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Bunch of lefties up for sale
Posted: June 9th, 2019, 8:29 am
by paulo
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid ... =3&theater
New Gibson Thunderbird $3000
New Gibson Les Paul $2500
Maranello VGC $1200
Ibanez VGC $600
New Fender Precision USA $1500
1982 Rickenbacker VGC $3000
Prices are in Canadian dollars.
Re: Bunch of lefties up for sale
Posted: June 9th, 2019, 11:29 am
by tim
Oh my...
Re: Bunch of lefties up for sale
Posted: June 9th, 2019, 2:01 pm
by pjmuck
That's some nice overpriced eye candy. $1200 CAN for a Maranello?? (About $900US). You can find a used one for a little more than half that.
Re: Bunch of lefties up for sale
Posted: June 10th, 2019, 2:38 am
by Jeroen
Those Italia Maranello basses cost half of that NEW here. I had an Italia Torino for a few years that I bought new for 399 euros.
Re: Bunch of lefties up for sale
Posted: June 10th, 2019, 8:34 am
by bobjones2260
I wonder what color the Ric is, in the picture looks Burgundy but could be black with lighting playing games.
Re: Bunch of lefties up for sale
Posted: June 11th, 2019, 3:58 am
by Jeroen
Could be Wine Red too. Looks lush!
Re: Bunch of lefties up for sale
Posted: June 12th, 2019, 6:14 pm
by Malfunct8
All overpriced BUT he lives around the corner from me if anyone would like me to stop by and check one out
Re: Bunch of lefties up for sale
Posted: June 12th, 2019, 9:16 pm
by jayceofbass
I've communicated with this gentleman at least three times. He is not willing to negotiate. He TRULY feels the prices are fair OR he doesn't really want to sell anything, is going to take it all to the grave, or it's all just a ploy to show his wife he's
trying to sell all this stuff.
(I should also note, all of these basses have been for sale for YEARS. All for the same prices. So... yeah... he's a collector who just doesn't know it yet.
)
Re: Bunch of lefties up for sale
Posted: June 13th, 2019, 7:30 pm
by superheavydeathmetal
bobjones2260 wrote:I wonder what color the Ric is, in the picture looks Burgundy but could be black with lighting playing games.
That's a good point, Bob. It looked like Burgundyglo to me and it is the right era, so I didn't think anything of it. But, you are right. Black finishes can play tricks on you with glare and lighting.
jayceofbass wrote:I've communicated with this gentleman at least three times. He is not willing to negotiate.
Did he say the Rick is Burgundyglo? There a few years ago I would have paid fair money for a Burgundyglo. Not what he is asking, but fair money, for sure.
Re: Bunch of lefties up for sale
Posted: June 13th, 2019, 10:28 pm
by markcv
Are those Vik’s basses?
Re: Bunch of lefties up for sale
Posted: June 14th, 2019, 9:52 am
by jayceofbass
These are indeed Vik's basses. But I don't think the fact that he was in the Blushing Brides makes them more valuable in any way. He ain't McCartney. He may well be a really nice guy but, he ain't nice about communicating with potential buyers and I stand by my opinion that he's out to lunch with the prices.
The Ric is just a black one. The pic is a little wonky.
Re: Bunch of lefties up for sale
Posted: June 14th, 2019, 10:17 am
by Matt R.
Who is Vik?
Re: Bunch of lefties up for sale
Posted: June 14th, 2019, 1:27 pm
by AzWhoFan
Matt R. wrote:Who is Vik?
a guy that wants to hold on to his basses
Re: Bunch of lefties up for sale
Posted: June 14th, 2019, 2:11 pm
by Matt R.
AzWhoFan wrote:Matt R. wrote:Who is Vik?
a guy that wants to hold on to his basses
Ah, of course!