Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: jt on September 19, 2007, 01:24:28 AM
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:D Ok guys i have a heads up for `ya. I`ve just bought & collected my Yamaha "Lord Player" in Black. You guys have seen it on the other thread i did a few days ago. The guy i dealt with has a partner that imports a load of collectable guitars from all over the world, but mainly Japan. He opperates under the name of "Captainfugijen" on Ebay & currently has a load of fantastic Guitars going at really good prices. Because the collection is getting to big he`s having to sell some of the guitars so his willing to do deals & good prices. He has a beautiful Greco LP in at the moment thats currently on Ebay see here :
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Greco-Les-Paul-Super-Power-1981-Fujigen-Japan_W0QQitemZ200152728175QQihZ010QQcategoryZ33040QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
So if you`ve a mind then check out his Ebay site & drop him a line.
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I saw this evening that he's just sold an Orville by Gibson LP Goldtop for £625.
Wish I'd advertised mine first, I could have undercut him on that price... :(
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:D The Orville in question had a big ding out of it that had been treated but not painted over so he was selling it cheaper. But it tells you how much a good quality Orville must be worth if a badly blemished one is sellerble at £625.
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Mine's identical to that one (apart from the ding), just a year older - I bet I'll only get £400 or something for it...
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:D Why would yours be worth less ?
:D 8)
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:D Why would yours be worth less ?
:D 8)
I was born under a bad sign...
If it wasn't for bad luck, I wouldn't have no luck at all...
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:D Argh ! the "Nobody in the world loves me" routine !
Need a cuddle do we Philly :orcass:
:lol: :lol: :lol:
:D 8)
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Always.
But seriously, I never have any luck on eBay. You know those brave/crazy people who list something starting at 99p with no reserve and it sells for £500? I do that and it sells for £1.19.
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I'll post some pics of my new Orville By Gibson on here pretty soon.......managed to get hold of a beautiful flame topped Custom from a guy in the States who refused to ship anywhere other than the US, so I got him to mail it to my mate in Reno :D
Just some silly sod decided to stick a DiMarzio Super Distortion in it so it's waiting on a matched pair of 'Stormy Mondays' from Tim, just as soon as he gets his new stock of gold covers
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I'd like an ObG LP Custom with a mahogany top. I think he has one or two for sale but I've got no cash :(
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I'd like an ObG LP Custom with a mahogany top. I think he has one or two for sale but I've got no cash :(
weren't you saying yesterday you were forever cured of GAS by a flying V? :) :)
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Aw cr@p. Rumbled. :oops:
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Aw cr@p. Rumbled. :oops:
With apologies to the late Robert Palmer:
Doctor, doctor, gimme the news
I got a bad case of GASing blues
No pill's gonna cure my ill
I got a bad case of GAAAASing blues
It's incurable! Next patient please...
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:D
:lol: :lol: :lol:
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nice link, thanks!
and that's a filthy lie, philly, i paid £1.21 for that item in good faith!
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and that's a filthy lie, philly, i paid £1.21 for that item in good faith!
You tricked me! If I'd realised it was a genuine '59 Les Paul I wouldn't have let it go for a penny less than £1.26.
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Aw cr@p. Rumbled. :oops:
With apologies to the late Robert Palmer:
Doctor, doctor, gimme the news
I got a bad case of GASing blues
No pill's gonna cure my ill
I got a bad case of GAAAASing blues
It's incurable! Next patient please...
He might as well face it, he's addicted to GAS.
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But seriously, I never have any luck on eBay. You know those brave/crazy people who list something starting at 99p with no reserve and it sells for £500? I do that and it sells for £1.19.
i am the same. i dont mind so much with the stuff i make because i understand the risk of buying an unknown guitar of ebay, that why i dont out much of my own stuff on there!!!
I get a bit bloody miffed though when i see something go for £400 one day and mine goes for £200 the next. that happened with my old voxac30 ss.
If i had said the vox would make you sould like the beatles i might have got £400 - that was what the other seller did, he also made no mention of the fact it was a solid state vox in his ad..
At the moment i am sellign a small vintage amp and it has had no bids yet - i am going to be kicking myself if it goes for £50 bloody quid, has to be worth more than that
I have come to the conclusion i am too honest, i wont sell a solid sate vox as if it was a classic valve ac30 and i wont sell a 45 year old amp and pretend it doesnt bloody hum a bit.
from now on its going to be a blurry photo and a one word innacurate description - i bet stuff starts going through the bloody roof!!!
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I got my Marshall for a bargain off eBay due to the seller marking up as collection only.........
I didn't mind to have to drive to Chelmsford, but obviously a lot of bidders did and I got it for £250 when similar ones I'd been watching had gone for closer to £500
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well my vox had to be collection only - and the guy that won it drove down from blackpool for it (ironically he was in a beatles cover band!!)
i have offered postage on my latest amp auction because it is a lot smaller and lighter
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I know the feeling. I'm just selling a couple of things, but I did sell my double olympic for about £450, and I was trying to sell the 71 goldtop reissue for around £2000 but got no bids (about 3,000 watchers though!). I think it doesn't get bids because I mention it had a refret and respray and that puts people off. It is actually a great guitar. One that was converted to humbuckers went for about £3,000. Perhaps I'll set it up as a Jeff Beck!
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If i had said the vox would make you sould like the beatles i might have got £400 - that was what the other seller did, he also made no mention of the fact it was a solid state vox in his ad..
Frustrating, isn't it? Blatant flannel seems to work, but at the same time those "blurry photo and a one word innacurate description" ads seem to sell as well, inexplicably. :(
My approach is plenty of clear photos, tidy layout and lots of information (maybe too much?) - but I'm trying to include a bit of "salesmanship" in the wording whilst still being completely honest (if that's not a contradiction in terms).
And I've come to the conclusion that having a Reserve Price is definitely off-putting (and it adds £££ to the listing fees too).
about 3,000 watchers though!
Bloody hell! And I was disappointed that my Strat didn't sell with 22 watchers! :lol:
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My approach is plenty of clear photos, tidy layout and lots of information (maybe too much?)
Thats my approach too, as honest and descriptive as possible with loads of clear photo's and the text at least broken into paragraphs rather than one large chunk - it really isnt working for me
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You tricked me! If I'd realised it was a genuine '59 Les Paul I wouldn't have let it go for a penny less than £1.26.
yeah, those eximious genuine happy chinese 1959's are more than worth £1.26!
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yeah, those eximious genuine happy chinese 1959's are more than worth £1.26!
:D Damn you beet me to it !!
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As it go`s i sympathise with you about Ebay. I`ve been saying for a long while that there seems to be a lot of Bullsh*t about it floating around ie, " i`ve bought loads of stuff very cheaply off of Ebay" & then in the same breath they say " & i`ve sold everything for twice as much as it was worth on Ebay" what i load of cr*p ! Everybody cant sell for high if there all buying for low can they. When Ebaying its allways better to work on the assumption that you`ll get only a modest amount of money for something. Then if you strike lucky & get alot of people bidding you can get a nice if occasional good result. Its also a case that you have to have the right product people will want as well i`m afraid.
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PS You can allways withdraw your item from listing claiming to have sold it elsewhere & then relist it a week or so later claiming the person you sold it to didn`t come through with money etc etc. That happens quite a bit i`ve noticed. A mate of mine allways puts a Buy Now price on his items but sets a starting bid of 99p, he swears by it but how true it is or if it works or not a cant vouch for.
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:D Damn you beet me to it !!
:lol: :lol: :lol:
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I bet I'll only get £400 or something for it...
I'd pay you 410 Philly, I can't see people suffering :twisted:
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I bet I'll only get £400 or something for it...
I'd pay you 410 Philly, I can't see people suffering :twisted:
Bless you for that selfless act, but I've put a starting price of £475 on it. We'll see what happens.
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No shipping to Europe? What is it with you UK people that you never ship off the island?
You are just not at all in a European mindset you folks, aren't ya?
Islanders!!!!
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No shipping to Europe? What is it with you UK people that you never ship off the island?
You are just not at all in a European mindset you folks, aren't ya?
Islanders!!!!
Cost is a major factor, not only are we ripped off when we buy anything, we are also ripped off on carrage
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Nice Orville by Gibson Philly........if I wasn't skint after just buying my flametop custom I'd be having that! I need a Gold Top for the collection! :P
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No shipping to Europe? What is it with you UK people that you never ship off the island?
You are just not at all in a European mindset you folks, aren't ya?
Islanders!!!!
I'm actually very pro-Europe, but let's not start that debate here!
As far as the eBay thing goes, when I sell small stuff like DVDs I usually ship worldwide, but a guitar is so valuable I'm really afraid that something will go wrong in transit and I'll have to deal with some kind of non-delivery claim. And you hear of the postal service in some countries being unreliable (e.g. Italy, I believe?). I'm just scared I'll end up with a lost guitar, no money (and negative feedback to boot...).
I'd make an exception for you, of course, Hunter!
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That's true indeed. But that's up to the buyer, isn't it?
Anyways, I wasn't as serious about it as it might have sounded :wink:
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It's not entirely up to the buyer. Most expect the seller to do everything for them and take the hit when something goes wrong :roll:
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:D Have to agree with Philly here, there are to many variables to deal with & dealing in just the uk is much less agro.
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Having said all that, I've just had a message asking if I'll ship to Germany - which is fine, this way I can see where people are, check their feedback and "judge" each case individually.