What has happened to Ebay

[Risingforce]

Hey guys!

I recently put my Carvin Steve Vai Legacy II amp up for sale on ebay. Dropped the price to £400 pounds which is a crazy price for an amp of that quality and still no takers!

Whats happend to the Guitar and amp market!! I have seen the day where that amp would have sold for £600+ no problem!

[Twinfan]

It's not eBay, it's the economy.

It's called a recession  ;)

[Philly Q]

Yeah, it's a bad time for eBay selling.

Of course you can still be lucky and find that one buyer who desperately wants the thing you're selling, but generally it's a lot of watchers circling like vultures, only actually bidding if they smell a real bargain.

I've moaned about this before, but I sold a couple of almost-new Edwards guitars recently and got less than £350 each for them  :( . 
(Even more annoyingly, one of the buyers has already sold the guitar he bought from me - for £450. How did he manage that?  :x )

Having said that, I'm about to list a load of stuff in the next couple of days.  Trying a new approach - listing lots of guitars I don't necessarily want to sell, but if someone will pay a fair price I'm prepared to let them go.  Maybe just one or two of them will shift, I could use the cash.

[Risingforce]

You are correct enough guys its just frustrating isn't it.

I held onto that amp for a while knowing that if I ever wanted to release some equity I could get about£500-£700 pounds for it.

Good thing I am not desperate for the cash! Just fancied getting a custom Marshall 1960AX cab made with basketweave to go with my Marshall YJM100!

[Twinfan]

I've moaned about this before, but I sold a couple of almost-new Edwards guitars recently and got less than £350 each for them  :( . 
(Even more annoyingly, one of the buyers has already sold the guitar he bought from me - for £450. How did he manage that?  :x )

Eh???  That's madness!!!!

Buy It Now or auction?

[Philly Q]

Mine was Auction, after failing to sell on Buy It Now/Best Offer.

The other guy's was Buy It Now/Best Offer - he had it listed BIN at £475, went for £450.  Pics weren't as good as mine, don't know about the description (I think mine tend to be too wordy  :lol: )

The only real difference is that he has a "shop" type name (although he didn't use it when he bought from me - or maybe he actually sold to a local shop, and they sold it on).  Maybe that helps?

[Brow]

Hell if you had it at £400, when can I pick it up?!  :lol:

[Philly Q]

Quick Risingforce, hit him with a PM!

[Brow]

Quick Risingforce, hit him with a PM!

You're a bad influence!  :lol:

[blue]

i have been watching a couple of Legacys recently, very much considering it, but then i accidentally bought my AFD100 :)  so i'm afraid that's why i didn't buy it

[Risingforce]

lol well it is still on there! PM me if you want the link!

[gordiji]

if we had true capitalism (the sort where bankers etc aren't bailed out), and free markets (we don't), instead of socialism, then we would be in a crushing deflationary DEPRSSION as we speak. this would be very good for savers,very
bad for debters, very bad for house prices (good for young poeple who want to buy) very bad for E Bay sellers, v.g for
e bay buyers. i.e cash would be king.
central planning is preventing this natural conclusion to the credit boom of 98- 2008 which they're so happy to take
credit for.

[Stevepage]

Not to turn this into a political thread but, ^ we'd also have millions more in unemployment which means less money moving about and house prices still being out of reach for those who could even consider buying a house.


But anyways, at the moment and for the past few years, Ebay has been great for buyers. If you want to sell for a bit more, stick it on gumtree or if you're from the US, craiglist

[Philly Q]

But anyways, at the moment and for the past few years, Ebay has been great for buyers. If you want to sell for a bit more, stick it on gumtree or if you're from the US, craiglist

Never tried Gumtree - does it generate much response?  I've no idea how widely used it is.

[gwEm]

But anyways, at the moment and for the past few years, Ebay has been great for buyers. If you want to sell for a bit more, stick it on gumtree or if you're from the US, craiglist

Never tried Gumtree - does it generate much response?  I've no idea how widely used it is.

It depends. Its not too bad in London though, worth a go IMO. I've brought some (non-music) stuff on there.

G