Annoying Twit Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 I'd like to issue a challenge. Who can find the best bass on ebay, gumtree, basschat classifieds, etc. that sold for less than £50. In theory, this should be a bass where it looks as if the postage is low enough so that the bass could have been bought for the sale price cash on collection. So, this Vintage Advance Jazzer is a bit borderline with £30 postage. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/vintage-bass-guitar-/141038448509?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item20d68bef7d And the bass should be in the UK. So, for my entry, I'm going to go for this Yamaha fretless. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/yamaha-bass-guitar-Fretless-/231032606776?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item35ca9dd038 Dunno if anyone will find this interesting enough, but at least with the strong words from the head honcho about keeping discussions polite there's minimal likelihood that someone will follow up just to call me a c***. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sercet Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 Crafter acoustic. 99p [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/crafter-left-handed-acoustic-bass-/221267523583?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item33849277ff"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/crafter-left-handed-acoustic-bass-/221267523583?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item33849277ff[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted August 19, 2013 Author Share Posted August 19, 2013 [quote name='Sercet' timestamp='1376922542' post='2180903'] Crafter acoustic. 99p [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/crafter-left-handed-acoustic-bass-/221267523583?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item33849277ff"]http://www.ebay.co.u...=item33849277ff[/url] [/quote] My cynicism was founded. It has been relisted, and is currently more than £100. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/crafter-left-handed-acoustic-bass-/221267530803?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3384929433 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsmedunc Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 Left handed acoustics shouldn't count... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Adams Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 In the last 2 months I have bought a Dean Edge 1 for £35.00 and an ESP B-204 FM for just under £55.00 from the Bay. Both near mint and for the money are pretty good. The ESP needed some tweaking, it had been kept in the guy's garage but the Dean was pretty much spot on. Happy bunny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted August 23, 2013 Author Share Posted August 23, 2013 (edited) [quote name='Phil Adams' timestamp='1377173843' post='2184282'] In the last 2 months I have bought a Dean Edge 1 for £35.00 and an ESP B-204 FM for just under £55.00 from the Bay. Both near mint and for the money are pretty good. The ESP needed some tweaking, it had been kept in the guy's garage but the Dean was pretty much spot on. Happy bunny. [/quote] Pics? NBD thread? Edit: I quickly searched for cheap Dean Edge basses. There are these 'three'. [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dean-Edge-Four-string-bass-Soft-Case-/121149569634?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item1c3513ba62"]http://www.ebay.co.u...=item1c3513ba62[/url] Sold for £49.66 There's this one, sold for £40.01 [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dean-Edge-Four-string-bass-Soft-Case-/121155019860?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item1c3566e454"]http://www.ebay.co.u...=item1c3566e454[/url] And, there's this one, currently going for £35.01. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=121161578373"]http://cgi.ebay.co.u...em=121161578373[/url] The problem is, they are all the same bass being sold by the same seller. Is this a seller having a lot of trouble with non-paying buyers, or is it a seller who needs to set the starting bid at the lowest that they'll accept? Edited August 23, 2013 by Annoying Twit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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