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OK, a change of plan: I've also put it up on Stickist, [url="http://www.stickist.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=328&p=2413"]here[/url]. Attending the Bass Bash was always going to be awkward, because it would mean taking time off (university starts again on the 25th), and I'm off now, so: I've brought my UK trip forward to this coming weekend (14-17). I'll be staying in Manchester, but will be making day trips on Saturday & Sunday, probably to London, and/or anywhere I can get to and from in a day. I just checked the shipping costs again, and they've gone up again, so shipping the Stick to the UK would cost over €130 (£100) - which is 50% more than it's costing me to get to Manchester and back by ferry and train. I know this looks like a weird way of doing things, but I like travelling, it bypasses shipping costs, and it lets a potential buyer have a look at the Stick without obligation, instead of buying it sight unseen. Make me an offer - I'm a nicer guy than I look in text form, honest!

[quote name='Machines' post='154438' date='Mar 10 2008, 11:59 AM']I think the idea of auctions on here is silly and it isn't going to work. The seller should ideally put a firm asking price and not invite offers, unless of course it is a unique instrument where the value of it is unsure. Either way any dealings should be done via PM and not in the thread.[/quote] Yes, I get that now - thank you to everyone who's beat me over the head with that! How about making a sticky out it - the Rules for selling on BassChat? But where was I proposing a full-blown auction? I was looking for a little interest in getting some offer higher than the starting price, but not necessarily the maximum I can get for it. Is there no "Third Way"? If I put it on eBay, there is the expectation that I can just ship the thing to wherever the winner happens to be, which is a real problem from Ireland: expensive, and if my attempts to receive things are any guide, a bloody nightmare. I tried to avoid that cost and hassle by connecting the sale to the Northampton Bass Bash - which would also give anyone else a chance to try it out, just for kicks. Too subtle, apparently.

[quote name='steve-soar' post='154300' date='Mar 10 2008, 12:24 AM']Very misleading and very poor show saying £600 then changing it to £900.[/quote] Read the whole thread, would you? Everyone was telling me I was wrong to set a [b]starting[/b] price, and that that price was too low, so I changed it to an [b]asking[/b] price. You can't have it both ways. [quote name='GremlinAndy' post='154307' date='Mar 10 2008, 12:47 AM']Not really. If you put yourself in that position would you let it go for a silly low price just because you didn't initially realise it's value?[/quote] I do realize its value, I just wasn't expecting to be looked at like a mug, and accused of misleading people, just because I don't know the [i]unwritten[/i] rules involved in selling something on this particular forum. For example, where did I say "first dibs"? I always intended to give people enough time to come here, take a look, and make a sensible offer - but that's wrong, apparently.

[quote name='Jebo1' post='154281' date='Mar 9 2008, 11:30 PM']Best just say you got your original price wrong, and say what you think it's worth... Then you're not misleading anyone.[/quote] OK, I got the original price wrong, and the asking price is £900. I'll put it on that other site too, where (as you say) I can expect more than that. Why should I care about shipping costs if the buyer pays?

[quote name='Stickman' post='154262' date='Mar 9 2008, 10:51 PM']Good luck with the sale - I second Dills' suggestion to post it on www.stickist.com too and add that I'd be very keen myself were it not the same specs as my current Stick - sounds like someone will grab an absolute bargain as you could ask almost twice your staring price.[/quote] OK, I'm getting a bit concerned now, with everyone telling me I'm a mug who's not asking anywhere near enough for it, but I did say that was a [b]starting[/b] price, anticipating more interest. How would it look if I were to withdraw it now, and put it on a different site? I'm not looking to get every last pound out of a BCer, but neither am I prepared to be taken advantage of. I'll see what happens by tomorrow afternoon.

[quote name='The Funk' post='154021' date='Mar 9 2008, 05:13 PM']What's the tuning?[/quote] It's currently on "classic" 10-string Stick tuning, as detailed [url="http://www.stick.com/instruments/tunings/10/classic/"]here[/url]. You can change it with the appropriate strings and setup. I got the PMs OK - thanks. A couple of points I should have made: - The price I quoted is a [i]starting[/i] price, a [b]lot[/b] less than I paid for it, and a [b]lot[/b] less than a Stick could go for today. I know it's Sunday. and some folks might not see this ad over the weekend, so I'd like to give folks till tomorrow to see it i.e. it's not a "first come first served" race. I'm only interested in selling it to a BCer who's going to play it, [b]not[/b] to a dealer, not at that price: I'm not doing this for someone else to make money off of, thank you very much!

I've mentioned this a few times before, but I'm going to do it properly now: I'm selling my 10-String Chapman Stick. I bought it in London in 2000, and when I wrote to Stick Enterprise to enquire, they told me it was a 1979 Ironwood model, serial #565. Ironwood sounds right, but I'm not sure about the date, since it has some features that only arrived by the early 90s: Fret Rods, fully-adjustable bridge, "Just-A-Nut" that allows switching to 6+4 mode. It may have been upgraded at some point. I can't see any signs of work, though which must mean that if it was upgraded, it was done properly by Stick Enterprises. I soon concluded that it's not the instrument for me, and I'm better off focusing on the bass, but kept it in case I had a change of heart. The electronics are standard Stick passive, a split pickup with individual volume controls & stereo out. It comes with the original hard case, cable, strap & tools. I think I have a spare pack of strings, though I need to find them. I'm setting an asking price of £900, but sensible offers are invited. [attachment=6306:Stick1.JPG] [attachment=6307:Stick2.JPG] [attachment=6308:Stick3.JPG] [attachment=6309:Stick4.JPG] edit: sale in progress