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longhorncat
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Username: longhorncat

Post Number: 276
Registered: 8-2005
Posted on Monday, October 06, 2008 - 1:29 pm:   Edit Post

Dreamer - '92 Red Essence on eBay

What did an Essence retail for in 1992?


lbpesq
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Username: lbpesq

Post Number: 3309
Registered: 7-2004
Posted on Monday, October 06, 2008 - 1:45 pm:   Edit Post

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
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Username: 3rd_ray

Post Number: 92
Registered: 2-2008
Posted on Monday, October 06, 2008 - 2:40 pm:   Edit Post

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
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Username: briant

Post Number: 233
Registered: 12-2004
Posted on Monday, October 06, 2008 - 4:55 pm:   Edit Post

Right *now* it isn't even close to $9000 retail...
ajdover
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Username: ajdover

Post Number: 669
Registered: 11-2003
Posted on Monday, October 06, 2008 - 6:30 pm:   Edit Post

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
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Username: 2400wattman

Post Number: 602
Registered: 11-2005
Posted on Monday, October 06, 2008 - 7:27 pm:   Edit Post

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:   Edit Post

"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
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Username: 2400wattman

Post Number: 606
Registered: 11-2005
Posted on Tuesday, October 07, 2008 - 9:34 pm:   Edit Post

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:   Edit Post

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:   Edit Post

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.

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