Bernie Marsden's collection

[tauzero]

I assume he's used at least one of these with Whitesnake.

 

https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/gardiner-houlgate/catalogue-id-srgard10272

[tauzero]

And Ian Bairnson's too (Pilot,0 and he played the solo in Wuthering Heights). Including the Les Paul he played on Pilot's hits and for the Wuthering Heights solo.

[rwillett]

Oh no, these do look nice. I might be able to afford the Squier but probably not 

[peteb]

19 minutes ago, rwillett said:

Oh no, these do look nice. I might be able to afford the Squier but probably not 

 

Some of the guide prices for the guitars look quite reasonable, but you have to factor in mega-fans getting giddy and putting in silly bids and then you have to ad 32%+ in fees. 

 

Edited May 23, 2024 by peteb

[rwillett]

Those additional fees are steep 😩

[SimonK]

I was quite tempted on a few things there until I saw the additional fees - crazy!

[rwillett]

I've just assumed that if I was prepared to pay £800 for something then my bid limit is £600 (ish).

 

It's a bit like eBay sellers flogging something for £1 and then charging £10 P&p. Total price is £11. 

 

The people who lose out are the sellers here. But everyone has to make a living. No one is forcing us to buy anything here. 

[tauzero]

15 hours ago, rwillett said:

I've just assumed that if I was prepared to pay £800 for something then my bid limit is £600 (ish).

 

It's a bit like eBay sellers flogging something for £1 and then charging £10 P&p. Total price is £11. 

 

The people who lose out are the sellers here. But everyone has to make a living. No one is forcing us to buy anything here. 

 

There's also a seller's premium, of course, so the seller probably sees less than 50% of what the buyer pays. I'm sure that the buyer's premium was a little less than this at the last auction when I bought a Variax guitar.

[rwillett]

Forgot that, long time since I brought anything at a "proper" auction.

[rwillett]

There are some nice guitars though 😊

 

Best not to look 

[GuyR]

There are additional fees if you buy via thesaleroom. 
book a phone bid via the auction house direct and the fee is considerably lower.

[merello]

Cough...
https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/gardiner-houlgate/catalogue-id-srgard10272/lot-97e286d5-dcd9-4dbc-a1c3-b17800e83293?queryId=bb3429008c251cfd6efa8772b54d1eda

 

[Burns-bass]

9 hours ago, merello said:

Cough...
https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/gardiner-houlgate/catalogue-id-srgard10272/lot-97e286d5-dcd9-4dbc-a1c3-b17800e83293?queryId=bb3429008c251cfd6efa8772b54d1eda

 

That’s got £200k at Essex Recording Studios written all over it!