fleabag Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 Looking for any shops that will sell gear on commission, not just basses / guitars. Not interested in Ebay / Gumtree / Reverb / FB etc. Any suggestions , fat string pluckers ? Ta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webby308 Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 Possibly worth offering gear to Gardiner Holgate auctions. They do a big guitar deal every 3 months. One of my basses is in the next sale in September. www.guitar-auctions.co.uk If nothing else, browsing their latest catalogue is a nice experience! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted August 19 Author Share Posted August 19 Cheers web ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahambythesea Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 I think auction houses charge too much with both seller and buyer paying commission, affects the sale price. Absolute Music will sell on commission. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted August 19 Author Share Posted August 19 Good point Graham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 12 minutes ago, Grahambythesea said: I think auction houses charge too much with both seller and buyer paying commission, affects the sale price. Absolute Music will sell on commission. Gardiner Holgate charge about 25% for the buyer and 15% for the seller, so you finish up with 60% of what the buyer pays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted August 19 Author Share Posted August 19 Gonna have a look at Asbolute Music Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete.young Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 Hobgoblin Music sell stuff on commission but they charge 40% commission. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted August 19 Author Share Posted August 19 Thanks Pete. 40% ? Hobgob can go eat Hobnobs 😀 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonno1981 Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 I’ve had fantastic experiences selling gear at the bass gallery before. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted August 19 Author Share Posted August 19 I called them, but they were only interested in a couple of items Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 Wunjo were great but my experiences were a few years back now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted August 19 Author Share Posted August 19 AFAIK, Wunjo dont do commission sales anymore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 Bassbros & Bass Direct - obviously commission off the price but I sold 9 basses through Will at BB and got more after commission than I would have selling privately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted August 19 Author Share Posted August 19 Bass Direct can swivel after the shameful shenannigans i went through with them, and Bass Bros only sell basses on commission, rather than accessories Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munurmunuh Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 RWB Music in York, despite giving the impression that never selling nothing to noone never wouldn't really fuss them, sold a Westone Thunder I-A guitar that not only hadn't worked for three decades, but was lacking its entire preamp, promptly and for a astonishingly good price. Maybe flogging nonsense to dreamers is their party piece, maybe they're wizards, but they've sold everything I've ever asked them to. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted August 19 Author Share Posted August 19 Worth a try ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burns-bass Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 2 hours ago, tauzero said: Gardiner Holgate charge about 25% for the buyer and 15% for the seller, so you finish up with 60% of what the buyer pays. How does that work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 2 hours ago, tauzero said: Gardiner Holgate charge about 25% for the buyer and 15% for the seller, so you finish up with 60% of what the buyer pays. I think that's wrong. What actually happens is the buyer pays the sale price plus 25% which goes to the auction house, and then the auction house also takes a 15% cut on the sale price. You end up with 85% of the sale price. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burns-bass Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 Just now, BigRedX said: I think that's wrong. What actually happens is the buyer pays the sale price plus 25% which goes to the auction house, and then the auction house also takes a 15% cut on the sale price. You end up with 85% of the sale price. Yep. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted August 19 Author Share Posted August 19 Absolute Music not interested Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JazzyJ Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 48 minutes ago, Munurmunuh said: RWB Music in York, despite giving the impression that never selling nothing to noone never wouldn't really fuss them, sold a Westone Thunder I-A guitar that not only hadn't worked for three decades, but was lacking its entire preamp, promptly and for a astonishingly good price. Maybe flogging nonsense to dreamers is their party piece, maybe they're wizards, but they've sold everything I've ever asked them to. That's interesting. I live at Kirkbymoorside but haven't thought about RWB before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 31 minutes ago, BigRedX said: I think that's wrong. What actually happens is the buyer pays the sale price plus 25% which goes to the auction house, and then the auction house also takes a 15% cut on the sale price. You end up with 85% of the sale price. Ah yes, sorry, that's what happens. Memory fading (and I only bought some stuff from there a few months ago). But the seller still finishes up with 60% of what the buyer pays (in total), rather than 60% of the sale price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walshy Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 What is it you're selling? I may be able to help, check out Vintage Bass Room 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted August 19 Author Share Posted August 19 Had a look walshy, but they seem to want vintage or rare gear, which i dont have Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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