| Author | Message | ||
| longhorncat
Advanced Member Username: longhorncat Post Number: 276 Registered: 8-2005 |
Dreamer - '92 Red Essence on eBay What did an Essence retail for in 1992?  | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 3309 Registered: 7-2004 |
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 |
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 |
Right *now* it isn't even close to $9000 retail... | ||
| ajdover
Senior Member Username: ajdover Post Number: 669 Registered: 11-2003 |
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 |
he changed the price to a very reasonable $3,000.00 | ||
| longhorncat
Advanced Member Username: longhorncat Post Number: 277 Registered: 8-2005 |
"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 |
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 |
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 |
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. |
