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Am I asking too much?
- Thread starter whitespikebass
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The overwhelming reason something/anything doesn't sell after a reasonable period is price. If you don't need to move it quickly (or at all), then you can maintain your price & hope that someone bites. And maybe someone will. How long that might take, though, is the question. But if you do need/want to move it sooner rather than later, then you'll need to reduce the price in some fashion. Pretty simple.
Where did I say to price anything super low? I didn't. I only said if the item(s) doesn't sell after a reasonable period & if the seller wants/needs to move it, then a price reduction is necessary. If the seller doesn't need to sell soon (or even at all), then he can wait for a (niche) buyer to come along. Might be sooner, might be later. Again, simple.
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I was merely pointing out the way I thought your logic applied- ie: to make a quick sale. Otherwise patience and good presentation are the key (IMO). I've never had trouble selling anything at a reasonable price as long as I had the patience to find the right buyer.
'Old' is a quantitative adjective. 'Vintage' is a subjective value judgement. Vintage, in this case, means something that represents the best of its type in a previous era. Supposedly that means something to him and to the potential buyer. So if he wants to think of it as vintage and the buyer wants to pay more money for the vintage value, so be it. Ninety percent of our purchase decisions as bass players are subjective. Why should this be any different?
While I can't comment on individual market values for used gear in Texas, what you get for something, and whether you're happy with price realised, is highly contextual. If you absolutely need top dollar, then you have to plan and market your sale, by putting it in the right places, being patient and willing to say 'no' to silly offers.
I have none of the required patience, so When I tot up the value of my gear, I price it based on "what would I get if I HAD to sell this stuff this week? That way, when I do sell gear, I usually get a nice surprise, in terms of what it realises.
Timing is also important; I find that if you list stuff to end on Ebayearly evening Sunday, you often get good prices from bidding wars. Maybe because people are juiced up from long pub lunches, but it works...
I have none of the required patience, so When I tot up the value of my gear, I price it based on "what would I get if I HAD to sell this stuff this week? That way, when I do sell gear, I usually get a nice surprise, in terms of what it realises.
Timing is also important; I find that if you list stuff to end on Ebayearly evening Sunday, you often get good prices from bidding wars. Maybe because people are juiced up from long pub lunches, but it works...
why are all these poor people upset over a vintage svt?
op wait till tax time, if it can. during tax time if you have good photos and a good ad it will sell easy.
op wait till tax time, if it can. during tax time if you have good photos and a good ad it will sell easy.
There are just some people who are highly resentful that so many of us love SVT's. Ampeg is the Fender of amps...so popular that so many who don't use them have an irrational hatred of them.
You know, I had a crazy thought that might help market your amp in a unique way but would likely cost you some time and sanity:
What would you think about renting out your SVT for shows? It could go something like this:
You advertise your amp on Craigslist (and anywhere else) but say that for local buyers (by your definition) you would be willing to let them play it for an hour in their band practice or maybe at a gig (so that they could see how it sounds alone and with their band). Here's the rub...you are there the entire time to monitor and adjust the volume so that your amp isn't damaged by someone unfamiliar with it (obviously non-compliance means an end of the test drive). Charge $50-$100 or so, and if you're feeling generous you could add that towards the cost of purchase if the buyer decides they want it! If not, they got to play on a vintage SVT and you're $50-$100 richer.
Who knows, enough of this and you may have your $2k and still keep your SVT!
What would you think about renting out your SVT for shows? It could go something like this:
You advertise your amp on Craigslist (and anywhere else) but say that for local buyers (by your definition) you would be willing to let them play it for an hour in their band practice or maybe at a gig (so that they could see how it sounds alone and with their band). Here's the rub...you are there the entire time to monitor and adjust the volume so that your amp isn't damaged by someone unfamiliar with it (obviously non-compliance means an end of the test drive). Charge $50-$100 or so, and if you're feeling generous you could add that towards the cost of purchase if the buyer decides they want it! If not, they got to play on a vintage SVT and you're $50-$100 richer.
Who knows, enough of this and you may have your $2k and still keep your SVT!
FWIW I have no luck selling gear on CL.
TB works OK but it takes a long time.
It took 2 years to sell a $600 bass.
TB works OK but it takes a long time.
It took 2 years to sell a $600 bass.
Hey, I am "vintage". And I piss wine.
To the OP...just give it some time. I know you said you are trying to fund another purchase but the market isnt that great at the moment. If you dont want to ship it, try other local resources like the newspaper or music shops. I have thought about selling a vintage, yes dammit, vintage, bass to fund my dream bass but I know the market isnt great and I probably wont get what I want.
To the OP...just give it some time. I know you said you are trying to fund another purchase but the market isnt that great at the moment. If you dont want to ship it, try other local resources like the newspaper or music shops. I have thought about selling a vintage, yes dammit, vintage, bass to fund my dream bass but I know the market isnt great and I probably wont get what I want.
I would stay firm on price. People like to wait it out in the classifieds hoping the seller will get desperate and drop the price. There is a market for what you're selling, but it's a very small market at that price. Someone out there is looking for the amp of their dreams and are willing to pay for it. You just have to be patient unless you're willing to come down on price.
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I don't see anyone being upset or resentful about the type of amp here? I even just went back and reviewed this whole thread just to see if I'd missed something, and I still don't see it. I see a guy who's trying to sell at the 'top of the market' pricing for an amplifier and discussion about how to either do that effectively or why its not working for him in the way he's doing it.
Minus some trolling behavior, which was unrelated to the amp (which has since been removed by the mods), I can't see that anyone is making negative comments about the quality of the amplification.
I think there were some not seeing any big deal In an early blueline, or slamming the whole "vintage" moniker in general something less than eloquently, but yeah, seen much nastier behavior on TB.
IMO it's at least 20% too high and I don't think that will change in the near future regardless of tax time or whatever. Also I wouldn't expect to get back what you put into it for tech service. Maybe part of the value of the new tubes though. It's a tough market these days and your pool of potential buyers (interested and can afford it) is very small. I like SVTs but honestly top dollar 80+ lb bass heads are a tough sell.
Agreed somewhat but usually just takes the patience to wait for the right buyer. The market isn't good for sellers right now but I think Austin is still probably among the better places to be selling stuff with tubes in it.
I sold my Bassman 135 in about a week for 85% of what I had into it, which is what I needed/wanted, and it's probably among the less desirable Fender tube amps, and it was missing side vents, rear panel, 2 tubes, and didn't have original tolex.
Yes, it was bought by a guitar player to slave to his Champ witg a larger cabinet.
Might not be a bad idea for the OP to also list it in San Antonio and offer to deliver. Maybe also Corpus and Houston and offer to meet half way or something. Opens it up to more potential buyers.
