Is this a good deal?

Personally I wouldn't pay more than $500-$600. But that's just me. If you like it and have the bucks, go for it. It's a nice bass and the price is not too outrageous.

 

I'm assuming it's MIM. If so it's a pretty good deal if new. I don't think i'd pay that much for one though. Good deals are personal.

 

A new 4 string American Standard J (MIA) sells for $1250 at GC.

Used ones go for $700 to $1000 @ GC online and eBay.

So, $680 sounds like a great deal, depending upon the condition.

 

$600 is the most I would pay and that is still a tad high IMO.

 

Sounds like a good deal under $700 if the finish is very good, and blemishes are very minimal.

You big city TB'rs, I'm envious of the $500-600 'used' USA Fenders that you find floating around. I've never seen one (been playing for a year).

 

For real? $600 is a steal for an 07 or 08 MIA Jazz.

 

I have one & they are pretty nice, but I don't seem to play it much as I prefer my Precisions. If it is decent and has the case & all the candy, that price is very reasonable.......
If you'll excuse me, I think I'd better pull it out and play it for a while!

 

with a case? i paid 675$ for my '08 and i decided to get something else, i posted it on craigs with best trade offer and some guy offered me 850$ cash.

 

that sounds like a definite great deal, especially since youve played it and liked it
pull the trigger!

 

IMO if it is mint, with a mint case and alll the case candy, that is a fair price. Not a steal for resale, but a good price if you plan to keep it.

 

I see them quite regularly for that or less on CL.

 

Suzi Quattro is hot.

 

You sir, are quite fortunate. I rarely see MIA 4 strings going for less than $800.

 

But, she currently plays a P Bass, not a J.

In Sep 2009 I sent an e-mail message to Suzi on MySpace asking what her favorite bass was. Her reply: “What I started with . . . a Fender P.”

 

I see people ASKING that, but that's not the same as GETTING it.

That's a ridiculous price to pay. People here on CL are out of their freaking minds...they always ask more for beat used stuff than I paid for it new on sale. They don't get it, either. They all bought the stuff a couple of years back when they made money and paid sucker retail for it, and now they're broke and trying to save themselves on the back end of the deal and they can't. So they get mad if you offer a real price and they wind up keeping it and starving.

For an '07 "American" series in that color (which is a poor seller), $600 in real money for a near mint example (note fretwear, etc.) is a fair deal for both parties, and I personally would not go that high.

 

Yeah I see what you're saying. I'll always try to knock off at least $50, even if it's a good price already. I wouldn't know much about haggling for MIA Fenders, since I'm already happy with my Big Block (yes I actually liked it!) and am only looking for 6 stringers at this point.

 

I think this is is the key bit of the question. If you mean by that what I mean by that, and if you plan to play it not just look at it and move it on in a while, then paying 50 or 100 dollars or quid over or under an average price couldn't matter less.