Stradivarius upright bass, antique
 

CL, located in Pittsburg PA

http://youngstown.craigslist.org/msg/3558931991.html

I don’t know anything about these, but thought I’d post it just in case it’s a good deal.

“ANTONIUS STRADIVARIUS UPRIGHT BASS W/CASE MADE IN GERMANY $6999 VALUE - $1599 (PITTSBURG, PA )”

Suspicious. Who's gonna sell a $7k bass for $1500? If its a real Stradivarius, it belongs in an auction. Not eBay, but a real auction where people with money show up.

I smell a scam. I would need to see proof.

Those German Strads are collector pieces.

I'm guessing there is a company named Stradivarius and that this is not a Stradivarius by the famous maker from Cremona, Italy.

Countless violins and cellos and basses say Stradivarius inside.

It's NOT EBAY, but CRAIGSLIST. This was you can bring an expert with you to see if you're getting an amazing deal, or just a good solid bass.

Craigslist - It's probably stolen. lol

I don't believe that "the" Stradivarius even made basses. The largest he/they did was cellos & harps

The ad says, over 40 years of age. And as we all know, Stradivarius didn't make any instruments after the 1950's. Maybe it is real!

Who wants to add it to the registry?:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...us_instruments

Has anyone posted this link on the DB side of TalkBass? They'd know more about this subject than solely electric bassists.

Oh, taking this thing seriously then:

if it's a fully carved 3/4 db that's decades old and made in Germany then $1599 is an incredible price for it even if it needs hundreds of dollars of work done

more likely it's a ply or hybrid and $1599 is still a good price if it doesn't need much work

What Dave said. ^^^^^

That crazy SOB's been flogging that poor old spray-painted bass on every CL board within 500 miles of Pittsburgh for over a year. The price changes in every ad, up and down.

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Amazingly, no one has bought it.

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