fuss about old Fender basses. Tried a few.......??!! Non have sounded like JJ B. Or is that cos JJ isn't playing.....aaah! [/quote] You'll need a 70s P for that. Quote
paul_5 Posted February 19, 2012 Posted February 19, 2012 Listing ended without any bids - I'm shocked. Quote
karlfer Posted February 19, 2012 Posted February 19, 2012 £12k, can buy a job for life for that. Wouldn't use it on any bass. Frankly a Jedson was wasted on me Quote
Stacker Posted February 21, 2012 Posted February 21, 2012 I'd agree with Rick: circa £3500k. But I wouldn't pay anywhere near that, not with that fkn Badass on it! Quote
Stacker Posted February 21, 2012 Posted February 21, 2012 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1329571468' post='1544374'] Yes I remember, Howard! Fire had yet to be invented, the wheel was basically just a concept and the sky was dark with pterodactyls. [/quote] Glasgow??? Quote
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