Go onto Gumtree and type "Bass Guitar", location Ashton-under-Lyne

[HeadlessBassist]

5 minutes ago, Burns-bass said:

 

I bought a boxed and brand new B-stock TRB for £600 a while back. 

 

We all know people who put stuff up for sale for stupid prices as a way to justify keeping them. Fair play to him. I'd swap them all for a couple of basses I actually used (and the space back, too).

 

A proper Japanese one, as opposed to the cheaper TRBX? They must be difficult to shift.

 

I think a lot of the pricing issue is down to how much people need the money. I always sell the bass for what it's worth.

[Terry M.]

44 minutes ago, HeadlessBassist said:

Maybe the £525 one is either someone desperate for the money, or it's a cheaper TRBX-5?

As stated they are both Japanese TRB5ii model basses 😊

[Terry M.]

43 minutes ago, HeadlessBassist said:

 

A proper Japanese one, as opposed to the cheaper TRBX? They must be difficult to shift.

I'm no Yamaha expert but I know the Japanese ones when I see them 😂

[Terry M.]

https://www.gumtree.com/p/guitar-instrument/yamaha-trb-5ii-5-string-bass-guitar-trans-blue-gloss-this-beast-is-super-powerful-/1493716485

 

https://www.gumtree.com/p/guitar-instrument/yamaha-trb5-mkii-5-string-bass/1491099802

 

Check the two listings yourselves chaps 😊

 

And my favourite colour happens to be the cheaper one. 

Edited Saturday at 11:22 by Terry M.

[Terry M.]

1 hour ago, HeadlessBassist said:

 

I think a lot of the pricing issue is down to how much people need the money. I always sell the bass for what it's worth.

A bass is only worth what someone will pay for it. I've seen basses in certain stores sit on the wall for literally over a year and counting based on that theory. There's been a Yamaha RBX765a on Ebay for the LONGEST time in fact it's still there. It's had simms led's fitted and the asking price is £1,260.00!!! Maybe I've missed something there 😅

[BassApprentice]

I occasionally look at Gumtree and always noticed that there was loads listed for Ashton-Under-Lyne, normally the Yamaha TRBs mentioned in the thread already

Edited Saturday at 13:22 by BassApprentice

[neepheid]

He's been trying to shift some of this stuff for months.  He's asking too much, at least for the one I was keeping my eye on.  A slightly rarer finish on a bass which normally can be picked up for around £150 second hand doesn't make it worth nearly £100 more.  A shame.

[Kev]

I'm sure if everything came down 10-20% he'd have an easier time of it, but if they've been up for ages then I guess he has the retailer mentality at the mo! 

[edstraker123]

I was interested in a bass he was selling some time ago and whilst doing research found the bass on here and it had previous serious neck issues which weren't mentioned in the listing. I had to ask and he confirmed this was the case. This really put me off as do some of the prices which are ridiculous. I also asked about a px on another bass and he wanted to give me nothing for mine yet charge top dollar for his - definitely dealer rather than bassist behaviour.

Edited Saturday at 17:07 by edstraker123

[80Hz]

Yes I've been eyeing some of this chap's stuff for a while. He has a nice G&L Tribute L-2000 in tobacco burst with colour matched headstock. Would need to be 20-25% less for me to inquire, but maybe he's factoring in some haggling. I guess if you can afford that number of basses, you can afford to have them around until they sell for the price you want.

 

I can also relate to being on a mission to try a wide range of basses...

 

+1 for get him on Basschat 😆

[jonno1981]

If I was him I’d approach bass direct or bass bros and negotiate a cheaper commission. Drop off 15-20 at a time and wait for the cheques to arrive.
Given the quantity of listings I can only imagine the number of tyre kickers and scam emails he must be dealing with.