OldGit Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 (edited) Is this wishful thinking or just not doing the research? Basschat members' Ebay listings today: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&Item=290305650087&Category=4713"]NoName P bass "bought off ebay last week" BIN £140[/url] get a new one with a Jim Deacon logo for £110 from [url="http://www.hwmusic.co.uk/product/jim_deacon_58424.aspx#"] here[/url] [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&Item=220384422881&Category=22669"]Jim Dunlop Bass cry baby - just a few marks .. BIN £120[/url] "This retails in stores for about £160" .. er really? Google shows new ones for £97 [url="http://www.soundslive.co.uk/product~name~Jim-Dunlop-105Q---Cry-Baby-Bass~ID~5057.asp"]from Soundslive[/url] Edited March 26, 2009 by OldGit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 I saw the crybaby and felt torn about saying something and decided to button it. I bought mine last year for £45 posted. It's funny what passes for "great condition" on ebay too, although he has pointed out where "the paint has come off a bit". A bit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamster Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 I buy quite a lot of CD's and music DVD's from various sources including ebay. You can quite often buy them new with free postage for cheaper than they go for secondhand from an unknown quantity on ebay. It's just very impulsive buying - which can be a good thing if you're selling! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted March 26, 2009 Author Share Posted March 26, 2009 [quote name='Ou7shined' post='446308' date='Mar 26 2009, 06:52 PM']I saw the crybaby and felt torn about saying something and decided to button it. I bought mine last year for £45 posted. It's funny what passes for "great condition" on ebay too, although he has pointed out where "the paint has come off a bit". A bit? [/quote] I'd be bidding for it at "half current best retail" which I still believe is the normal guide price for used gear, other than collectors' items, especially in a recession. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 To be fair I think mine was a bit of a bargain but 120 & (the mythical) 160 is just TTP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_the_bassist Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 how do we know they're BCers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh3184 Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 think they list the items in the for sale section. I know the cry baby is ou7shined's (hence his remark) I'm staying well out of overpriced comments though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 [quote name='josh3184' post='446842' date='Mar 27 2009, 06:12 AM']I'm staying well out of overpriced comments though![/quote] +1, it's the sellers choice to set whatever price they want to achieve, it's the buyers responsibility to do the research to decide if it's a fair price or not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 [quote name='josh3184' post='446842' date='Mar 27 2009, 06:12 AM']I know the cry baby is ou7shined's (hence his remark)[/quote] ??? The Cry Baby is being sold by someone called 'jjl5590'. Ou7shined was pointing out how cheaply he was able to buy his pedal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KennysFord Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Jus to add,and in his defence the wah is in London and Ou7shined is at the opposite end of this fair isle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Burpster Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 [quote name='OldGit' post='446297' date='Mar 26 2009, 06:40 PM']Is this wishful thinking or just not doing the research? Basschat members' Ebay listings today: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&Item=290305650087&Category=4713"]NoName P bass "bought off ebay last week" BIN £140[/url] get a new one with a Jim Deacon logo for £110 from [url="http://www.hwmusic.co.uk/product/jim_deacon_58424.aspx#"] here[/url] [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&Item=220384422881&Category=22669"]Jim Dunlop Bass cry baby - just a few marks .. BIN £120[/url] "This retails in stores for about £160" .. er really? Google shows new ones for £97 [url="http://www.soundslive.co.uk/product~name~Jim-Dunlop-105Q---Cry-Baby-Bass~ID~5057.asp"]from Soundslive[/url][/quote] Coupla tins of Stella last nite son? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted March 27, 2009 Author Share Posted March 27, 2009 [quote name='The Burpster' post='446900' date='Mar 27 2009, 08:59 AM']Coupla tins of Stella last nite son? [/quote] Nah Just want our fellow BC people to avoid looking daft.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigAlonBass Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 [quote name='phil_the_bassist' post='446838' date='Mar 27 2009, 05:45 AM']how do we know they're BCers?[/quote] Because they both post on here, using the same User Names? The articles are also identical in wording and photographs to our very own "For Sale" threads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReeV0 Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 (edited) [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BASS-GUITAR-FX-PEDAL--CRYBABY-BASS-WAH-105Q-WHITE-_W0QQitemZ110335010947QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BASS-GUITAR-FX-PEDAL...7QQcmdZViewItem[/url] [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110335010947&category=22669&refid=store"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...amp;refid=store[/url] [url="http://www.wmcmusic.co.uk/crybaby-bass-wah-pedal-105q.html"]http://www.wmcmusic.co.uk/crybaby-bass-wah-pedal-105q.html[/url] [url="http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/product/8155-dunlop-cry-baby-bass-wah.html/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=shopping&utm_campaign=base"]http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/product/8155...m_campaign=base[/url] The condition is great, just a tiny bit of paint has come off the very top front. If you dont want it for £120 (which i dont expect it to go for, to be honest) then by all means try and get it for £85. Thats a bargin if you ask me. Thanks for looking at it. Edited March 27, 2009 by jjl5590 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 (edited) Thanks guys, as stated above I hold no affiliation to this actual pedal. In fact I can't see me ever selling my one as they really are great pedals (for bass - totally useless for guitar). As for getting involved in peoples overpriced items, the intention (as OldGit has already stated) is with the best will in the world but sadly a lot of the time the advice will fall upon deaf ears (case in point I feel) so each instance should be to be gauged upon it's merit and the likelihood of said seller taking the advice. Granted there's one born every minute who will buy gear at inflated prices (probably the hope of the sellers in the 4 links given above) but I believe that BassChat is not the place for these attempts at marking up gear for a profit. Most of us recognise that although an item might be almost new it's value has depreciated the second you take it out of the shop but some guys can't let go and want back what they paid - sometimes it's a genuine mistake. jjl5590 : I honestly wish you all the best with your sale but I feel that a lower staring price and a rethink of the description will help shift it for you. Also to counter your argument with the links above, it's not hard to find brand new 105Q's for sale at less than your BIN (even your new lower one) so going out and finding the most expensive ones possible proves nothing. All the best mate. Edited March 27, 2009 by Ou7shined Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh3184 Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 sorry for my assumptions, think I misread. Apologies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 [quote name='josh3184' post='447287' date='Mar 27 2009, 02:25 PM']sorry for my assumptions, think I misread. Apologies![/quote] np's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted March 27, 2009 Author Share Posted March 27, 2009 [quote name='jjl5590' post='446930' date='Mar 27 2009, 09:33 AM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BASS-GUITAR-FX-PEDAL--CRYBABY-BASS-WAH-105Q-WHITE-_W0QQitemZ110335010947QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BASS-GUITAR-FX-PEDAL...7QQcmdZViewItem[/url] [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110335010947&category=22669&refid=store"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...amp;refid=store[/url] [url="http://www.wmcmusic.co.uk/crybaby-bass-wah-pedal-105q.html"]http://www.wmcmusic.co.uk/crybaby-bass-wah-pedal-105q.html[/url] [url="http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/product/8155-dunlop-cry-baby-bass-wah.html/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=shopping&utm_campaign=base"]http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/product/8155...m_campaign=base[/url] The condition is great, just a tiny bit of paint has come off the very top front. If you dont want it for £120 (which i dont expect it to go for, to be honest) then by all means try and get it for £85. Thats a bargin if you ask me. Thanks for looking at it.[/quote] I wish you and the Noname bass guy well and hope you get what you want for it. My Noname P bass is great and I'll probably be after a Bass Wah to replace my Ibanez Weepin' Demon' WD7 - fancy a swap? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReeV0 Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 hey sorry man, i'd actually love to keep my pedal, but i need driving lessons before I go off to uni, so i've gotta sell some stuff unfortunately. sorry but thanks for the offer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted March 27, 2009 Author Share Posted March 27, 2009 [quote name='jjl5590' post='447348' date='Mar 27 2009, 02:59 PM']hey sorry man, i'd actually love to keep my pedal, but i need driving lessons before I go off to uni, so i've gotta sell some stuff unfortunately. sorry but thanks for the offer[/quote] Ha ha yeah Just been through the finances of driving with my 11 year old. 8 years of pocket money plus all his christmas and birthday money should get him about 20 lessons, if he invests it well.. Then he just has to buy a car and sell a kidney or three to get insured ... I used my bass gear to play paid club gigs every weekend and raised the dosh that way .... But that was back when driving lessons were about 7/6 (seven and six ) an hour (£40,000 in today's money) and my band mate's dad had a dormobile van thing and drove us to gigs for free (avoiding dinosaours and cavemen as he did so, obviously) ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh3184 Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 [quote name='OldGit' post='447378' date='Mar 27 2009, 03:22 PM']But that was back when driving lessons were about 7/6 (seven and six ) an hour (£40,000 in today's money) and my band mate's dad had a dormobile van thing and drove us to gigs for free (avoiding dinosaours and cavemen as he did so, obviously) ... [/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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