Price difference between new and used

[casapete]

9 minutes ago, prowla said:

I'd normally look to pay 1/2 to 2/3 of the new price for a used item in good condition.

I've seen some things offered for almost the same as new (eg. used item £325 + postage, new £354 inc VAT & free postage).

I’ve been watching Fender Rumble stuff on sale for a few weeks. Seen a couple of 210 cabs being 

advertised around the £300 mark, yet you can get a brand new one delivered for £339.

For the ‘saving’ of £39 I’d rather have a new unused cab, and more importantly one with a

manufacturer’s warranty, valid for at least a year ( or possibly more ). 
 

[tauzero]

3 hours ago, prowla said:

I'd normally look to pay 1/2 to 2/3 of the new price for a used item in good condition.

I've seen some things offered for almost the same as new (eg. used item £325 + postage, new £354 inc VAT & free postage).

 

And some things for more than new - Zoom MS-60B+, £125 used on Ebay, £109 new from PMT.

[Terry M.]

2 minutes ago, tauzero said:

 

And some things for more than new - Zoom MS-60B+, £125 used on Ebay, £109 new from PMT.

Wow that's crazy 😂

[Terry M.]

19 hours ago, SimonH said:

I'm no expert but over the years I've been watching bass prices there's an enormous fashion/fad component – for some reason a particular style or model becomes popular and the asking price escalates. I've suffered myself, tempted to lump a few hundred quid on a bass on the sketchy basis someone else might think it's 'collectable' (never done it, though). 
 

I remember when you couldn't give a 1980s Ibanez away... now look at them. I mean, they are good – but there was a point in time when, because we all knew the name of the factory and it sounded clever, you sort of got this Matsumoku or Fujigen tax. Still do, I think. 

But anyway, thanks for input. It has to be a Mustang, I think – unless I just get a Sire U series instead. 

I was told that it's collectors rather than actual players that have contributed to the rising prices of old gear. No idea if that's the case or not but it would make a degree of sense if so.

[Burns-bass]

3 hours ago, Terry M. said:

I was told that it's collectors rather than actual players that have contributed to the rising prices of old gear. No idea if that's the case or not but it would make a degree of sense if so.

I’m not sure there’s much of a difference. If you play guitar, you’re a player, etc.

[tauzero]

12 minutes ago, Burns-bass said:

I’m not sure there’s much of a difference. If you play guitar, you’re a player, etc.

 

But are they being bought to hang on the wall? If you play down the Tickled Trout on a Saturday, what's the maximum value of a bass that you'll take to play there? If you buy a £15k Precision, assuming you're in the weekend warrior category, are you likely to play it at the average gig?

[Terry M.]

1 hour ago, Burns-bass said:

I’m not sure there’s much of a difference. If you play guitar, you’re a player, etc.

A lot of "collectors" can't and don't play. It's for investment purposes. I've met individuals personally who don't play yet have quite a collection. How many art collectors can even draw a stick man? Hence why I said "actual" players.

Edited 19 minutes ago by Terry M.