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| Is this bass really worth this much?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=181052569081
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| What is this worth? |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Here is a very similar one for Much Less
No case, but it looks to be in better condition. Seller sez "Damn near Perfect"
Just before I went looking for this I was gonna say "a coupla hundred bucks"
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| Actually I've messaged the seller telling him that this bass is not worth that much, but he insist that it's worth a lot because it's "rare"! So I just want to see what this basses value is. I hate seeing people ripped off is all. Plus I own a magnum already  |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | This is why we generally don't talk about worth on here. It's just too subjective, especially when talking instruments, especially when talking eBay. If I've said it once, I've said it a thousand times. Any instrument is worth exactly what someone is willing to pay. We have seen what we think is a $500 guitar sell for $3000 dollars and what by all rights should be a $3000 dollar guitars sell for $500.
My favorite example is currently 1st hand experience. I have a "priceless" late 1800's (yes, that's the year) ancient snare drum, in perfectly playable condition, from a famous maker, not a repro, an original with original labels and markings inside. Three museums would like to display it... but no one, including the museums, are willing to pay much more than shipping. I've seen rotten pieces of wood dug up and sold on ebay claiming to be NEWER drums than this one that have sold for more.
Again... value of an instrument only has TWO factors. How much the seller is willing to part with it for, and how much the buyer is willing to pay. Age, provenance, rarity, are simply justifications used by the buyer and seller to each stand their ground. It could be said, and I will, that everything is worth nothing until someone buys it, and it's value only exists for the length of that transaction, it is then worth nothing again. |
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