Hmmm, I recall one of these being up fairly recently and someone saying the bridge might be worth having. I'm thinking not at that price, though.
For me the whole thing is daft - the purpose of a headless is to save space, so just plonking a set of tuners at the other end of the instruments doesn't really cut it.
I guess there are different types of folks.
If I see an item with ono, make an offer, etc. Then it says to me the seller is prepared to accept less than the asking price; if they are just trying to manipulate me then I get offended.
I sent them a message saying that they had the offer option there, so I made an offer...
They got back to me and said it was so they can do a discount on a multi-buy.
I guess that's simpler than just putting up multi-buy prices, like some other sellers do.
(And the one I bid on was their last anyway.)
There's a rack unit on ebay, priced at £42.99, with a "Make Offer" button.
So I clicked the button and offered £40.
The seller declined the offer.
Huh - why put an "Offer" option there if you're not going to budge on price?
Also in their musical instruments section is this lovely piece of kit...
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Heart-Pearl-Pendant-With-Fine-Chain-9-Carat-Yellow-Gold-2-2-Grams-16/143372691543?hash=item2161ada857:g:13IAAOSwjxddJfFy
As for the Kay, it is the bottom of the pike as far as Ric copies go.
Hierarchy:
Real Ric.
Custom-made (by a genuine luthier).
John Birch.
Japanese vintage thru-neck 33.5" scale (Greco, Shaftesbury).
Japanese vintage bolt-on neck 34" scale (various Matsumoku).
Eko vintage (some brands had Italian-made models).
Hondo II (plywood body).
Rockinbetter (the template of the Chickenbackers).
The current Chickenbackers (AliExpress, etc.).
A couple of copies which tried to get around trademark by using a different headstock.
Kay.
I would have one for the curiosity value.
My first Ric was an S model, so no issues there.
My others have binding and it's just a matter of getting used to it. It's the same with any guitar with binding, including acoustics.
I was chatting with someone who had cut their fingers on the treble pickup surround. Two of mine have 3rd-party blanking plates fitted.
My blue '78.
Incidentally, the Ric bass is the finest design ever, IMHO; up there with the classics like the Coke bottle, the Barcelona chair, the Spitfire, the red phone box, the London tube map, the red bus, the BIC biro.
I have a Roland PK-5A and a Keith McMillen 12-step; the PK-5A is a simple workhorse and the 12-step needs programming, but can trigger multiple events per keypress.
They run to a Minitaur (which is a bit of a one-trick pony) and a Roland JV-1010, which has loads of built-in sounds and can take a plugin card (eg. Vintage Synth or Orchestral).
Either of those pedal units plus a JV-1010 is well within budget.