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longhorncat
Advanced Member Username: longhorncat
Post Number: 276 Registered: 8-2005
| Posted on Monday, October 06, 2008 - 1:29 pm: | |
Dreamer - '92 Red Essence on eBay What did an Essence retail for in 1992?
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lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq
Post Number: 3309 Registered: 7-2004
| Posted on Monday, October 06, 2008 - 1:45 pm: | |
I remember when I finally accepted the fact that I could never afford an Orion, so I had to settle for a Series I instead. Hope springs eternal. hehehehe Bill, tgo |
3rd_ray
Member Username: 3rd_ray
Post Number: 92 Registered: 2-2008
| Posted on Monday, October 06, 2008 - 2:40 pm: | |
I thought I recognized this one... http://alembic.com/club/messages/411/48854.html?1204145072 I bought a new 5-string Bocate Essence at the House of Guitars in Rochester, NY in 1993 for a little over $2k (if I remember right). $9k is a bit of a stretch. BTW, I wish I still had it! Mike |
briant
Advanced Member Username: briant
Post Number: 233 Registered: 12-2004
| Posted on Monday, October 06, 2008 - 4:55 pm: | |
Right *now* it isn't even close to $9000 retail... |
ajdover
Senior Member Username: ajdover
Post Number: 669 Registered: 11-2003
| Posted on Monday, October 06, 2008 - 6:30 pm: | |
Folks, I have a '91 Essence that some of you may know as the Burkha King - it is pretty much the same as this one (e.g., red, flame maple, etc.). I paid less than half of what they're asking here for that bass. What he's asking is way, way too much. My guess is that he'll figure that out when his auction ends and there are no bids. Alan |
2400wattman
Senior Member Username: 2400wattman
Post Number: 602 Registered: 11-2005
| Posted on Monday, October 06, 2008 - 7:27 pm: | |
he changed the price to a very reasonable $3,000.00 |
longhorncat
Advanced Member Username: longhorncat
Post Number: 277 Registered: 8-2005
| Posted on Monday, October 06, 2008 - 9:16 pm: | |
"he changed the price to a very reasonable $3,000.00" The BIN was always $3000 or almost twice the current street value. (or were you being facetious?) Here is where the $9G came from: "It is a beautiful 1992 Alembic essence that retailed for over nine thousand dollars new." (Message edited by longhorncat on October 07, 2008) |
2400wattman
Senior Member Username: 2400wattman
Post Number: 606 Registered: 11-2005
| Posted on Tuesday, October 07, 2008 - 9:34 pm: | |
Facetious, sarcastic but not serious. I checked the auction after seeing this posting and had to see for myself. |
longhorncat
Advanced Member Username: longhorncat
Post Number: 278 Registered: 8-2005
| Posted on Wednesday, October 08, 2008 - 10:02 am: | |
Aah, this is where that little ducking smilie would have been appropriate. I think it's going to be harder to sell a tinted Essence than a natural colored one. |
bsee
Senior Member Username: bsee
Post Number: 2043 Registered: 3-2004
| Posted on Wednesday, October 08, 2008 - 10:43 am: | |
Maple tops in a tinted finish aren't a downer to me, though I prefer a lighter tint that shows more obvious grain and figuring. |