Why is everything suddenly "RARE"...

[Nibody]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fender-Squire-Jazz-Bass-Rare-Bass-Plus-Extras-Inc-Pickups-Hardcase/131498594429?_trksid=p2047675.c100011.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140107083358%26meid%3D01c10884be2b413ca556508bea440c52%26pid%3D100011%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D8%26mehot%3Dpp%26sd%3D321628786263

Dont recall the VM70's Jazz being that rare.

[discreet]

No Squier is 'rare' - with the [i]possible [/i]exception of the early JV series. But as Fender make the most mass-produced bass guitar in history, any talk of rarity or scarcity is relative, really. My Hayman 4040 is 'rare', but my 76 P Bass is surely not.

Edited May 1, 2015 by discreet

[EliasMooseblaster]

Presumably "rare" within the boundaries of his own home...

[Nibody]

They are fantastic bases (Ive owned one) and the Duncan Designed pickups are ok but it seems "Rare" is the new "Lawsuit" on ebay..

[discreet]

[quote name='Nibody' timestamp='1430477694' post='2761769']
"Rare" is the new "Lawsuit" on ebay..
[/quote]

I suppose either is better than "L@@K! L@@K! L@@K!"

[gary mac]

I've got the rare word, in my ad for the Spector but only because I believe it is


Discreet told me, honest.

[discreet]

[quote name='gary mac' timestamp='1430478461' post='2761779']
I've got the rare word, in my ad for the Spector but only because I believe it is
Discreet told me, honest.
[/quote]

A non-LX Euro4 IS a rare bass - in the context of other Spector basses.

[JapanAxe]

In the context of the many badly-relic'd guitars and basses that can be found on eBay, RARE means '[i]lightly[/i] toasted with a blow-torch'.

[ahpook]

Aren't people just seeding the auction title with words that people search for ? A bit like when you see 'not Ampeg, not Trace Elliot, etc ' in the title for a bass amp auction to draw people in who have searched for those makes ?

It's sneaky !

[EliasMooseblaster]

[quote name='ahpook' timestamp='1430482337' post='2761842']
Aren't people just seeding the auction title with words that people search for ? A bit like when you see 'not Ampeg, not Trace Elliot, etc ' in the title for a bass amp auction to draw people in who have searched for those makes ?

It's sneaky !
[/quote]

It's a stroke of marketing genius, quite frankly. I have a bit of furniture to shift; I might seed the listing with "Not a teapot, nor fetish gear, nor a genuine lock of Herman Goerring's hair, nor a biscuit tin full of elephant droppings, nor a live badger in a Pringles tube." The possibilities for reaching out to niche demographics are almost limitless.

[discreet]

[quote name='EliasMooseblaster' timestamp='1430483467' post='2761877']
...not a teapot, nor fetish gear, nor a genuine lock of Herman Goerring's hair, nor a biscuit tin full of elephant droppings, nor a live badger in a Pringles tube...
[/quote]

That's a shame, you could have added a crate of vodka and a kilo of coke to that list and had yourself quite a party.

[ahpook]

[quote name='EliasMooseblaster' timestamp='1430483467' post='2761877']
It's a stroke of marketing genius, quite frankly. I have a bit of furniture to shift; I might seed the listing with "Not a teapot, nor fetish gear, nor a genuine lock of Herman Goerring's hair, nor a biscuit tin full of elephant droppings, nor a live badger in a Pringles tube." The possibilities for reaching out to niche demographics are almost limitless.
[/quote]


Knock yourself out ! In fact, taking in discreet's suggestion you most likely could

[Happy Jack]

Rare? Huh!

It don't mean a t'ing if it ain't got dat "Vintage".

Rare & vintage, rare & vintage, go together like a ... like a ... like something that rhymes with "vintage".

[discreet]

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1430495190' post='2762070']
Rare & vintage, rare & vintage, go together like a ... like a ... like something that rhymes with "vintage".
[/quote]

Squinted? Appendage? Inches?

[EliasMooseblaster]

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1430495190' post='2762070']
Rare? Huh!

It don't mean a t'ing if it ain't got dat "Vintage".

Rare & vintage, rare & vintage, go together like a ... like a ... like something that rhymes with "vintage".
[/quote]
[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1430495523' post='2762078']
Squinted? Appendage? Inches?
[/quote]

Rare and vintage, rare and vintage, falling off you like diseased appendage?

[discreet]

How about...

Vintage and rare, vintage and rare, go together like pubic and hair..?

[ahpook]

Vintage and rare, vintage and rare, wave your Squiers in the air like you just don't care

Edited May 1, 2015 by ahpook

[discreet]

[quote name='ahpook' timestamp='1430496410' post='2762091']
Vintage and rare, vintage and rare, wave your Squiers in the air like you just don't care
[/quote]

Well that's more likely - and less rude.

[ras52]

[quote name='ahpook' timestamp='1430496410' post='2762091']
Vintage and rare, vintage and rare, wave your [b]Squires [/b]in the air like you just don't care
[/quote]

Fixed, eBay stylee

[ahpook]

[Bassassin]

[quote name='ras52' timestamp='1430496671' post='2762096']
Fixed, eBay stylee
[/quote]

Depressingly, that's about 90% BC-stylee 'n all.

Jon.

[discreet]

[quote name='Bassassin' timestamp='1430498860' post='2762125']
Depressingly, that's about 90% BC-stylee 'n all.
[/quote]

Phonetically they're identical... unless you pronounce it SKWEE-ER.

[ras52]

Those rare Squires are highly sort after...

[discreet]

[quote name='ras52' timestamp='1430500679' post='2762139']
Those rare Squires are highly sort after...
[/quote]

There's a Squier-specific forum! Gah!!
[url="http://www.squier-talk.com/forum/squier-bass-place/"]http://www.squier-talk.com/forum/squier-bass-place/[/url]

[Bassassin]

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1430500594' post='2762138']
Phonetically they're identical... unless you pronounce it SKWEE-ER.
[/quote]

Although I have no problem pronouncing it correctly, I always read it as "Squeer".

How queer!

J.