Parts Bass Pricing Question...

I’d try Reverb, disclose that they are assembled from parts, not factory

Set your price. If someone doesn’t like your price, they can send an offer for you to review

Just make sure you get the cost for shipping correct. That can break you if you don’t have it accurate

 

At a guesstimate, they are probably worth in the $400+ range but a "quick" sale would happen in the $300~ range.

 

Take a look at what MIM Fenders are getting here. I think the upgraded pickups (if you can include the original one with the sale) about equal out for the non-factory assembly.

 

That’s what I was thinking also. Look at what MIM basses have actually sold for, not just what people are asking, and that is a good starting point. You could, I suppose, ask a little high and take offers. Like someone else said, look into shipping costs first to.

 

They are beautiful basses, sorry to hear that you have to sell them off.

Sadly you will probably get more if you part them out. I would find that hard to do in your position, but there it is.

 

A ‘Frankenbass’ is almost always a tougher sell. Much like heavily modded basses and kit basses. They may be as good or better than an off the shelf factory original. And they often are. But anybody who’s a brand name or collectible buyer is going to want theirs to be all factory original. And most modders have their own ideas about what mods they want - and mostly prefer to do it themselves either way. So parts basses fall into a no man’s land. Most times you’re lucky to recoup your investment.

About the only time I felt I got most of my investment back on a parts or modded bass was if I sold it “as is” to someone I knew who tried it and wanted it; or when I parted it out because the individual premium components would fetch more sold by themselves than as part of an assembled bass.

 

Here’s an idea: become a supporting member here at TB and post these in the TB Classified

Edit: I see you are a supporting member (as pointed out to me by @Warpeg), so why don’t you just post in TB classified and see what happens?

I’m kinda liking that P-Bass, but not for 6 Benjamins

 

Sell them whole... and give as many possible details on the parts as you can (year purchased, material, etc.).

These look like great basses. Unfortunately, they may get lost in the high volume of instruments on Reverb and other online arenas.

Maybe see if you can sell locally on Craigslist where you'll be up against less competition? You just might have what someone is looking for and you won't have to mess with shipping.

Best of luck!

 

He is a Supporting Member.

 

Oh, Duh!

Thanks

 

You'll probably get more out of them by parting them back out

 

I've been down this road. Put 700 in parts and get 300 back. Once people read parts bass they seem to think it's lower than low. Maybe here on TB you can get a decent value since you have a concentrated number of intelligent bassist. But it's a rough ride on Craigslist. I'll suggest reverb and the classifieds here. But the last parts bass I sold took about 6 months to move

 

This. Even though it's a beautiful bass that plays perfectly and has upgrades it's still a "frankenbass".

 

Sell them here on TB ! No listing or seller fees and the buyers here are easy to work with !
Good looking basses !

 

Parting them out would likely net you more money, but the trade off is that you’ll need to invest more time/effort into the sales & shipping process.

 

$6-700 for the pair, I’d guess.

 

Issue with a modified bass is that not everyone considers your “upgrade” to be their upgrade. Some of these things are very subjective.

So I personally don’t offer much on modded basses unless I can play it in person and really get a vibe

 

I dunno, If I was looking for another Precision, it would be that one. Love the fat neck and monster tuners. I paid 4 for one that wasn't as nice, but it was sunburst and tortoise. Good luck with whatever you decide you decide to do