Second hand Stingray prices... that's low!

[rodney72a]

Might not be representative but I noticed this 1991 Blueburst in pretty good nick (including original case) selling on Ebay today for £560.

And that's one of the rarer finishes.

Wow!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ernie-Ball-Musicman-Stingray-Bass-guitar-/111025164358?ViewItem=&ssPageName=ADME%3AX%3ARTQ%3AGB%3A1123&item=111025164358&nma=true&si=jL8M0mlH5USDNAziXodtJhH7yj8%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Edited March 17, 2013 by rodney72a

[AndyTravis]

And I haven't got the readies for it, will get one in this finish one day!

Edited March 17, 2013 by AndyTravis

[rodney72a]

That was the winning bid...

You should, it's a lovely finish!

[LukeFRC]

listed in the wrong place - expensive postage mind!

[drTStingray]

I was watching that as well.

It was pretty 'well used' with lots of dings though - and listed as Teal by the seller last time I checked it, incorrectly, which won't have helped - I actually forgot to go on and bid just before it finished - I couldn't find it when I went on Ebay on Thursday so thought it might have been withdrawn.

I'm currently negotiating on a nice 1989 one in the USA - exchange rate is awful and if, as is likely, it gets taxed on import, it's a pretty expensive deal.

The prices are all over the place at the moment, on lots of equipment. The exchange rate issue will put the price of all new stuff from the USA even further up - that may well boost used prices, unless people are desperate to sell stuff.

Edited March 18, 2013 by drTStingray

[rodney72a]

Go for it, drT! I just sold my 89 Blueburst recently. Great year(s) for EBMMs, lovely neck profiles and figuring.

[drTStingray]

I'm sorely tempted - the neck's incredibly figured.

[bigsmokebass]

That's a nice looking bass and someone has got a bargain. Shame I the seller but should have advertised it

BSB

[molan]

Last Stingray I bought cost me £600 and it was immaculate. Rarely see them drop below £600 though.

[Dingus]

If these are the kind of prices that Stingrays are going for nowadays then there is no doubt that prices have fallen in real terms because in my used bass buying and selling days I was buying and selling EBMM 'Rays for exactly that kind of money in my hand 20 + years ago when £500 - 600 would buy you a [i]lot[/i] more than nowadays .

[stingrayPete1977]

Everything is cheap right now, Look how much stuff you wish you could buy up!

[White Cloud]

Wow, very cheap for a Stingray. Beautiful!

[Lozz196]

I got a great 1997 Stingray last year for £650, but found they`re just a bit too modern for me, so traded it.

[Machines]

I think they don't have the same allure as Fenders do for most people and are not as revered. Obviously us lot know they're the real deal and worth the money, but it's supply and demand. More people buying them new and shifting them on than people wanting them 2nd hand means prices drop.

[Stacker]

I've only ever had one: a trans red, birdseye maple necked transitional model with the bullet TRA and the mutes. Baseball-bat neck, couldn't get on with it. That said, I'd like to get my hands on an unlined fretless with an exotic wood body one day.

Edited March 19, 2013 by Stacker

[fretmeister]

I had a 5 string for £675

It was only the weight of it that made me sell it - I loved the sound and the feel of it.

[Lynottfan]

That was cheap for a Ray, but from what I did find out about it though, it was rather battered, the guy was honest in his description and fair play, but probably a fair price for a well used bass, it is amazing how some instrument prices are dropping through the floor at the moment, second hand G&L stuff, even USA has become ear watering for sellers.

[Roland Rock]

I bought mine (privately) for £600 in 1997, and sold it (to a shop) for the same in 2001. (Well, part exchanged for my P, but £599 was the trade value)

[drTStingray]

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I think they don't have the same allure as Fenders do for most people and are not as revered. Obviously us lot know they're the real deal and worth the money, but it's supply and demand. More people buying them new and shifting them on than people wanting them 2nd hand means prices drop.
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From what I see around the semi pro circuit, Musicman basses are pretty popular, as are Warwicks and other basses of that type - also with bass teachers. Fenders are very much in fashion with some of the younger folks these days (probably reflecting the number used in modern music) as well as middle aged guys starting off on bass, with some money to spend. But the bottom line is the economy is poor at the moment and you can get new bargains (did anyone see the Fender CS and AVRIs going in Guitar Centre at ludicrously low prices recently - not just them but across a lot of makes).

I think the prices reflect people's ability and willingness to spend money......not a good time to sell your bass, whatever it is. A buyer's market...................and I'd be all over a [b]mintish[/b] blueburst Stingray in an instant, as would several others.

Edited March 19, 2013 by drTStingray