Highway 1 Fenders

[dlloyd]

I'm looking to buy a Fender Jazz in the next couple of weeks.

I was quite interested in this Highway 1 Jazz, and mailed the guy asking whether he could wait two weeks for payment...

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fender-American-Highway-1-Jazz-Bass_W0QQitemZ250441333093QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item3a4f777965&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A13%7C66%3A2%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fender-American-High...%3A1%7C294%3A50[/url]

He never got back to me, so I didn't bid, and the bass went for less than £300, which is a fair deal less than I would have been willing to spend.

So why did it go for so little? Was it the photos? or the guy's limited recent feedback? Or is that just the going rate for Highway 1s and I was over-estimating?

[Clarky]

[quote name='dlloyd' post='513897' date='Jun 15 2009, 10:08 AM']I'm looking to buy a Fender Jazz in the next couple of weeks.

I was quite interested in this Highway 1 Jazz, and mailed the guy asking whether he could wait two weeks for payment...

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fender-American-Highway-1-Jazz-Bass_W0QQitemZ250441333093QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item3a4f777965&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A13%7C66%3A2%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fender-American-High...%3A1%7C294%3A50[/url]

He never got back to me, so I didn't bid, and the bass went for less than £300, which is a fair deal less than I would have been willing to spend.

So why did it go for so little? Was it the photos? or the guy's limited recent feedback? Or is that just the going rate for Highway 1s and I was over-estimating?[/quote]
That was a low price, I've seen them routinely go for quite a bit more (£400 or so). Pics weren't clear and there were dings so maybe that put people off? FWIW I just sold a mint Gibson Explorer on eBay and should have got nearer £500 but only got £400 - for certain models of guitars/basses, there really doesn't seem to be much cash floating around at the moment.