"Vintage" Fender hard case

[Shambo]

This joker is asking top dinero for an entirely unremarkable hard case on the premise of it being well...vintage & original.
I know some sellers can get carried away with the hyperbole, dreaming of unrealistic prices for everyday instruments, but for a hard case?

[url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Original-Shaped-Fender-Hard-Case-Jazz-Precision-Bass-Guitar-in-Gr8-Cond-/201532995325?hash=item2eec4d76fd:g:vmIAAOSwQYZWyDH5"]http://www.ebay.co.u...mIAAOSwQYZWyDH5[/url]

Why does this bother me as much as it does?

[Highfox]

Not really in the know about the cases, and don't know how vintage that even is.. look's nothing like my 1970 case

I'd go with a new Hiscox anyday

[discreet]

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Why does this bother me as much as it does?
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I don't know... you could try not buying it..?

[Shambo]

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I don't know... you could try not buying it..?
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I've owned a Fender in a case like this and I would never buy one again. The case that is.

[discreet]

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I've owned a Fender in a case like this and I would never buy one again. The case that is.
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Maybe it's bothering you because it's a rip-off. But I don't think anyone will buy it at that price.
If they do then they've got more money than sense and can safely be ignored...

[RhysP]

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If they do then they've got more money than sense and can safely be ignored...
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It'll be bought by somebody on the forum then in other words.....

[Bassassin]

Ages ago someone gave me a Gibson LP Custom Shop hard case. Had a clearout & ended up sticking it on Ebay (99p, no reserve) and it got bid up to about £170 - which someone happily paid!

Maybe Gibbo guitar cases are special (I wouldn't know) but plainly people can and do pay silly money for a box with a handle.

Jon.

[discreet]

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...people can and do pay silly money for a box with a handle.
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Hence the success of Louis Vuitton. Arf, arf.

[Hobbayne]

I had a 1995 P bass that came in that type of case, so its hardly 'vintage'

[Roger2611]

I think it is a late 70's / 80's case, I guess if you have a mint Precision with non original case it would be worth having, at £70.00 posted I would probably take it for my 79 Precision but at £140.00 it is too expensive.

I brought a USA Strat last year just for the case, the guitar was offered cheap enough to buy it, take the case and sell the guitar on for slightly more than i paid for it so my 62 reissue now has a genuine Fender case

[discreet]

If it's the genuine article it's in very good condition, thus possibly worth it.

[Shambo]

I think this is a nineties case. To the right buyer it's worth more but it stuck out like a sore thumb because it is clearly neither vintage nor valuable.

[LewisK1975]

Check this one out if you thought the other one was expensive!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Original-Vintage-1961-1962-1963-Fender-Jazz-Precision-P-Bass-Guitar-Hard-Case/141940353900?_trksid=p2047675.c100011.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140107083358%26meid%3Dfe33c710d47d42919bc6f8aee003e26c%26pid%3D100011%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D4%26sd%3D201532995325