For those who need a laugh!

[Jjango]

That Rick is overpriced for the condition it's in, but that eBay seller overprices EVERYTHING.

You can't really compare this Rick to any P or Jazz, though, the Rick is long-discontinued, and very rare. There are no Squier or Epiphone versions of them either. Rare, rare, rare.

I would love to have one, but that seems impossible due to the above-mentioned rarity.

 

[Jjango]

By the way, here's what one looks like in good condition:

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Maybe not everybody's cup of tea, but certainly mine!

 

[Zoidberg523]

Pablo, I knew too.

I'm not a collector, but I think I can speak for them on this one. No 'serious' collector would look twice at that. Collectors don't want refinnished project basses that have been routed and otherwise molested. So, that leaves.....nobody....Nobody wants that 'bass.'

+1000

 

[Zoidberg523]

+1.

I went to school to study wine (basically have a B.A. in wine) and have a huge wine collection and some of the stuff I drink totally grosses my friends out (Amarone, Madeira, etc.). Some wines are an acquired taste(like scotch) and many don't "get" why something that taste like crap to them is so expensive.

Bass related.... many might want a new Sadowsky or Lakland for the kind of $$$ this RIC is listed for, but others buying rare $35,000 1962 Jazz basses or even 1960 $500,000 Gibson Les Pauls is "worth it" to them. Value/worth is relative. P.S. This bass IMO is a piece of crap and not worth more than a few hundred bucks IMO based on the bad condition.

I have bottles of wine that are worth as much as a new Sadowsky (I won't be drinking them - they will go to auction) and many rich collectors drink wines like this daily. Geddy Lee is a good example of this kind of collector. Whatever floats your boat I guess.

Who is to say what someone does with their disposable income is wrong? Did I mention that this RIC is a hunk of overpriced crap?

Lol, +1. Believe me; if I had $30,000 of disposable income, I would certainly be the new owner of a vintage Fiesta Red Jazz.

 

[Baird6869]

Lol, +1. Believe me; if I had $30,000 of disposable income, I would certainly be the new owner of a vintage Fiesta Red Jazz.

Of course! It is an INVESTMENT, not an expense. You owe it to yourself to own one!

 

[One Drop]

Looks like a shifty business to me... They may be good businessmen, and I may be wrong (don't want to be insulting), but to me they just seem shady. A lot of nice stuff, but... it's like the mall. Tons of cool $hit, nothing you can afford - but you can get it at the store by your house for half the price...

You are right, and I would never buy an instrument from him, even if his price for what he describes is okay.

I've seen too many instruments he's been selling that have way more issues than he describes, and often plain wrong and misleading descriptions (and that's just from what can be seen in the photos, never mind what's hidden). In other words, you don't know what you are really getting for your money.

 

[Zoidberg523]

Of course! It is an INVESTMENT, not an expense. You owe it to yourself to own one!

Hey, I'm already on board! It's my girlfriend you have to convince! Do it, and there'll be a vintage Conrad hollowbody with your name on it! (Just pay $195 shipping )