Value of a Europa 5-string

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Author Message coastaltony New Username: coastaltony Post Number: 1 Registered: 2-2010 Posted on Thursday, February 25, 2010 - 3:42 pm:    Liquidating a few basses. Hoping to get an idea of the value of a Europa 5-string. In close to mint condition. Minor ding on front of headstock, original case. S.R.# 96U8948 USA jazzyvee Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 1867 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Friday, February 26, 2010 - 4:13 am:    For a split second I thought hat was my bass.... Lovely basses those are. Good luck with the sale. 811952 Senior Member Username: 811952 Post Number: 1814 Registered: 10-2003 Posted on Friday, February 26, 2010 - 6:49 pm:    Purty coastaltony New Username: coastaltony Post Number: 2 Registered: 2-2010 Posted on Sunday, February 28, 2010 - 12:14 pm:    Here is a nice picture jazzyvee Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 1871 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Sunday, February 28, 2010 - 3:29 pm:    Hopefully one of the USA members will respond as here in the UK any alembic commands a higher premium. Jazzyvee jbybj Advanced Member Username: jbybj Post Number: 267 Registered: 6-2006 Posted on Sunday, February 28, 2010 - 8:39 pm:    You know the cliché, it's worth what someone will pay. Of course you can research the internets and see what various individuals and stores are asking for a similar instrument. Often what people are asking is not what they end up selling for though. On Ebay you can perform searches that specify completed listing only. This is very informative as it tells you the prices that items did and did not sell for. When you have something that is more specific, like say, a 5 string Europa, you don't get very many examples to compare. I can tell you that last year, I purchased a used 1992 five string Europa, with a beautiful redwood burl top, and new frets. Except for some finish checking where the belly rubbed the back of the instrument, it is in fine shape. I paid $2500 and feel like I got a very fair deal, no regrets. With Alembics, there are so many variables with respect to woods, that even within a particular body style or electronics designation, there can be wide range of potential values. If you really want to find out how much it's worth, list it on a site like this one, or Talkbass.com, at a high price, and ask for offers. See what you get. Or you can always be bold, and put it up on ebay, starting at $1 with a no reserve auction. That will tell you what it's worth, in that particular 10 day period, to the potential buyers that you reach. Good luck, James crobbins Senior Member Username: crobbins Post Number: 551 Registered: 6-2004 Posted on Monday, March 01, 2010 - 6:00 pm:    [quote]Of course you can research the internets[/quote] Is there more than one? adriaan Senior Member Username: adriaan Post Number: 2422 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Tuesday, March 02, 2010 - 2:15 am:    One of those nerd jokes ... jbybj Advanced Member Username: jbybj Post Number: 268 Registered: 6-2006 Posted on Tuesday, March 02, 2010 - 1:15 pm:    Actually, "Internets" is a reference to a quote from our former president, GW Bush. There were so many reasons to love him, and referring to this virtual place, as the "internets" is just one of them. crobbins Senior Member Username: crobbins Post Number: 552 Registered: 6-2004 Posted on Tuesday, March 02, 2010 - 4:23 pm:    Actually, it was Al Gore that said he invented the Internets.