OMG WOW!!

[king_biscuit]

Nice, but even in that condition its overpriced by about 10k in the current market.

[hdracer]

Originally Posted by smcd

Absolutely incorrect. CL is a cesspool of scammers. When you buy off ebay you have the buyer protection ebay offers. If you feel you've gotten scammed, you get your money back. There are NO such protections on craigslist. The chances of you getting scammed on CL are infinitely higher.

How do you get scammed when you have the gear in your hand?
You can look at it, play it and can completely check it out in person.
No shipping bs and you can deal with the person face to face.

I have found that the people that worry so much about buyers protection are the first ones that will try and screw the seller.

[thebrain]

Levi's,
Alleva Coppolo basses haven't been used on countless songs throughout the decades. People romanticize vintage basses and guitars because they are what classic music was recorded with. While modern instruments might play nicer or have more features, they don't have the legacy that vintage instruments have. Modern made basses also aren't investments like vintage instruments are. Thats the stuff that makes them much more valuable. People want to re live the past and they pay for that experience. By your logic, i guess an original Rembrandt or Monet are just canvas and paint right? I could paint something too, with the same materials, but would it have the same essence, even if i was just as talented? Nope.

[Stewie26]

I don't think this is a scam. Scammers will ask below market price to get lots of action on their scam. The owner (son) is probably emotionaly attached to the bass cause it was his dads and believes it's worth $24K.

[Philonius]

I like the wear pattern around the "Tug Bar." 'Not sure if I've that before, but since people actually used them that way, it makes sense. Back on topic; it's worth what someone will pay for it. $24K? To some people that ain't no big thing.

[oboylebass]

If I were selling a vintage bass for $24k, I'd have it looked over by someone like George Gruhn so as to 'authenticate' it. Also, $24k for that bass is a bit high, unless it had pictures of some famous player with it.

Still, cool bass though.

[oboylebass]

...and, just for the heck of it:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1959-Fender-...item2577e76609

[TRichardsbass]

The only thing that bothers me about this is the obvious Fender Decal. It's way too clean and the borders are very crisp. I would definitely want to see under the pickguard.

[benamaas]

Originally Posted by 4001

AND a cesspool of spammers for replies. I'm trying to sell an old Wurlitzer organ and also a Sans Amp Bass DI on CL and all I get for replies is a response that reads somewhat like...

"Hey I'm going to say that I'm turned on by your ad. Here are my pics and maybe we could hook up sometime."

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?!

All I want to do is unload (no pun) those two things and all I get are kinky pictures of willing women wanting a date. And I bet those are a scam as well. CL sucks.

But you stay dream about them

Now serious
the seller now nothing about the base, except the exact price ???
when he was a serious seller, go to one off the serious shops and let it sell by them.
it will cost you a bit fee, but you're everybody is safe??

[levis76]

I totally agree that any item for sale is worth whatever some poor schmuck is willing to pay. You want to pay $5K for a bass that's about 2 years from being classified as petrified wood, by all means. Just remember though, music is made by the person holding the instrument, not the instrument itself. Jamerson would still rock the house even if he was using a MIM or worse yet, a Squier Affinity. The magic is in the hands, not the axe. Learn to play whatever your holding, and you will always be on the money.

And seriously, someone here is comparing classical works of art from some of history's most famous artists to bass guitars? I don't think so buddy. Apples and oranges. Besides, most people couldn't spot a fake painting, just like most people can't tell what kind of bass you're playing, what kind of amp your using, or what brand of tubes you finally decided to settle on. No one can tell, and no one but you really cares. All the crowd wants is for the bass player to hold it down, not show off how snobby he is about his gear.

[StereoPlayer]

This is the reply I received from my email...




Hello

??
Are you interested in see this item

Let me know
You can reach me at 61092831(edit
By me)


Thanks
John

On Nov 24, 2012, at 10:08 AM, <@gmail.com> wrote:

Sorry I meant 20,000


http://allentown.craigslist.org/msg/3401319901.html


Sent from my iPad


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http://allentown.craigslist.org/msg/3401319901.html
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[Pokerdweebz]

I half want to go see it even though I could not even buy a screw off of it and I'm left handed. It is only an hour away though considering we're basically neighbors Topaz

[drummer5359]

I think it's cool.

And...

If a bassist wins the powerball this puppy is sold!

[smcd]

Originally Posted by hdracer

How do you get scammed when you have the gear in your hand?
You can look at it, play it and can completely check it out in person.
No shipping bs and you can deal with the person face to face.

I have found that the people that worry so much about buyers protection are the first ones that will try and screw the seller.

The people who worry about buyer protection are the people who buy online.

[michael_atw]

Originally Posted by StereoPlayer

This is the reply I received from my email...




Hello

??
Are you interested in see this item

Let me know
You can reach me at 61092831

Thanks
John

On Nov 24, 2012, at 10:08 AM, <@gmail.com> wrote:

Sorry I meant 20,000


http://allentown.craigslist.org/msg/3401319901.html


Sent from my iPad


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Original craigslist post:
http://allentown.craigslist.org/msg/3401319901.html
If this email is a scam or spam please flag it now:
http://craigslist.org/mf/685f6847bdd...e0337daf825d.1
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8-digit phone number, eh?

[thebrain]

Originally Posted by levis76

I totally agree that any item for sale is worth whatever some poor schmuck is willing to pay. You want to pay $5K for a bass that's about 2 years from being classified as petrified wood, by all means. Just remember though, music is made by the person holding the instrument, not the instrument itself. Jamerson would still rock the house even if he was using a MIM or worse yet, a Squier Affinity. The magic is in the hands, not the axe. Learn to play whatever your holding, and you will always be on the money.

And seriously, someone here is comparing classical works of art from some of history's most famous artists to bass guitars? I don't think so buddy. Apples and oranges. Besides, most people couldn't spot a fake painting, just like most people can't tell what kind of bass you're playing, what kind of amp your using, or what brand of tubes you finally decided to settle on. No one can tell, and no one but you really cares. All the crowd wants is for the bass player to hold it down, not show off how snobby he is about his gear.

I figured you probably wouldn't get my analogy and try to be condescending towards me for making it. The point is, those classical works are more than just oil and canvas - just like vintage basses are more than just what you referred to them as - wood and metal, etc. You don't like vintage gear, we get it, but to call the whole entire vintage instrument market a sham and to say they aren't (or shouldn't be) any more valuable than today's production instruments is not worth arguing over. I wouldn't bother arguing with someone whether or not the world is flat or round either. So believe what you believe. The vintage instrument market will continue to exist and thrive without your participation.

[gustobassman]

Originally Posted by michael_atw

8-digit phone number, eh?

+1... That and the "Are you interested in see this item?"

Not sure what to think about this, but if it's real, that's a sweet P by any means.

[Munjibunga]

Originally Posted by StereoPlayer

I hate to be a pessimist here.....but probably a scam!

I sent
them an offer.

Yeah, the decal's all wrong.

[Munjibunga]

Originally Posted by levis76

Not to open a huge can of worms or start a flame war, but the whole "vintage" instrument kick is a total scam all around. Just because it's old or somebody famous played it or it was featured at a NAMM show doesn't make any more valuable. It's still made of wood, metal, and paint just like a modern Fender P, it's just old. Go buy an Alleva Coppolo for a fraction of the price and you'll get a better built bass than any old Fender. Jimmy uses only the finest aged woods, old fret wire, and custom wound p'ups.

These are my thoughts, not yours.

You're wrong. They're my thoughts, too.

[1SHOT1HIT]

I just bought it and got it home an hour ago, it sounds incredible.

I couldn't believe it when I got there and tried it out.

I even talked him down to a price more my style.


$100.00 and he threw in a set of new strings.