| Author | Message | ||
| angelboy
Intermediate Member Username: angelboy Post Number: 108 Registered: 1-2004 |
I'm thinking of selling my 1997 Series I bass. It has a 5A quilted maple front and back and it's pretty much as mint as you can get. I've owned it for the last 5/6 years and rarely taken it out. Before that it was hung on a wall for 7 years as part of a multi-millionaires guitar (art) collection and it still had the factory strings on it when I picked it up! Comes with an Alembic flight case, rack mount power supply and two bass power cables. You can see it on my profile picture but I'll send you some better shots if you email me. I'm based in the UK so it's a sterling price I'm looking for. The custom quote is kicking out a UK price of just over £10k, but then factor shipping, duty and VAT to push it up to more like £13,000!!! I'm looking for offers over £5k to get the ball rolling. Contact me at angelboymanagement(at)hotmail(dot)com | ||
| jacko
Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 2456 Registered: 10-2002 |
Not enough strings for me I'm afraid Paul. I hope you get a good price for it. Graeme p.s. try to get to bass day 2009 in manchester. | ||
| angelboy
Intermediate Member Username: angelboy Post Number: 109 Registered: 1-2004 |
I have some pictures here: www.greenholding.co.uk/alembic | ||
| jacko
Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 2464 Registered: 10-2002 |
That's a really nice quilt. very '3D'! graeme | ||
| llobsterbass
Member Username: llobsterbass Post Number: 66 Registered: 5-2004 |
Has anyone around here seen a used Series I go for more than US $4,000 recently? | ||
| pas
Advanced Member Username: pas Post Number: 217 Registered: 3-2003 |
Europe is a different market. | ||
| fc_spoiler
Senior Member Username: fc_spoiler Post Number: 982 Registered: 5-2006 |
It is, but prices are roughly the same ;-) Also some amazing bargains are possible here, I've seen an Elan (almost identical to my '90 Elan) go for E994 and a '85 Spoiler for E650 Some time ago, one of my favorite Series I basses sold for aprox. E2500. Average price of my A basses (not counting the new Elan) is approx E1770 (The sum of the prices of the 4 divided through 4) That's incl. a brand new '06 neck through Orion, go figure ;-) | ||
| angelboy
Intermediate Member Username: angelboy Post Number: 110 Registered: 1-2004 |
The basses shipped from the States incur high import taxes. Up until recently you had to work out the value of the bass, add shipping costs, times that by 10% import duty then times that amount by 17.5% VAT (now 15%) so on a bass shipped direct from Alembic you're talking an extra £3000 on a £10000 bass. As a result Alembics are a pretty rare breed in the UK. | ||
| jakebass
Member Username: jakebass Post Number: 93 Registered: 7-2007 |
Not sure about your duty calculations there angelboy. I shipped an MK deluxe from Beaver at Bass Central. The bass price was $6999 and I paid £600 in duty. The exchange rate was favourable at the time it was $2.13-£1 so I got the bass in my hands for a good chunk under £4K. It's your decision entirely what you charge for your bass but sadly for you buyers have an equal amount of discretion so I fear you might struggle. It's a beautiful instrument though so I wish you luck with the sale. Jake | ||
| angelboy
Intermediate Member Username: angelboy Post Number: 111 Registered: 1-2004 |
Sorry, it's a 3% import duty not 10%. Still close to £2500 for a £10k bass though. Even so, if you paid $7k for a bass showing at over $10k on the custom quote then that's 30% off list. If we work my example, $17k with 30% off is around $12k. $12k at 1.644 - todays exchange rate is £7300 Add £250 shipping, 3% duty then 15% VAT and the price comes to £50 short of £9k. I'm inviting offers over £5k which is a 40% - 45% saving on new. I think the price sounds fair for an 'as new' instrument. Any lower and I'll happily keep it. | ||
| angelboy
Intermediate Member Username: angelboy Post Number: 112 Registered: 1-2004 |
I do always find it amusing how much people under estimate the cost of the Series basses and compare them to Signature models. The Series electronics are charged out at $5700 on the custom quoter so take 30% and it's still and extra $4k! | ||
| angelboy
Intermediate Member Username: angelboy Post Number: 113 Registered: 1-2004 |
How about this one I found: http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=64534 Mark King Standard, 5 string with Buckeye Burl top - Alembic Quote = $11,500 Minus 30% and exchange at 1.65 ($ to £) = £4872.86 Add shipping @ £250 x Duty @ 3% x VAT @ 15% = £6068 Take of 40% off new = £3640 The guy is selling for €3999 which works out at £3582.62 | ||
| angelboy
Intermediate Member Username: angelboy Post Number: 114 Registered: 1-2004 |
How about this one at a dealer: http://www.americanguitarsuk.com/bassshop/alembicB.php Stanley Clarke Deluxe with Series II electronics, 24c gold hardware, coco bolo front and back and wood back plates. - USED Alembic custom quote new - $18750 minus 30% = $13125 Into £'s = £7944.88 + £250 shipping, 3% duty and 15% VAT = £9706 This bass is being sold for £8000 so here were only talking a 17.5% reduction from new!!! Let's pretend that the original seller sold it to the shop at 40% off, the dealer is then adding close to 37% mark-up from the buy price to which he might sell for 30% mark-up, which is a fair amount profit. That would still take the bass up to just over £7500 | ||
| pierreyves
Senior Member Username: pierreyves Post Number: 479 Registered: 11-2006 |
the current price for serie I in europe is about 11.000€, very expensive but real (stationmusic.de, californiamusic.fr) for brand new. your price of ~5700€ would be reduce a little. | ||
| angelboy
Intermediate Member Username: angelboy Post Number: 115 Registered: 1-2004 |
I've been offered £4000 ($6600/€4400) which is still a little to low for me. Are there any other pre-Christmas takers? | ||
| angelboy
Intermediate Member Username: angelboy Post Number: 117 Registered: 1-2004 |
Give me a good price and I'll throw in a mint SF2!!! (To Alembic forum members only!) Great deal! | ||
| pierreyves
Senior Member Username: pierreyves Post Number: 533 Registered: 11-2006 |
I just bought serie II sc... | ||
| angelboy
Intermediate Member Username: angelboy Post Number: 118 Registered: 1-2004 |
Congrats! That's what I'm after (eventually.......or as well as!) |
