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Do people buy basses with dings?

#21
Cygnus X-1 said:
Boy you guys are fast, and Vin, you're right. That does make me feel better. Here are the pics.

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and this is the front, No dings.

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Thats not so bad.
Just say "hey, here's a ding."

End of story, don't even knock the price down. You might be able to get that fixed too, take it to a repair shop if you're worried about it.

Its really not bad at all to me, it wouldn't prevent me from buying it.
 
#22
mrkreuzschlitz said:
Thats not so bad.
Just say "hey, here's a ding."

End of story, don't even knock the price down. You might be able to get that fixed too, take it to a repair shop if you're worried about it.

Its really not bad at all to me, it wouldn't prevent me from buying it.
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Thanks for saying that. Funny thing that can not be seen in the photo. Some of what appears to be white, is in fact blue paint from. the train tunnel.
 
#24
There's a big difference between dings and relic'ed or mistreated/abused.

I prefer buying a bass with a few dings when I get it, because I'm a player and use my basses, and I prefer to get a slightly better deal by buying used and not in mint condition, when I can find what I want that way. I'm much more concerned with balance on the strap, tone, neck profile, etc than I am with dings!
 
#25
i think it depends on the buyer. I personally will not buy a dinged instrument, even at a lower price, i would rather pay more for an instrument in perfect condition. it just doesn't sit well with me. but i am not everyone, and obviously do not speak for everyone. If you're asking whether someone out there will buy your bass? the answer would be yes (i think.), if you're asking will every single person buy your bass? then the answer would be no (i think.)
 
#26
marcau said:
i think it depends on the buyer. I personally will not buy a dinged instrument, even at a lower price, i would rather pay more for an instrument in perfect condition. it just doesn't sit well with me. but i am not everyone, and obviously do not speak for everyone. If you're asking whether someone out there will buy your bass? the answer would be yes (i think.), if you're asking will every single person buy your bass? then the answer would be no (i think.)
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Wrong

Dave Muscato said:
There's a big difference between dings and relic'ed or mistreated/abused.

I prefer buying a bass with a few dings when I get it, because I'm a player and use my basses, and I prefer to get a slightly better deal by buying used and not in mint condition, when I can find what I want that way. I'm much more concerned with balance on the strap, tone, neck profile, etc than I am with dings!
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I feel the same way, well, if i could get one with no dings, cool, but dings bring down price without bringing down sound quality and playability most of the time so why not. I got my spector used for about half the price of the same model new just cuz it has a very tiny ding on the side. I'd say that a good deal. Next I need to find a damaged mtd since im diggin the way those sound now, but they're very expensive.
 
#27
If I wanted a bass bad enough, I would buy it pretty dinged up if I had to, but for the most part I've purchased all my basses over the years either brand new or very slightly used. Now I own basses that have lots of scares and battle wounds and I'm sure somebody would buy them from me for reasonable prices asked.
 
#28
Back to the car analogy, I own a 82 Cadillac and an 84 Chevy as my main drivers. Sure they're dinged and don't look show room... but the engines run like a top. (I do my own mechanic work, if you are too... don't worry I swapped the dog of an ht4100 out of my Caddy after it blew itself up with an Olds 307. :D). I feel that reliability matters more than the overall look of the car for commuting and daily driving.

Same holds true for a bass... daily beater for shows and stuff... I don't own a bass that I haven't dinged or so, as long as the sound is there... that's what I'm there for. I wouldn't worry about it and just keep playing it. It's just a part of wear and tear. :)
 
#29
sorry, but i think a supporting membership to be had to make a thread liek this.

just seems like in addition to an unfortunate accident, you are trying to use this site to sell a bass....price and pictures posted...cough up the 20 bucks and put it in the for sale section.
 
#30
Dave Muscato said:
There's a big difference between dings and relic'ed or mistreated/abused.

I prefer buying a bass with a few dings when I get it, because I'm a player and use my basses, and I prefer to get a slightly better deal by buying used and not in mint condition, when I can find what I want that way. I'm much more concerned with balance on the strap, tone, neck profile, etc than I am with dings!
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Yeah, and that way when you put the first ding in it yourself it doesn't matter because its wasn't flawless when you got it. First ding hurts, every other one after that doesn't matter. So if I can save a few bucks and not go through the heartache of damaging it (since you did it for me) then by all means I'd buy it.
 
#33
My 2 basses now were bought used... My Mike Lull was in spankin' mint condition when I got it and the only dings on it are ones I put there. My new Yamaha fretless has some dings, but at least I don't have to worry about it anymore - I can just "play" my basses now.

If you're asking because you want to sell your bass with a ding then yes, someone will buy it if they feel the discount is good. If you're asking to feel better now that your new bass has a ding, then I say keep it and enjoy it... I know it's a bummer but it's part of it... It's "character." Earlier this year I got my custom shop Fender after 10 months of waiting, within a week I noticed a crack by the neck joint... I was upset but got over it because it was still a great bass - sold it for other reasons.
 
#34
If you do sell, it then ask almost the full price (say $675 if it was worth $700 before). When they guy comes round to look at it he'll want it anyway, but make a few faces, and strained noises while looking at the ding. Then he'll sugguest a low ball offer because of the condition. Knock him another $25 off and he'll be happy to walk away with a bargain.

Unless you give it away for a silly price, the dink will be used to push the price down further, but it's really just for negotiating. Doesn't really affect the desirability at all.

There isn't a gigging bass out there without a ding in it.
 
#35
Nice looking bass Cygnus. If that ding wories you too much, just clear out the damaged poly, overfill it with clear nail varnish (build it up over a week or so) and then sand it back level with wet & dry (1200 - 1500 grade) and then finish it off with a car paint cutting compound. I've done this with poly with really good results on a massive chip the size of a quarter. Bass sold no bother.

But as said previously, relic/damage=good, adds mojo.

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#36
Ezbass said:
But as said previously, relic/damage=good, adds mojo.

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Now now, don't tease! Can we see the rest of that beauty?

There's a school of thought that says that if an instrument is good enough to make its owner want to play it regularly, it will probably show up with the scars to prove it. Accidents like Cygnus's are a part of life, and it doesn't even look that bad - and as it's on the back, it's probably much less of a concern for most buyers.
 

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