U.S. Peavey Club

[58kites]

Thats what I was thinking. 800.00 to me is just nuts.

I will offer this again...
If it were another brand, the price would be cheap at $800 for an 80's or 90's USA made bass.

Some USA made basses at GC today:
Six Carvin basses from $670 to $1600.
Two 1979 Kramer basses for $1799 each.
Two late 70's Ovation basses at $1299 and $1399.
Meanwhile used USA Peaveys $249 and up to a $499 Axcelerator that nobody has bought for many months.

Here are some used Asian imports at GC right now:
Four Reverend basses from Korea and Indonesia $625 to $960.
Four PRS basses from Korea $570 to $820.
Two Lakland Skyline Series (Indonesia I think) $779 and $899 and I often see them at over $1000.

Meanwhile the used Indonesian G&L Tribute basses are at $379, $399, $499.
Meanwhile nine used Peavey imports priced $129, $164, $199, $225 on up to a Cirrus BXP for $539.

It's all perception, no real logic to it.

 

[mb94952]

Nice bass, looks in good shape....gone already!

WHAT ??? That's insane ! $799 for a Foundation. That also ruins all the algorithms and mgt. at GC Used who use these numbers to determine future prices.

 

[kodiakblair]

I got mine last April for 450, and I thought that was a bit high, but I wanted one with rosewood. Now I see them going for double that? Wild.

Sellers can ask whatever they like, doesn't mean they get the price.

Last night I was chatting to a fella in Germany about a T-40 he'd just bought for 500€, it was a 1982 fretless 40.
That's a first year release, how many of those were shipped to Germany ?

2-3 nights back it was a guy on FB with his $400 white/rosewood 40. 3 recent owners joined the conversation with tales of their $400 purchases.

Reverb is a pretty poor place to get valuations. Being a one stop shop, sellers know it's first call for most buyers so they price high. This skews the "price guide" numbers in favour of purchases made through Reverb, it takes no account of sales made elsewhere

You might find what you're looking for on Reverb but you'll pay dearly for it.

 

[Chuck M]

You might find what you're looking for on Reverb but you'll pay dearly for it.

I think what you say is true in most cases. There are times that a bass is listed at an inflated price and the seller accepts an offer of a more fair price.

My last Reverb purchase was a fretless Bubinga top Cirrus 5 that was listed for $1447.25 shipping included. Where he got that number is anyone's guess. I offered $1000 shipped and he came back with a counter offer of $1300. I sent him a polite note and told him that I had paid $800 for a fretted version recently (that one was on Craigslist) and offered him $1050 shipped. He surprised me by accepting my offer. So I got a pretty Cirrus 5 in nice condition for $1050 but in a gig bag instead of the hard case. I have an extra case so it was okay with me to buy it without the original hard case.

Peavey Cirrus 5 Bubinga Bass 5 String Electric Bass Guitar Natural with Gig Bag | The Music Farm | Reverb

 

[Runnerman]

I think what you say is true in most cases. There are times that a bass is listed at an inflated price and the seller accepts an offer of a more fair price.

My last Reverb purchase was a fretless Bubinga top Cirrus 5 that was listed for $1447.25 shipping included. Where he got that number is anyone's guess. I offered $1000 shipped and he came back with a counter offer of $1300. I sent him a polite note and told him that I had paid $800 for a fretted version recently (that one was on Craigslist) and offered him $1050 shipped. He surprised me by accepting my offer. So I got a pretty Cirrus 5 in nice condition for $1050 but in a gig bag instead of the hard case. I have an extra case so it was okay with me to buy it without the original hard case.

Peavey Cirrus 5 Bubinga Bass 5 String Electric Bass Guitar Natural with Gig Bag | The Music Farm | Reverb

That kinda proves the point also....the listing price never changed when he accepted less from you than listed. I can see that driving valuations higher since its a false number.

 

[kodiakblair]

I can see that driving valuations higher since its a false number.

Reverb take a percentage, it's in their interest that folk price and sell at the highest figure possible.

 

[Runnerman]

Reverb take a percentage, it's in their interest that folk price and sell at the highest figure possible.

I was going to say that too but I figured if I set the ball...you would spike it

 

[Iridescentone]

Used prices are on a bubble right now since new instruments are tougher to get. Once the supply chain gets flowing again used prices will come back down and thats across the board.

Yeah, probably/maybe. My gut tells me that even if prices do go down eventually, they won't ever go back to where they were a couple years ago. Our money simply isn't worth as much now, and its value will be steadily dropping for the foreseeable future.

 

[Iridescentone]

That kinda proves the point also....the listing price never changed when he accepted less from you than listed. I can see that driving valuations higher since its a false number.

In the case of the gold Foundation, that was an ebay sale. Apparently, no "offer" was accepted as that would be shown as such on the completed listing page. If the sale was real, it actually sold for $799 plus $65 shipping. Unlike Reverb, where things are not always what they appear to be.

I don't recall ever seeing a Reverb seller with a negative feedback in their history. Maybe there are some, but I know for a fact that Reverb "scrubs" sellers feedback histories because they erased a negative feedback that I left for a scumbag seller. A week after I left the neg, that feedback was gone, and said scumbag gets to resume enjoying his BS 100% positive feedback history. Reverb...what a goat rodeo.

 

[H2okie]

Usa peavey club? I’m in! I have a few!

 

[58kites]

Usa peavey club? I’m in! I have a few! View attachment 4327480

Nice quiver!
More pics please so we can really see what they look like.
We all enjoy bass porn.

 

[bigtone23]

I don't see our beloved US Peaveys returning to 'the golden years of used prices' ever again. The word is out, the value is known. The T40 was the early marker of things to come. It usually follows that people start looking at the rest of the line and see what killer instruments they are and start driving the prices up.
We can still relish in the fact that there will be those occasions where a T20 is found in a local ad for $100 and such, but we may have to just be happy knowing our basses are relative bargains, as 58kites pointed out earlier. I know that I would have never really thought I would be paying nearly $400 for a Foundation, but in the grand scheme of things, my last one was well worth it. I couldn't touch an 80s J for less than $1000-1200 unless I got really lucky.

 

[JFScheck]

1980 Peavy T40 purchased new in natural - first real bass guitar!

 

[H2okie]

Nice quiver!
More pics please so we can really see what they look like.
We all enjoy bass porn.

my 1st bass purchased new is a natty rosewood t-40 here.

Others get played more in rotation.

 

[wild4oldcars]

Vintage Gold Peavey Fury Bass | eBay

Dang this is cool. But 500 plus shipping, and room to go up? I really want a rosewood fury but like that gold foundation, maybe that’s still a deal in the grand scheme?

 

[Bleecker]

1980 Peavy T40 purchased new in natural - first real bass guitar!

What? No picture?

 

[MNAirHead]

$500 Sienna Burst T40fl

Needs factory electronics.

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I owned one --- it was as impressive as a fretless Pbass

 

[Bleecker]

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my 1st bass purchased new is a natty rosewood t-40 here. View attachment 4327718
Others get played more in rotation.

Someone give this guy a number...?

I see your Patriot in the first HS photo...do you play it much?

Cheers!

 

[H2okie]

Someone give this guy a number...?

I see your Patriot in the first HS photo...do you play it much?

Cheers!

Well ... the patriot I used to play frequently ... but I gave it to a "youth" that was substituting for me on occasion. He still has it and I think still plays it when he's not playing guitar. It sounded and played great ... if I ever stumble across one that plays well I'd jump on it.

I used to buy T-40's for less than $200 (I thought it was the best bass in the world for under $200 bucks). I've probably had over a dozen of them. And I've given them or sold them to young church members learning to play bass in praise worship bands. I still have two of them. Once people "discovered" T-40's ... I moved to patriots and foundations (which also used to be cheap). now those are going crazy in price too. So I've moved to Fury's (which still tend to be pretty cheap). My current favorite is the minty (new old stock) Fury ... I put bill lawrence pups in it.

As other's have pointed out. These older Peaveys were at a pretty low price point, so many have been mistreated or improperly stored over the years. I've had even some T-40's that I could not get set-up right at all (neck issues). So several patriots I've found have been completely screwed up. But when you find one that plays well ... they are great!

 

[bigtone23]

Vintage Gold Peavey Fury Bass | eBay

Dang this is cool. But 500 plus shipping, and room to go up? I really want a rosewood fury but like that gold foundation, maybe that’s still a deal in the grand scheme?

For a 1st Gen Fury, it's much more than we are used to paying, but really cool.