Curious. . . Has anyone sold a bass here?

DaveCustomMade · #1 03-07-2005, 02:27 PM

Just curious to know how many people have sold a bass on here [this forum in the 'for sale' section] other than ones that cost a few hundred dollars. Anyone ever see a bass sell for more than $2,000 US dollars?

Indi86 · #2 03-07-2005, 02:35 PM

I haven't personally, but plenty of them get moved. It just takes the right person at the right time... oh, and nice pics.

**embellisher** · #3 03-07-2005, 06:50 PM

Plenty of people have. I bought my Nordstrand SC5 used from Hman for $2500.

I have seen quite a few basses sell for over $1500.

**Bryan R. Tyler** · #4 03-07-2005, 07:24 PM

I purchased my Elrick fretted singlecut for $2400 from TB. I purchased another Elrick from a TBer (although it wasn't directly through the classifieds) for $2000.

DaveCustomMade · #5 03-08-2005, 07:29 AM

Oh. . . ok. I just was looking in there and really didn't see any titles that had "Sold" on there. I assume that is what happens when one DOES get sold so people know the post is finished.

A side note, what do you suppose [especially answer if you have shipped a bass before] it would cost to ship a bass?

By the way, I have nothing to sell, I'm just curious.

Indi86 · #6 03-08-2005, 08:40 AM

Depends entirely on where you ship it from, how far its going, and how heavy it is. Generally for me they ship between 20 and 40 dollars UPS through a UPS hub.

tim99 · #7 03-08-2005, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by DaveCustomMade

...didn't see any titles that had "Sold" on there. I assume that is what happens when one DOES get sold so people know the post is finished.

And you would be...wrong. I wish more people updated their listings.

tim99 · #8 03-08-2005, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by DaveCustomMade

A side note, what do you suppose...it would cost to ship a bass?

If I take a bass to a UPS store and they pack it in a cardboard box with packing materials and ship it it costs around $65 total for the packing and shipping.

DaveCustomMade · #9 03-08-2005, 10:04 AM

Thanks guys for the 'ballpark' idea of what shipping costs. It's good to know that if, at some point down the road, I ever decided to sell a bass, it IS an option here, and the shipping wouldn't be extravagant [relatively speaking].

**Bryan R. Tyler** · #10 03-08-2005, 10:27 AM

You can't alter the title of a thread you start unless you ask a moderator to do it for you-that's why you don't see SOLD in many of the titles.

And always ship through a UPS or FedEx hub if you can-the stores that offer their services sometimes jack up the price way too much.

DaveCustomMade · #11 03-08-2005, 11:38 AM

Ah! Thank you Bryan for that input. That's right, we can't change our titles of our threads. I wonder why the mods don't allow that function? Oh well, thanks for the replies!