Marky L Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 I can't believe the seller is as naive as they make out. Do you think this is dodgy? 78 P in Oly White. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1978-FENDER-PRECISION-BASS-MADE-USA_W0QQitemZ330387494622QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item4ceca116de"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1978-FENDER-PRECISIO...=item4ceca116de[/url] Well if anyone is near Willsden Green it's got to be worth pushing them for a view of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 It's not a great description by any means - unhelpful, in fact - but... what's naiive about it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marky L Posted December 19, 2009 Author Share Posted December 19, 2009 I can't see anyone putting a 78 P on ebay starting at around £150.00 unless they had no idea about the bass. I am certainly aware of starting stuff low to get lots of bidders in, I do that with stuff I sell, but something like that I would certainly have a higher starting price. And why no strings? I guess that's not going to be good for the neck in the long run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 I put my '73 Precision on with a £10 opening bid... it went for the market value. The opening bid is irrelevant - in fact, a low bid can draw more people into the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 [quote name='Marky L' post='689431' date='Dec 19 2009, 11:07 PM']I can't see anyone putting a 78 P on ebay starting at around £150.00 unless they had no idea about the bass. I am certainly aware of starting stuff low to get lots of bidders in, I do that with stuff I sell, but something like that I would certainly have a higher starting price. And why no strings? I guess that's not going to be good for the neck in the long run.[/quote] I'd do 99p, no reserve - regardless of how "valuable" the item might be. The possibility (no matter how improbable) of getting a ridiculous bargain is Ebay's biggest carrot. Jon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigthumb Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 I might be a bit reluctant to auction a bass with no reserve this close to Christmas especially considering the potential value of the instrument. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 You could say no strings attached I don't suppose for one minute this is going to stay around the £360 mark. I had a friend who found somebody with an Antiqua 70s Fender bass in immaculate condition. Not everybody plays and sometimes older basses show up. I'd lean towards this being genuine but certainly in need of a service Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelk27 Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Started an '83 Fender Precision Special listing at 1p (because the listing was free). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Ended on £771 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 [quote name='BurritoBass' post='689623' date='Dec 20 2009, 11:32 AM']You could say no strings attached I don't suppose for one minute this is going to stay around the £360 mark. I had a friend who found somebody with an Antiqua 70s Fender bass in immaculate condition. Not everybody plays and sometimes older basses show up. I'd lean towards this being genuine but certainly in need of a service[/quote] I chucked £750 at it but didn't win, lol. I reckoned it would kick around just over £1,000 after some work (depending on whether the pickup is original or not - owner said half of it was new & half original?). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platypus Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 [quote name='molan' post='691948' date='Dec 22 2009, 11:21 PM']I chucked £750 at it but didn't win, lol. I reckoned it would kick around just over £1,000 after some work (depending on whether the pickup is original or not - owner said half of it was new & half original?).[/quote] I won it at £771 will be interesting to see how it turns out..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skankdelvar Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 [quote name='Platypus' post='691983' date='Dec 23 2009, 12:21 AM']I won it at £771 will be interesting to see how it turns out.....[/quote] Indeed! Let us know what it's like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 [quote name='Platypus' post='691983' date='Dec 23 2009, 12:21 AM']I won it at £771 will be interesting to see how it turns out.....[/quote] Nice one I got a batch of additional pics from the seller and it looked nice. I was only ever looking at it as an investment though (I generally find late '70's P's too heavy and/or chunky in neck profile). I actually thought £800 was a 'safe' investment price as I was budgeting maybe £200 to be sure of getting it up and running properly. However it may literally be a case of fitting some strings and you're away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 [quote name='Platypus' post='691983' date='Dec 23 2009, 12:21 AM']I won it at £771 will be interesting to see how it turns out.....[/quote] Nice one I got a batch of additional pics from the seller and it looked nice. I was only ever looking at it as an investment though (I generally find late '70's P's too heavy and/or chunky in neck profile). I actually thought £800 was a 'safe' investment price as I was budgeting maybe £200 to be sure of getting it up and running properly. However it may literally be a case of fitting some strings and you're away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marky L Posted December 23, 2009 Author Share Posted December 23, 2009 [quote name='Platypus' post='691983' date='Dec 23 2009, 12:21 AM']I won it at £771 will be interesting to see how it turns out.....[/quote] Oh yeah, please let us know how it turns out, very interested. Hope you have got yourself a good bass there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platypus Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 [quote name='Marky L' post='692109' date='Dec 23 2009, 09:45 AM']Oh yeah, please let us know how it turns out, very interested. Hope you have got yourself a good bass there [/quote] Thanks for the heads up on that p bass. I just arrived home with it - paid cash on collection as the seller was only about 5 miles from me. Looks good the Olympic White looks just that in reality, in the eBay photo its kinda looks more brillant white. Generally in good condition with a few dings, as you youw expect on a soon to be 32 year old. Don't really know much about old p basses and will no doupt be seeking advice from the Fender heads of Basschat. OK, time to stick a few strings on that mofo.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platypus Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 I make that two basses you missed out on in 24 hours, Barrie [quote name='molan' post='692053' date='Dec 23 2009, 08:29 AM']Nice one I got a batch of additional pics from the seller and it looked nice. I was only ever looking at it as an investment though (I generally find late '70's P's too heavy and/or chunky in neck profile). I actually thought £800 was a 'safe' investment price as I was budgeting maybe £200 to be sure of getting it up and running properly. However it may literally be a case of fitting some strings and you're away [/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 [quote name='Platypus' post='692610' date='Dec 23 2009, 09:37 PM']I make that two basses you missed out on in 24 hours, Barrie [/quote] Hey Paul, I'm always bidding on stuff - I'm pretty good at setting my max price these days & not getting carried away with last minute bidding, lol. You must let us know how you get on with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platypus Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 [quote name='molan' post='692651' date='Dec 23 2009, 10:51 PM']Hey Paul, I'm always bidding on stuff - I'm pretty good at setting my max price these days & not getting carried away with last minute bidding, lol. You must let us know how you get on with it [/quote] I was thinking of the AC on Talkbass as the other one that got away, shame it couldn't be shipped - they don't come around very often. Will post again once I've had a bit of time with the p bass. Perfect timing really, everybody in the house will toys to play with on Christmas day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 [quote name='Platypus' post='692658' date='Dec 23 2009, 10:57 PM']I was thinking of the AC on Talkbass as the other one that got away, shame it couldn't be shipped - they don't come around very often. Will post again once I've had a bit of time with the p bass. Perfect timing really, everybody in the house will toys to play with on Christmas day![/quote] I had an offer more or less accepted on that one but it was dependent on the local US buyer falling through - unfortunately he confirmed I'm vaguely close to no less than 2 other fairly high end US basses as well at the moment! If they come off then watch out for a few of my current 'stock' coming up for sale soon, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarcher Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 [quote name='Platypus' post='691983' date='Dec 23 2009, 12:21 AM']I won it at £771 will be interesting to see how it turns out.....[/quote] Looks as though you got a steal there,be good to see how it pans out. I'm in Harrow myself,do you ever go to The Half Moon South Harrow.Good music pub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platypus Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 [quote name='tarcher' post='692665' date='Dec 23 2009, 11:03 PM']Looks as though you got a steal there,be good to see how it pans out. I'm in Harrow myself,do you ever go to The Half Moon South Harrow.Good music pub.[/quote] Will do Haven't been down the Half Moon for a fair while - must get over there and see whats happening soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 [quote name='molan' post='692662' date='Dec 23 2009, 11:01 PM']I'm vaguely close to no less than 2 other fairly high end US basses as well at the moment! If they come off then watch out for a few of my current 'stock' coming up for sale soon, lol.[/quote] I hope you're going to buy some more 4 string stock Barrie... all this 5 string malarkey is no good for me mate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 [quote name='warwickhunt' post='692779' date='Dec 24 2009, 08:42 AM']I hope you're going to buy some more 4 string stock Barrie... all this 5 string malarkey is no good for me mate! [/quote] The jury is still 'out' on that particular decision Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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