Wilco Posted May 22, 2018 Posted May 22, 2018 Apparently upgraded then, & not hideous at all.......... https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F222978827162 Quote
Bassassin Posted May 22, 2018 Posted May 22, 2018 Vile and ruined. Not sure whether to be amused or depressed at the BIN prices that Thunder 1s are appearing at on FleeceBay. In the real world they're still £150 - £200 tops, like they always have been. Quote
Wilco Posted May 23, 2018 Author Posted May 23, 2018 15 hours ago, Bassassin said: Vile and ruined. Not sure whether to be amused or depressed at the BIN prices that Thunder 1s are appearing at on FleeceBay. In the real world they're still £150 - £200 tops, like they always have been. Sadly unless you are of a certain age bracket, the Westone name will not mean anything to you, & fairly limited demand has an effect on the used prices in the bracket you mention. I paid £170 for my 1A, & I still look at it in disbelief in that is all I had to pay for it. If I had paid £500+ for it imagining that's where the market value was, I wouldn't have been disappointed - the quality is there for sure. Quote
Bassassin Posted May 23, 2018 Posted May 23, 2018 It's interesting - just had a look at the completed items listings for Thunders and on the whole it would appear prices are dropping - items sold in auctions seem to be around £150 with a good few significantly lower. One or two have sold for for £200+ but you can only assume these people aren't checking current average prices, or are just succumbing to Ebay Madness! Still a lot of them about, and still a lot of bargains out there. Quote
dyerseve Posted May 23, 2018 Posted May 23, 2018 I actually quite like the look of it. No accounting for taste though... 1 Quote
Bassassin Posted May 23, 2018 Posted May 23, 2018 Nothing wrong with the type of finish - dark stain enhancing the grain pattern - it's just that this looks an ugly, badly-done mass. Quite incredulous that he claims to have paid money to have this done to it! Quote
winterfire666 Posted May 23, 2018 Posted May 23, 2018 I wouldn't spend any significant money on that finish but it looks fine to me. 1 Quote
dyerseve Posted May 25, 2018 Posted May 25, 2018 21 hours ago, Bassassin said: Looks blotchy, uneven & messy to me. im not saying its great but it may be that part of that is due to the relic look it's been given - see the bridge... Quote
Count Bassy Posted May 29, 2018 Posted May 29, 2018 Surely an 'upgrade' should give some tangible improvement, and by tangible I don't mean a different finish even if it was wonderful.. Quote
yorks5stringer Posted June 2, 2018 Posted June 2, 2018 Upgrade costs £400, sold for £275 ...result! Quote
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