Do people really buy basses like this on Ebay?

JimmyM · #1 09-13-2006, 03:53 PM

http://cgi.ebay.com/Rare-Carlo-Ferdi...QQcmdZViewItem

$62,000 for a bass and it's going to sell off Ebay? I don't think so.

**Adrian Cho** · #2 09-13-2006, 05:03 PM

Barrie Kolstein told me that he puts sales on eBay to get traffic to his website. Good idea if you ask me.

Silversorcerer · #3 09-13-2006, 09:11 PM

Actually, a genuine bass like this posted on e-bay can help educate those who are attracted to the junk that is often offered there. If one is simply browsing the category and sees this end of the spectrum, they could conceivably be less likely to swallow the too good to be true deals that are so common. So it has a purpose and not all the deals on e-bay are scams. I've seen some pretty legitimate basses there when I was shopping. You just have to be careful and somewhat skeptical.

**Adrian Cho** · #4 09-13-2006, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Silversorcerer

So it has a purpose and not all the deals on e-bay are scams. I've seen some pretty legitimate basses there when I was shopping. You just have to be careful and somewhat skeptical.

I agree. I bought a bass on eBay once but after I saw it I started exchanging mail with the seller spoke to him on the phone and then went there to play the bass. eBay was just useful for him to advertise it.

5stringDNA · #5 09-13-2006, 11:18 PM

Well, I did spend $3500 on a car on ebay once, but that was just so I had something to CARRY my bass in.

Drove 1200 miles to ge the beast home. True story.

$62k on a bass.. sight unseen.. older than the country I live in? Psshhh no problem! any day! Now if I only had $62k in assets, haha!

billyfalconer · #6 09-14-2006, 01:38 PM

Let's see, at my current rate of income from playing, that bass would pay for itself in about 21 years, if it survived.

Brent Norton · #7 09-14-2006, 02:48 PM

I listed several basses on ebay over the years. Don't know that I ever sold one ON ebay, but for the money, it puts the instrument in front of a LOT of people who happen to be in the market.

glivanos · #8 09-14-2006, 02:52 PM

I wonder how much the listing fee is for a $62,000 selling price?

uprightbassghos · #9 09-14-2006, 10:01 PM

hmmm, I was thinking of bidding but that $200 shipping charge kinda pushed the total price over the edge....

JimmyM · #10 09-14-2006, 11:02 PM

$200 shipping...yeah, that's totally outrageous! Upton does free shipping on selected basses!

I see the point about putting expensive classic basses on Ebay now. It just struck me as odd.

bribass · #11 09-15-2006, 01:55 AM

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Originally Posted by JimmyM

http://cgi.ebay.com/Rare-Carlo-Ferdi...QQcmdZViewItem

$62,000 for a bass and it's going to sell off Ebay? I don't think so.

Ha! Now Ken put his Bisiach up on there too.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Double-Bass-Labe...QQcmdZViewItem

Don Higdon · #12 09-15-2006, 07:54 AM

There aren't that many places to advertise basses.
The ISB Mainline has big spaces between issues. Membership in the AF of M is way down, so the International doesn't reach as many people.
e-bay? You never know. Why not? It generated notice here.

uptonbass · #13 09-19-2006, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Adrian Cho

Barrie Kolstein told me that he puts sales on eBay to get traffic to his website. Good idea if you ask me.

And with a thread like this on TB linking to the auction I would say it has worked quite well