£250 Westone Thunder on eBay

[Beedster]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/334591233266?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=mxK9BFxRR8m&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=155UlNbXQGW&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
 

Seems a good deal?

[Bassassin]

17 hours ago, Beedster said:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/334591233266?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=mxK9BFxRR8m&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=155UlNbXQGW&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
 

Seems a good deal?

 

Always worth looking at the sold items to get an idea of price - still lots of Thunders around, a few go for around that sort of money, but they still seem to be mostly in the £100-£200 bracket. This one looks OK, well-played but not abused & could do with a good hosing-down. Looks all original but I'd say a bit over the odds.

[Beedster]

4 hours ago, Bassassin said:

 

Always worth looking at the sold items to get an idea of price - still lots of Thunders around, a few go for around that sort of money, but they still seem to be mostly in the £100-£200 bracket. This one looks OK, well-played but not abused & could do with a good hosing-down. Looks all original but I'd say a bit over the odds.

i stand corrected John 😀

 

A WT was my first bass and I was probably moved to mention this one by sentiment. Still very good value by comparison with some of the crap in the same price range on eBay?

[prowla]

Thunders are interesting basses; extremely well regarded, but have never made the leap into the next price range - apart from some chancers asking silly money.

£250 could be doable, given that most other things seem to have gone up by a good 50% in the past year, but it might be a stretch.

 

[Bassassin]

1 hour ago, prowla said:

Thunders are interesting basses; extremely well regarded, but have never made the leap into the next price range - apart from some chancers asking silly money.

£250 could be doable, given that most other things seem to have gone up by a good 50% in the past year, but it might be a stretch.

 

 I think an immaculate, virtually unplayed one might justify £250+, but like you say, the 1 & 1As haven't appreciated like other MIJs have. It's interesting that the through-neck Thunder II & IIIs do go for quite serious money. That said, I think this one might stick around for a while!

[pete.young]

On 02/12/2022 at 11:31, Bassassin said:

 I think an immaculate, virtually unplayed one might justify £250+, but like you say, the 1 & 1As haven't appreciated like other MIJs have. It's interesting that the through-neck Thunder II & IIIs do go for quite serious money. That said, I think this one might stick around for a while!

It's back! At 10 times the price. Could someone explain what is going on please, in words of one syllable or less?

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/185702965498?hash=item2b3cc260fa:g:TyYAAOSwthhi0~LM

 

[prowla]

1 hour ago, pete.young said:

It's back! At 10 times the price. Could someone explain what is going on please, in words of one syllable or less?

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/185702965498?hash=item2b3cc260fa:g:TyYAAOSwthhi0~LM

 

He no want to sell...

[Beedster]

You should have bought it like I suggested when it was only £250 😀