what are you talking about? thats why sx is so great. even if i give mine away i'm still out only $140, as opposed to the $450 you might lose out on selling your mustang.
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CHEAP BASSES SUCK!!!!
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what are you talking about? thats why sx is so great. even if i give mine away i'm still out only $140, as opposed to the $450 you might lose out on selling your mustang.
Don't buy your basses to sell them. When I buy an instrument I do so because I want to play it. Doesn't anyone do that anymore or do you just worry about resale value all day long... :scowl:
I've been ripped off!!!
Got a 83 Chevy Chevette with 175,000 Klm on it from my local usded car guy for $500. I've only owned it for a year now with 195,000 Klm, and some turd only offered me $350 instead of the $499 I'm asking. Don't ever buy used cars, the resale value sucks!!!
This thread is a waste of bandwith.
Got a 83 Chevy Chevette with 175,000 Klm on it from my local usded car guy for $500. I've only owned it for a year now with 195,000 Klm, and some turd only offered me $350 instead of the $499 I'm asking. Don't ever buy used cars, the resale value sucks!!!
This thread is a waste of bandwith.
I've been ripped off!!!
Got a 83 Chevy Chevette with 175,000 Klm on it from my local usded car guy for $500. I've only owned it for a year now with 195,000 Klm, and some turd only offered me $350 instead of the $499 I'm asking. Don't ever buy used cars, the resale value sucks!!!
This thread is a waste of bandwith.
While we are derailing and on the subject...
ninja:)Over here you're better of buying new trucks than bass guitars.
The resale value of 1 to 3 year old Volvo, Scania, MAN, Iveco and Mercedes trucks is higher than the price new.
Due to the waiting lists.
While we are derailing and on the subject...
Over here you're better of buying new trucks than bass guitars.
The resale value of 1 to 3 year old Volvo, Scania, MAN, Iveco and Mercedes trucks is higher than the price new.
Due to the waiting lists.
OMG Europe needs TRUCKS! well they should have bought a bunch of MACKs while the exchange rate was better
While we are derailing and on the subject...
Over here you're better of buying new trucks than bass guitars.
The resale value of 1 to 3 year old Volvo, Scania, MAN, Iveco and Mercedes trucks is higher than the price new.
Due to the waiting lists.
Why would you want to buy a new vehicle, keep it three years and sell it make money? That goes against conventional TB wisdom.
Our roads are to small for MACKs.
Maybe its OUR fault for not adapting to the marketplace and sending you some skinny-assed trucks
You're probably right.
Roads in Europe are narrower than in North America. There's a huge market for trucks here. I've never seen a Peterbilt or a Mack over here. I'm not in the trucking business so can't comment from knowledge. North American cars and trucks are not that popular over here. They're too big. The European division of Ford is very successful with their Fiesta, Mondeo's, etc.
yeah I lived in Alpine Italy for 8 years, I've seen your skinny roads and skinny trucks that look like they're about to fall over
Why would you want to buy a new vehicle, keep it three years and sell it make money? That goes against conventional TB wisdom.
Because this is TalkBass and not TalkTrucks I guess.
I am serious: in Belgium an in the Netherlands al lot of businesses make profit by buying and selling new and used trucks.
There are people that order several trucks new that they have to wait for about three years, and then sell them immediatly when they get them and recieve more than the new price.
A transporting business that wants new trucks rather pays more to such "unofficial dealers" than waiting so long on a new truck.
I've been in that business. It is sorta like a maffia.
I'm glad I don't have to deal with such people anymore.
That's a different story and would serious derail this thread.
Because this is TalkBass and not TalkTrucks I guess.
I am serious: in Belgium an in the Netherlands al lot of businesses make profit by buying and selling new and used trucks.
There are people that order several trucks new that they have to wait for about three years, and then sell them immediatly when they get them and recieve more than the new price.
A transporting business that wants new trucks rather pays more to such "unofficial dealers" than waiting so long on a new truck.
I've been in that business. It is sorta like a maffia.
I'm glad I don't have to deal with such people anymore.
That's a different story and would serious derail this thread.
The airline leasing game is the same. The lessors buy up delivery positions for new jets. Any airline wanting a new jet either orders one and waits 3-4 years, or they buy a delivery position, or they lease.
You might get away with that if you bought up all the Wishbasses out there and held on to them. It MIGHT work. Try it and let me know.
In closing, I always buy to play. I'm not a collector. My basses see gig use. They have nicks and scratches and smell like bars. That said, I get kick out of the search for the best deal. They are out there. They exist. Great feeling when you bag one.
Salut
This is what I have learned through my years of buying, trading, selling my basses.
Selling your bass won't yield much return unless it is USA made, at least if you are reselling your bass in the USA.
Reason: Possibly because the USA tag means high quality. I don't find this to be true anymore considering I have seen some Japanese basses holding some of there value.
Selling your custom made bass won't yield much return as well. Unless you are selling it back to the original designer/builder or selling it through the original designer/builder.
Reason: Name recognition. Unless people have heard of a bass they won't be so willing to drop the big bucks on it. Plus a custom bass is designed for you, not someone else.
Reselling most major name branded basses won't yield much of a return as well, especially if they are made overseas.
Reason: Mass production yields a high supply and low demand.
The only time you might be able to break even or make a profit is if you are selling a rare bass, USA bass, or vintage bass.
Selling your bass won't yield much return unless it is USA made, at least if you are reselling your bass in the USA.
Reason: Possibly because the USA tag means high quality. I don't find this to be true anymore considering I have seen some Japanese basses holding some of there value.
Selling your custom made bass won't yield much return as well. Unless you are selling it back to the original designer/builder or selling it through the original designer/builder.
Reason: Name recognition. Unless people have heard of a bass they won't be so willing to drop the big bucks on it. Plus a custom bass is designed for you, not someone else.
Reselling most major name branded basses won't yield much of a return as well, especially if they are made overseas.
Reason: Mass production yields a high supply and low demand.
The only time you might be able to break even or make a profit is if you are selling a rare bass, USA bass, or vintage bass.
I had a Carvin built that I dreamed about doing for eight months. I got it and within a short amount of time realized it wasn't for me. Fortunately I went with cheap options, so I lost less. FWIW, the Carvin was well made and sounded fine. It was just not for me.
I enjoy buying cheap basses. I always look at what I can sell them for before I buy. I want to get a good deal going in and I want to be able to get out. I may or may not keep them. I may find someone who needs a decent cheap bass and lend it, sell it or give it away. There are lots of cheap basses worth buying. Right now my faves are old Yamaha BB300's and Ibanez Artcore (semi-hollowbody) basses.
Cheap basses that play well and sound decent are out there and are fun! I can't afford to buy and sell expensive basses the way I do cheap basses. I've accumulated enough inexpensive snare drums over the years that I'm selling a bunch to finance other gear and I am turning a profit on them, taken as a group. You win some you lose some, but it's a net gain.
KO
Mark Wilson
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I don't know why everyone is taking offense to the OP, he's just having a rant, there's no need to be offended. Offer his some wisdom instead!
well man 4 pages of responses says different...
I've been ripped off!!!
Got a 83 Chevy Chevette with 175,000 Klm on it from my local usded car guy for $500. I've only owned it for a year now with 195,000 Klm, and some turd only offered me $350 instead of the $499 I'm asking. Don't ever buy used cars, the resale value sucks!!!
This thread is a waste of bandwith.
G&L basses, even the American ones are notorious for poor re-sale value. I ate about $300 on an American L2500 I bought used for $1,000 and it was about $1,500 brand new.
Fenders and Music Mans seem to hold their re-sale value pretty well though.
Fenders and Music Mans seem to hold their re-sale value pretty well though.
