Reverb - best thing ever?

[kmon]

Killer deals are still to be had. Good points above, use the make an offer feature. Be patient. If you’re expecting to get on and find sick deals right off the bat forget it. You need to hustle a little more.

 

[Trailertrash74]

How many super deals to you find on TB Classifieds? The seller puts it out there and if you want it (at the listed or negotiated price), it's done. If it doesn't sell, it's put back in the closet til the next time.

 

[salmon256]

I had good things with Reverb, but in my opinion Reverb is really great for when you want something specific. I personally never got a real "steal" on there, I got a decent drum-set though for a good price and got my bass from there. I do see some basses I would love to have at not so bad prices. My only complaint is a personal stand point of pulling the trigger on items when the seller has 1 review and it's 5 stars but just doesn't seem creditable enough. It's hard to make a move for me but the buyer protection is there for a reason. Either way I had mostly good purchases with Reverb and I enjoy how it's mostly music stores selling.

 

[T Bassman]

Its the best selling market Ive found so far for used gear. I was having a heck of a time selling locally this year, and literally moved several under used items in weeks. Each buyer made an offer I chose to accept. Super easy

 

[Jazzkuma]

Yeah anything I sell on Reverb will be more expensive to make ip for the fees.

I use this calculator which tells you how much you will make after Reverb takes its fees. Reverb Fee Calculator

I up the price of my listing until the calculator shows the price I intended to sell it pre-reverb.

 

[Killing Floor]

Reverb is a great platform. Like eBay. The sellers and buyers vary and that’s where you get good or bad experiences. But the marketplace is a great resource in my opinion. I have purchased but never sold so can’t speak to that side. Every purchase I’ve made has been smooth and in some cases exceeded my expectations. Only miscue, I bought a pedal that wasn’t available and within 15 minutes the seller cancelled the transaction and refunded the money and sent me a personal email apologizing for forgetting to remove the item.
I would never buy a fragile instrument from an unknown seller, that is just risky and kinda dumb, it is. And if you get burned buying a $2,000 bass for 1,000 from another country I am calling you out for doing what you knew was a risky move. I’ll buy pedals, accessories, tools all day from Reverb because that is within my risk tolerance. If I want a used guitar that I couldn’t find locally in the Live Music Capital of the World I’d buy it through a dealer like GC so I’d have protection.

 

[ProbablyTooLoud]

Or just a bunch of stores posting stock at inflated prices to cover the reverb “profit grab” on every sale? And then private sellers mostly matching those prices cause they hope they can.

I dont seem to see many good deals on the basses i am interested in. Either i have amazing taste and basses i want are all in high demand (high prices) or reverb is a bit crap.

My apologies if i state the obvious. I was out of the scene for 10+ years.

For me it's the best thing ever.

 

[lfmn16]

Typical TB black and white. Is it the best ever or complete crap.

It's as good as you are smart. If you do your homework, and aren't in a hurry, you can find good deals. Just like every other place you shop.

 

[J-Bass RMR]

The name of the game these days is patience

you will stumble upon that sheep that has strayed from the herd. Then you pounce

Or, as it has been so elegantly stated before:
You got to be crazy, you gotta have a real need
You gotta sleep on your toes and when you're on the street
You got to be able to pick out the easy meat with your eyes closed
And then moving in silently, down wind and out of sight
You got to strike when the moment is right without thinking

 

[coyote1]

Or just a bunch of stores posting stock at inflated prices to cover the reverb “profit grab” on every sale? And then private sellers mostly matching those prices cause they hope they can.

I dont seem to see many good deals on the basses i am interested in. Either i have amazing taste and basses i want are all in high demand (high prices) or reverb is a bit crap.

My apologies if i state the obvious. I was out of the scene for 10+ years.

I think reverb is a nice effect, if used tastefully

 

[coyote1]

Typical TB black and white. Is it the best ever or complete crap.
It's as good as you are smart. If you do your homework, and aren't in a hurry, you can find good deals. Just like every other place you shop.

And there lies the rub.

 

[7dollarbologna]

Here’s a great example, somehow a bass that retailed for $175.00 new is now some diamond now. “Quartersawn neck” made me laugh.

Fender Squire Bullet Bass - 1983! - Made in Japan ! - Fujigen Factory! - Original 80’s Fender Case! - Amazing Condition! - | Magnetic Heaven Music | Reverb

 

[brianrost]

It's easy to ask for the big bucks when dealers are heavily backordered on new gear. It's not just musical instruments that have been affected.

 

[selowitch]

I’ve had mostly good experiences on Reverb. It’s a useful tool. I do use it a bit more cautiously now because of the higher fees and the possibility that someone will buy something from me and develop buyer’s remorse and try to return it even though the item arrived in the condition described. I had that happen recently and it’s a bummer. I managed to preserve the sale, but it wasn’t a particularly fun exchange of messages.

 

[Ihaveshingles]

Without reverb I could’ve never sold some of the higher end stuff I owned, living in a small northern Canadian town ,theres not a market for that locally

 

[BigBluez]

If you're open to "seeing what's out there", Craigslist has the best deals, easily. If you have something very specific in mind -- for brand new -- GC is often the best you can do (sadly), at least in the USA. But if you have something very specific in mind and NOT brand new, I've had good luck with Reverb. And I've sold on there, as a non-pro, and honestly folks who bought my stuff there got a good deal. Worth looking there, in my experience. Worth looking at eBay too, though it's true that it's fewer and fewer "ordinary folk" sellers. Basically, look everywhere if you want a bargain.

 

[MultiScaleMale]

I like Reverb a lot. I can find exactly what I want in one place and make an offer to save a few more bucks. People talk about the outrageous fees, but they went from 3.5% to 5%. That's very reasonable, I think what most people are doing is adding in that X% in sales tax that was required to be collected by Supreme Court ruling right around the same time that the fees went up, so the perception is that there was more of an increase than there really was. Also, Reverb does a pretty good job handling any issues, not perfect but better than most. The 5% selling fee gives me access to a far larger audience, which means I can sell for more. Completely worth it.

 

[TTA]

Typical TB black and white. Is it the best ever or complete crap.

It's as good as you are smart. If you do your homework, and aren't in a hurry, you can find good deals. Just like every other place you shop.

Politically correct middle of the road balanced answers/views are so boring though! We need internet media aged contrived drama. Did not modern media and politics teach us this is the way?

That being said, you are right. The deals are there, you just need to watch/wait. Like anything… the deals go fast, leaving the inflated offerings… making the market look skewed to inflated over the top prices.

But i did find my non wavy grover patent pending tuner for my 71 4001. My
Bass had a swap when i got it 15+ years ago and could never find the very rare replacement. On reverb i found two! They were 200$ each, but i gladly snatched one up. Super happy.

people like me dont do well on ebay/reberb or any used type site. I research, decide what i want to very specific details/specifications. It usually ends up being an oddball rare combo and i need to special order almost always. I am not flexable once my mind is made up. So the chances of what i want showing up are low.

Vs my friend who always finds the best deals of everything. The difference with him is he looks for great deals too good to pass, and jusmps on them quick. He will buy stiff he did not previously want or need. But he loves the thrill of a deal and will convince himself… enjoy it for a while… then flip it at a profit… and on to the next crazy deal.

Vs me who gets what i want, how i want it, and will keep it forever. I only sell/trade if something did not meet my expectations. So saving a few hundred bucks, or even resale value does not matter a whole to to me.

Part of me would love to randomly buy a smoking deal on something unplanned like a random six string… try it, flip it.

 

[TTA]

Here’s a great example, somehow a bass that retailed for $175.00 new is now some diamond now. “Quartersawn neck” made me laugh.

Fender Squire Bullet Bass - 1983! - Made in Japan ! - Fujigen Factory! - Original 80’s Fender Case! - Amazing Condition! - | Magnetic Heaven Music | Reverb

Am i not mistaken that that was around when fender was sold and for a while the squire line was made in japan? Cheap electronics and hardware but amazing build quality. So now they are a solid bass at a low price point.

 

[TTA]

As a lefty, Reverb is great for me because I need an audience 10x bigger than a righty to get the same interest in a bass. And the converse is true when I'm shopping.

But there are different kinds of Reverb sellers (for example, and not mutually exclusive):

• I'm the kind who lists gear to sell. I will adjust prices regularly with a goal of selling within 2-4 weeks.
• Stores who know what kind of margin they need to justify the sale, and don't mind holding inventory. They will set a relatively high but not reasonable price and leave it.
• Collectors who just want to flaunt their stuff: Albert's Collection / Bass Guitars

For sure. As i said earlier… the stuff priced well moves quick. Leaving the impression that most is overpriced.