[quote name='Ou7shined' post='1192507' date='Apr 8 2011, 04:30 AM']Remember when Stingrays were changing hands for as little as £550[/quote]
I remember seeing one advertised for £250. And I still didn't buy it.
I take your point on the question of the "excellent condition, but has a few dings" thing. I think in those cases, the 'excellent condition' would refer to all the stuff that makes a bass playable and good-sounding -- the neck, the action, pups, preamp, etc etc. I would describe my Wal as being in excellent condition, but she's a 30 year old bass and has all the normal stuff you'd expect a 30 year old bass to have... a bit of lacquer crazing on the body, tiny bit of buckle rash, couple of minor dings, that sort of stuff. Everything else is wonderful though. So how [i]should[/i] I describe it, if not 'excellent'?
Speaking of my Wal -- in 1986 I bought it for £330, haggled down from 350, and it was hanging on the shop's wall for a good fortnight before I even decided to try it.
[i]330 quid for a Wal.[/i] Market value again.