Basses For Sale forum - from outside UK

[dmccombe7]

How come every nice bass i like on the For Sale section is from abroad.

Seems to be more and more appearing. Great news for those looking for something special but does the added cost of shipping make it a worthwhile option ?

What have BC'ers bought from abroad. ?  

What country did you buy it from ?

Dave

Edited December 22, 2019 by dmccombe7

[Owen]

I have bought from outside the UK. Carriage is a bit more but other than that no issues. Be careful about CITES wood. 

[dmccombe7]

To be honest its a bit too risky for me but i was curious what others have bought and from where.

Dave

[ped]

Every one of mine was from abroad. Makes no difference to the buyer at all, except maybe an extra day to wait. OK you can’t play them first but if you buy wisely you can always move it on for the same price if it’s not for you. 
 

Vigier from France

Smith from Portugal

G&L from USA

[dmccombe7]

what did you buy and what countries Ped. Just curious.

I've edited the post to ask

[Doctor J]

I live in Ireland and have bought from the UK, Japan, USA, Germany, Belgium, France, Netherlands and more. Choice is limited here and I never would have played the variety of basses I have had I not looked abroad. Do a bit of homework on the seller and you should never have any problems which is why feedback systems are so valuable.

[Reggaebass]

When I was looking for a 62 RI jazz, there was only 2 for sale with the spec I wanted, one was in Australia and the other was in  Dirk Witte Amsterdam , which I bought with no problems and it arrived 3 days later.

[ped]

22 minutes ago, dmccombe7 said:

what did you buy and what countries Ped. Just curious.

I've edited the post to ask

I’ve edited mine too. Those are just the ones I have now - I’ve bought from Germany, Spain, Portugal, Canada, USA, Japan... think that’s all 🤔

[Al Krow]

Ibby GVB36 new from Muziker in Germany earlier this year. All good (kinda had to be - as production of this model had ceased and it was the last one available in Europe!)

But maybe you're only asking about used basses from fellow BCers in the FS? 

[DoubleOhStephan]

I've bought a Maruszczyk from Poland, no problems at all. 

[ambient]

I like to try before I buy, that’s just me though. I was wondering the other day though; how much on an impact ‘it’ that we shouldn’t mention will have on sales, especially bearing in mind that anything other than the UK will have import charges.

[ped]

5 minutes ago, ambient said:

...anything other than the UK will have import charges.

We don’t know anything yet. In the long term it could all be rather positive. 

[dmccombe7]

I was generally thinking 2nd hand but buying new interests me as well now.

Yep i was also thinking Brexit will or may have an effect on imports but until that's all sorted out best to focus on the now. 

Dave

[dmccombe7]

44 minutes ago, ped said:

I’ve edited mine too. Those are just the ones I have now - I’ve bought from Germany, Spain, Portugal, Canada, USA, Japan... think that’s all 🤔

WOW that's a lot of buying basses from abroad. Do you use a specific company to go thru or buy direct from a person or shop.

I have GAS for a good quality Kramer DMZ4000 or 4001 but rare as hens teeth in UK but have seen some in US

[ped]

Just now, dmccombe7 said:

WOW that's a lot of buying basses from abroad. Do you use a specific company to go thru or buy direct from a person or shop.

I have GAS for a good quality Kramer DMZ4000 or 4001 but rare as hens teeth in UK but have seen some in US

As long as it’s sent with insurance and I pay with PayPal there’s no risk my end. Some came from a shop and others from private sellers. To be honest I have found that good international insured shipping is better then domestic shipping quite often! 

[ambient]

It all comes down to price I guess. There’s a friend of mine has bought some quite expensive instruments without actually seeing them. He’s  never had a problem, if he hasn’t liked them, he’s sold them on.

[Lozz196]

I bought a Stingray from the US some years ago. No issues at all, aside from it had been listed as a UK item so took longer to get here than anticipated.

[itu]

My basses (and some equipment, too) are from local shops, local players, as well as abroad (shops and individuals from UK, France, Germany, HK, Norway, Russia, USA...). My latest jewel is from UK. There are so few better basses in one country, that when you are after one, I do not see a country border as a limit.

Usually few lines from the seller tell about the possibility to make a deal or not. Sometimes the seller does not want my money, and I can live with that. But most of the people are humble and honest players.

[HazBeen]

The Basses for Sale section says it is the best place to sell basses in Europe. Why are we even debating selling or buying outside UK, I must be missing something.

For clarity I spent my youth in UK, living in NL for at least 35 years.

[Skybone]

Didn't they revise CITES recently for musical instruments?

[Woodinblack]

I have bought from Poland, Holland and the US, back when the exchange rate was better. Never had an issue. Probably not worth it now unless it's something you can't get elsewhere

[Bassman Sam]

9 minutes ago, Skybone said:

Didn't they revise CITES recently for musical instruments?

Yes. No problems now for musical instruments.

[Frank Blank]

I bought mine from @TheGreek...

...ahem.

[ead]

Bought from the USA, Germany and Ireland.  Sold to Germany, Ireland, Greece and Italy.

[Owen]

6 minutes ago, Bassman Sam said:

Yes. No problems now for musical instruments.

I wish someone had told UPS weeks ago. It all ended well but I was VERY close to recalling the bass cos they said that it might just be destroyed at customs.