Am I asking too much?

[whitespikebass]

He posted it saturday.

REposted on Saturday

I guess I will just leave it on and see what happens. I don't want to give it away, but I would like it to be a fair deal. I think $200 less than a new VR is fair. I will remove the car pic and put more informative info on there.

The only reason I wanted to sell ASAP is to fund an instrument that is currently for sale that I cannot afford otherwise. But ah well, there are more out there or perhaps it wont sell either.

 

[whitespikebass]

I don't really know what I am doing regarding taking this thing apart and giving interior pics. Is it relatively easy? Should I get a tech to do it?

 

[BurningSkies]

I don't really know what I am doing regarding taking this thing apart and giving interior pics. Is it relatively easy? Should I get a tech to do it?

You might be OK with shots like this:

Good pictures sell stuff online. Ask @CL400Peavey how many pictures I sent him of the bass I sold him (which he was already pretty much on board with buying at the time). For my Mesa 400+ sale, this was probably the 'moneyshot':

Again, top, bottom, each end, all the angles. People want details at 'top of market'. I checked my 73P file and I provided 42 pictures, including nearly a dozen of the case alone.

 

[whitespikebass]

Right on.

 

[BurningSkies]

Right on.

It's a pain, I know. That's also why I don't sell much. Also, if you're shipping, start planning it now; boxes proper packaging materials, etc. Detail that in your posting... "this is how I'll pack and ship it" so people know that if they spend the ducats, they're going to get the amp in top shape, without worries on the way.

 

[fhm555]

Vintage describes the year a wine is bottled.

It has also been (over) used lately to describe old stuff in an attempt to give the impression that said old item is somehow worth more than the other old items being sold along side it.

The market for everything is down right now because most folks who used to be able to manage a little mad money are not able to do so because of stagflation. Prices on essentials going up while wages have remained flat or in some cases have actually fallen.

It sucks for both wage earners and second hand sellers, but it is what it is and leaves those of us looking to off the occasional piece of used gear between the proverbial rock and a hard place.

If there is any comfort in this I think it lies in the fact that the rock AND hard place are both vintage, as they've both been around for a great long while.

At least you didn't take it to GC where they would offer you half the average eBay selling price.

As has been mentioned, the holiday and tax seasons are near upon us and you might do better to wait if you can.

 

[lfmn16]

TB pricing is generally pretty good, although usually it's users are knowledgeable about market rate, so if you're high in the current market, you may not realize what you want. I was told when I sold my 73P "don't sell it for a dime less than $3K" by a dealer/vintage expert. Other people here will tell you "you can buy those for 1300$ all day long"... I priced it at 2500$ and sold it in 24 hours.

Yes, you hear that all the time on TB (how cheaply you can buy something); it's almost always BS. Usually by the same guys who claim they never lost money on a deal.

To the OP - If you look at the TB classifieds, it seems like very few high dollar items are moving quickly. If you don't have to sell it, you would probably do better by waiting. I bought an SVT cabinet last month that had been on the market for 5 months. In brand-new condition for a very reasonable price.

 

[Slevage]

Since you asked:

IMHO vintage smintage---- for that price, I'd purchase new. The used market is soft, so if I buy used these days, I want a good deal. The market is flooded with used gear.

that's all

 

[BurningSkies]

Yes, you hear that all the time on TB (how cheaply you can buy something); it's almost always BS. Usually by the same guys who claim they never lost money on a deal.

There's one, possibly two guys on TB I can identify in the 'basses' forum that regularly undervalue, and get hostile if you bother to argue the point. Of course, I made my own point by selling in 24 hours at my asking price.

On the other note, I'm a guy who never loses money on a deal. But I'm not usually in a hurry to sell (and I mean that by YEARS). My 73P was purchased in 2000 for 700$. If I can't break even at the very least, I don't buy. I also don't buy stuff to flip, but generally pick stuff that either holds value or increases. Fer instance, on the bass I sold @CL400Peavey, I recouped the cost of the bass, purchased new... I could have gotten more for it (They sell for more used these days than they did new when I bought it) but that was my bottom line, and he's also eligible for 'friend pricing'.

Its best when selling gear to be honest with yourself over the 'market value'...

 

[Jim Carr]

I'll probably be shot at sunrise for even thinking this, but I wonder if the popularity of all SVT tube heads (new, used, old beaters, rare, pristine all original, vintage, fine handmade revered masterwork of ancient skunkworx/artisans, etc.) has waned slightly?

Yes, that's as close as I get to trolling...so sue me. There are a lot of great powerful lighter heads available cheap, so no wonder the die-hard old guard don't schlep the big iron most of the time, and the young cats grab 600 watts for $300 bucks used.

 

[CL400Peavey]

Lets be honest, the market sucks right now. So someone, with a tight budget, hitting the classifieds is going to eye any of the SVT tube amps there, that are almost $1000 less than what the OP is selling.

 

[whitespikebass]

Thanks everybody for their input!!!!!!!! While I'm not too worried about max profits I still don't really want to sell it for what an SVT-CL goes for.

Maybe I'll recover the whole thing in chimp skin and set up a shrine. Or I could use the 4x12 cabinet as a belt buckle. Or I'll just fill the cabinet with scrambled eggs, turn it all the way up and play a drop D until the walls are covered.

 

[BurningSkies]

In 10 years, that amp may sell for what you want.

Lots of market forces at work here...old guys selling for lighter stuff, players buying newer, lighter options, economy that's not fully recovered, Lots of really nice Ampeg reissues and solid current models...

 

[modulusman]

I never understood the love for old gear. I will take new any day. I have a 73 precision that is a piece of crap compared to my other basses. I haven't played it at a gig in 15 years. It was my first real bass so I will probably keep it plus it has been repainted and had a badass bridge and dimarzios pick ups installed.

 

[BurningSkies]

I never understood the love for old gear. I will take new any day. I have a 73 precision that is a piece of crap compared to my other basses. I haven't played it at a gig in 15 years. It was my first real bass so I will probably keep it plus it has been repainted and had a badass bridge and dimarzios pick ups installed.

Mine was great. Awesome player, great tone. I had a couple local pro guys look and play it all of whom loved it, but said straight out they couldn't afford it. Some good ones did slip out of the factory from time to time.

That said, just because it's old doesn't make it good. But then price isn't necessarily tied to tone, probably not at all, in more cases than otherwise.

 

[Coolhandjjl]

Not to mention, it has been posted for all of a day and a half. Give it some time as people wander through the classifieds after the weekend.

+1

If it is a collectible, it will take time for that rare buyer to pop up. I have sold some amps on CL that may be "collectible" or have a "cult following", and it seemed to take at least a couple of months as there are simply fewer people looking for these rare gems.

 

[CL400Peavey]

+1

If it is a collectible, it will take time for that rare buyer to pop up. I have sold some amps on CL that may be "collectible" or have a "cult following", and it seemed to take at least a couple of months as there are simply fewer people looking for these rare gems.

Exactly. I recently sold a very nice bass, and got a good price for it. I had it posted for a long time, and worked with the eventual buyer for a long time to complete the sale.

Educated buyers, that want what they want, will eventually buy what they want. That said, they are not going to pay more than the market will bare.

 

[beans-on-toast]

Not to mention, it has been posted for all of a day and a half. Give it some time as people wander through the classifieds after the weekend.

It's good marketing strategy to start a thread alerting people that it's available in the classifieds.

 

[whitespikebass]

 

[whitespikebass]

No one likes me purty picture?