I wonder if he may become even more seasoned if he were to be inundated with offers between $150.00, and $175.00?
Naah, I've been talking to some local craigslisters lately and you have your clueless knobs who think because they gave X for a bass and after finding out bass is not as easy as their brother in law told them it was, they decide to sell it and since they only used it a "little" it's still worth what they paid for it, even more if they are "throwing in" a strap, stand, and/or cord.
After that you have the half smart people who are suffering from the delusion they are smarter than the rest of the world and can talk you into buying their Squire because it's really a Fender, they just had trouble with their name when Leo started G&L so they tried selling them as Squires to keep the company going while the lawsuit over the name was settled. Of course it's a gen-u-ine Fender, the neck plate says Corona California, how much more proof do you need that this is a real Fender?
Last of all you have the regular folks who realize what's going on and just want to move that old bass they loved so much in high school, but somewhere along the line life got in the way and they need some cash for a new phone, or diapers.
Craigslist is the epitome of the old saw about having to kiss a lot of toads to find a handsome prince.
If you are willing to wade through the clueless and scammers, there are deals to be found on craigslist, but it's not the kind of place you want to go if you are looking for a specific bass and expecting to find a deal. it's more like an electronic yard sale, a place to find flip material from time to time. At least that's been my experience with it locally.
