how much is this worth?

[philbillbass]

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Just wonderin how much this bass is worth he doesn't give the letters at the start of the serial number so unsure how old it is, looks good tho!

[Hamster]

[quote name='philbillbass' post='15724' date='Jun 11 2007, 03:53 PM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180127677545&fromMakeTrack=true&ssPageName=VIP:watchlink:middle:uk"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...hlink:middle:uk[/url]

Just wonderin how much this bass is worth he doesn't give the letters at the start of the serial number so unsure how old it is, looks good tho![/quote]

At the moment, IMHO it's worth nothing. The serial number doesn't look right - a bit blurry and fuzzy? Ask the seller for a close-up of the serial number. It's just a bit toooo clean for a 16+ year old bass that's been gigged for 10 years.

Hamster

[paul, the]

[quote name='philbillbass' post='15724' date='Jun 11 2007, 04:53 PM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180127677545&fromMakeTrack=true&ssPageName=VIP:watchlink:middle:uk"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...hlink:middle:uk[/url]

Just wonderin how much this bass is worth he doesn't give the letters at the start of the serial number so unsure how old it is, looks good tho![/quote]

Well 'worth' can be very subjective. But if you want an idea of how much you should expect to pay for this bass; here's one that sold recently:

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fender-Precision-Bass-Japan-1986-1987_W0QQitemZ150127803734QQihZ005QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fender-Precision-Bas...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url]


So on that and that alone the starting bid wouldn't be a bad price. Although there are things to keep in mind with the bass that I've linked to: 'pickup only' and the mind numbing appearance of the description.


[quote name='Hamster' post='15775' date='Jun 11 2007, 05:52 PM']At the moment, IMHO it's worth nothing. The serial number doesn't look right - a bit blurry and fuzzy? Ask the seller for a close-up of the serial number. It's just a bit toooo clean for a 16+ year old bass that's been gigged for 10 years.

Hamster[/quote]

Hah, yea. Assuming it's genuine. But it [i]looks[/i] good to me.

Edited June 11, 2007 by paul, the

[Freuds_Cat]

Looks good to me but as usual play it before you buy it if at all possible.
I have really become quite a fan of the Japanese Fender (and Squier) basses over the last 12 months as I have had to do a lot of research and obviously playing of them.
The price discrepancy between a Jap Fender and a USA Fender is not in any way a true reflection on the difference in the quality of the instruments in my opinion.

How do you say Garcia in Japanese?

[john_the_bass]

I think the serial is I033949 and not 1033949 which would make it 89/90 and tally up roughly with how long he says he's had it

255 is probably a fair price for it - might be worth another 50 ish quid
i've got an 84 one which is in largely the same condition.