If in 1999 I bought a bass for...

Eleventybillion and 1 dollars.

 

Oh man, I got a good deal for a couple Modulus basses and sold them for a nice profit. Had I kept them longer and sold them in today’s market I could probably have gotten anywhere between $500-$1,000 more than what I sold them for. Heck, even some of my Fenders would have netted me a couple hundred extra.

 

Depending on finish and any wear I'd think you could get close to what you paid for it or maybe a bit more but if you account for inflation the amount you paid for it in 1999 will have less buying power today.

 

$900 to $1,200.

 

All I can say is that this recent wave of inflation has made it a great time to be a seller, but a terrible time to be a buyer.

 

I’d also guess, as I have said before- the sellers market won’t be here forever. For those with classic instruments to sell-I’d sell sooner rather than later. When all these boomers go to the great beyond and their families sell their huge guitar and bass collections, you will see guitars that today would sell for 10k going for less than 5, just because the supply will overwhelm demand. Today’s 30 and 40 year olds won’t be snatching up classic guitars in the next decade or two, which is exactly what caused prices to blow up in the last few decades. That’s my prediction.
I agree with post #5 as to current price.

 

Yes, but are they selling at those prices?

Honestly I'm not really the one to comment as I haven't been eyeing prices lately, but I did have a couple nice jazz basses up for sale a few months ago, (Sadowsky NYC and a US G&L), both priced to sell, they didn't budge. Probably makes me a tad bias.

 

You probably could get your money back, if it is in good condition.

 

About $1150 depending on color and condition. Do you have a pic?

 

Right now? On Reverb? $22,870. Reverb is off the rails.

 

A grandish…I don’t think you’re gonna get any vintage premium on a 99

 

Carrots?

 

Honestly the most I see that era of Fender US jazz basses go for are like 1400. But mostly sell for around 900-1100. I wish I had a crystal ball to see what basses would sky rocket in price because it always seems to be the ones I least expect. Especially lately…

 

I owned a 2002 MIA P-Bass bought new ($739.00) that I gigged the heck outta and then sold in 2015 for $950.00. If that’s any guide. Had all the case candy, and some rash and a few dings.

 

I'd probably pay 7-800 depending on condition

 

The prices for Fenders have become a joke to be blunt.
Of course, considering inflation its not like they used to give them away but compared to today's used asking prices... its a great time to be a seller! Ive seen well kept American Standards go for $1100-1300 recently.

A little over 2 years ago I sold off a USA Geddy Lee (in very nice condition) for $825 locally. It took almost a year for someone to make an offer at $900. People are paying $1500 used for those now since they're $2,000 new now....
besides the net gain I also kick myself for letting go of such a nice Fender.

I agree with selling off some of your less used Fenders quickly since I also think that staying indoors has a lot of bassists more on the hobby have probably built up a collection.
Maybe we'll be able to snatch some up at reasonable prices once things have gone back to normal and people would rather put that money towards travel.

 

I just looked at Revern sold listings. Plenty seem to have sold in the $950-$1200 range, Lots sold for $600-950. Some went for $1200-$1400, and I'm not referring to American Deluxe 5s (because they were tripping me up at first).

 

Is that the old era Am Standard with the S1 switch?
All those old Am Std's before the 2008 redesign are ho hum and not alot of desire. So about $1000.