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cashbass
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Username: cashbass

Post Number: 3
Registered: 6-2008
Posted on Tuesday, July 22, 2008 - 7:30 am:   Edit Post

Howdy folks - saw this on eBay this morning. The starting bid price is $7,500.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Alembic-Bass-Guitar-Triple-Omega-Cocobolo-Mint-OHSC_W0QQitemZ290247643976QQihZ019QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
jacko
Senior Member
Username: jacko

Post Number: 1848
Registered: 10-2002
Posted on Friday, July 25, 2008 - 4:49 am:   Edit Post

Sadly not enough strings.

Graeme
speicky
Advanced Member
Username: speicky

Post Number: 310
Registered: 3-2005
Posted on Thursday, July 31, 2008 - 1:17 pm:   Edit Post

listed again here... this time the seller dropped the BIN from 8,900 to 7,500 USD, the former starting bid.
dtrice
Intermediate Member
Username: dtrice

Post Number: 162
Registered: 10-2006
Posted on Tuesday, August 05, 2008 - 4:32 am:   Edit Post

Starting bid is like 5 thousand now. It continue to drop. I often see series basses used going for 3 to 4 thousand, so that is not a good relative value. Although it is a sweet looking bass.
briant
Advanced Member
Username: briant

Post Number: 217
Registered: 12-2004
Posted on Thursday, August 07, 2008 - 12:27 pm:   Edit Post

What I'm trying to figure out is his listed invoice price of $13,400 - and this was in Dec 2006 before the last two price increases.

Using the custom quote generator I just came up with $12,535. Started with a Rogue and made all the appropriate changes to get that bass he is listing. That price is also completely ignoring whatever the monthly special might have been when he ordered it.

It seems he may be inflating the invoice cost a bit to make it seem like a better deal.
davehouck
Moderator
Username: davehouck

Post Number: 6858
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Thursday, August 07, 2008 - 5:23 pm:   Edit Post

Brian; I couldn't come up with it either. But I did notice that in the two subsequent listings, he removed the reference to the invoice price. So, perhaps he realized that the reference was incorrect.
briant
Advanced Member
Username: briant

Post Number: 218
Registered: 12-2004
Posted on Thursday, August 07, 2008 - 9:48 pm:   Edit Post

That or enough people called him on it that he realized any serious buyers would as well. Eh. I just hope that bass finds a good home.
dreambass
Junior
Username: dreambass

Post Number: 15
Registered: 8-2002
Posted on Saturday, August 09, 2008 - 7:36 am:   Edit Post

I bought a bass from this lister and briefly played this bass at his home shortly after he received it from Bass Central. It's quite spectacular, plays great but is a little on the heavy side for my tastes. Ken
pocket8
Junior
Username: pocket8

Post Number: 11
Registered: 10-2008
Posted on Thursday, October 09, 2008 - 8:39 am:   Edit Post

Hey folks,

It's ba-ack:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290266385989&ssPageName=MERC_VIC_RCRX_Pr4_PcY_BIN_IT&refitem=290247643976&itemcount=4&refwidgetloc=closed_view_item&usedrule1=CrossSell_LogicX&refwidgettype=cross_promot_widget&_trksid=p284.m183&_trkparms=algo%3DCRX%26its%3DS%252BI%26itu%3DUCI%252BSI%26otn%3D4

Again, it's a little cheaper this time around, but it's just as pretty.

Cheers,
John
mike1762
Intermediate Member
Username: mike1762

Post Number: 127
Registered: 1-2008
Posted on Saturday, October 11, 2008 - 9:20 am:   Edit Post

Did somebody get this or did the auction just end? What was the electronics package anyway? This is a cool looking bass, but I've not noticed that the "bells and whistles" add much to the resale value.

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