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[quote name='Annoying Twit' post='1111621' date='Feb 1 2011, 09:06 PM']Includes two basses if you don't mind buying twenty six strings at the same time.

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/22-Old-electric-guitars-Spares-Parts-Westone-Columbus-/280624029925?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item41567ee0e5"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/22-Old-electric-guit...=item41567ee0e5[/url]

It does take all types to make up ebay's sellers community, doesn't it.

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Words fail me ....[/quote]

He relisted for [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280624531627"]just under £500 BIN.[/url] Gone already obviously, someone can put a bit of effort in and make that back too easily. Dammit.

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[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='1112423' date='Feb 2 2011, 02:05 PM']He relisted for [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280624531627"]just under £500 BIN.[/url] Gone already obviously, someone can put a bit of effort in and make that back too easily. Dammit.[/quote]

Perhaps he was concerned that without a BIN, he wouldn't actually be able to sell them all for as much less than they're worth as he wanted to.

That's £22.72 per guitar. So, pretty much £22 for 22 guitars. Maybe he's into numerology.

Now we can have fun watching out for them reappearing on ebay. And tracking how much they all sold for.

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[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='1112423' date='Feb 2 2011, 02:05 PM']He relisted for [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280624531627"]just under £500 BIN.[/url] Gone already obviously, someone can put a bit of effort in and make that back too easily. Dammit.[/quote]
Someone will have privately offered him a monkey for the lot so he pulled it and re-listed it with a BIN for him.

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[quote name='Paul S' post='1112468' date='Feb 2 2011, 02:44 PM']There was a Gibson SG amongst it wasn't there? Could have been worth the BIN on it''s own.[/quote]
Not a Gibson - random JapCrap with a sticker. Probably £150's worth, all the same. Also 3 decent MIJ LP copies, the Jedson (early Matsumoku build) and Columbus LP Standard are very nice & probably around the £200 mark with a good sales pitch.

Looking at the whole lot - that's easily £1500 worth of firewood there, and that's a very, very conservative estimate.

Jon.

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[quote name='chaypup' post='1117456' date='Feb 6 2011, 10:56 AM']Jap - but not Crap!
[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-Ibanez-Musician-MC888-Bean-/140508137461?pt=Guitar&hash=item20b6f007f5#ht_690wt_936"]Ibanez MC888[/url]

Looks quite different to the usual Musicians, really light as well![/quote]
Ibby Bean Bass - think that's my favourite Musician variant. :)

J.

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[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vantage-VP-710-Bass-Matsumoku-Westone-/160542486068?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item256113ee34#ht_500wt_951"]Vantage VP-710[/url], same as one that sold here on BC a few weeks ago (don't know if it's the SAME bass though) - Will be interesting to see if it goes for as much.

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[quote name='chaypup' post='1118580' date='Feb 7 2011, 08:13 AM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vantage-VP-710-Bass-Matsumoku-Westone-/160542486068?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item256113ee34#ht_500wt_951"]Vantage VP-710[/url], same as one that sold here on BC a few weeks ago (don't know if it's the SAME bass though) - Will be interesting to see if it goes for as much.[/quote]
Sadly it is the same one - a pity the seller chose to [s]flip it[/s] sell it on Ebay rather than here.

Lovely bass, I've always fancied trying a p/p arrangement.

Jon.

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[quote name='Bassassin' post='1118632' date='Feb 7 2011, 09:37 AM']Sadly it is the same one - a pity the seller chose to [s]flip it[/s] sell it on Ebay rather than here.

Lovely bass, I've always fancied trying a p/p arrangement.

Jon.[/quote]

Well there's no reserve so it MAY go for less than the £200 he bought it for.......DON'T BID! Let me have it for £90!!!!

hehehe

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[url="http://miltonkeynes.gumtree.com/miltonkeynes/32/73082832.html"]Aria Pro II [/url]- Nice fretless Cardinal series bass
Going pretty cheap on gumtree - I'd have it myself if hadn't just bought a fretless.


EDIT: I mean gumtree not ebay!

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[quote name='chaypup' post='1118775' date='Feb 7 2011, 12:14 PM']Well there's no reserve so it MAY go for less than the £200 he bought it for.......DON'T BID! Let me have it for £90!!!!

hehehe[/quote]
No problem, I won't be bidding on this one. Way too many basses at the moment!

J.

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[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Aria-Pro-II-CSB-300-Bass-Vintage-1980s-Made-Japan-/260734191411"]Aria CSB300 Cardinal, £99 BIN[/url]

Which is a bit of a barg. If you go for it, please don't try & flog it to me for twice what you paid for it, OK? :)

J.

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Left handed Fresher precision. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/L-H-70s-Fresher-Precision-Bass-Copy-MIJ-Matsumoto-Jap-/160543950657?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item25612a4741"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/L-H-70s-Fresher-Prec...=item25612a4741[/url]

Currently cheaper than a Sue Ryder at a £50 starting price.

[quote]I mistakenly bought this bass as I'm right-handed(!), hence me selling it :^([/quote]

Well, that's one reason for selling a bass I suppose.

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[quote name='Bassassin' post='1124493' date='Feb 11 2011, 11:02 PM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/WESTONE-THUNDER-1A-BASS-ASH-BLACK-flight-case-/270704807579"]Westone Thunder 1-A, Limited Edition, hand-crafted from solid gold and lacquered with angels' tears.[/url][/quote]

The listing says that they will sell to the highest bidder. I bet they don't.

If I was evil,I'd suggest that multiple people over a period of time all make exactly the same offer (to the exact penny) for it. But I won't.

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[quote name='Annoying Twit' post='1124516' date='Feb 11 2011, 11:41 PM']The listing says that they will sell to the highest bidder. I bet they don't.

If I was evil,I'd suggest that multiple people over a period of time all make exactly the same offer (to the exact penny) for it. But I won't.[/quote]

Let's all make offers of £34.56......

He has a Westbury guitar for sale at an even more ridiculous price too.

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[quote name='chaypup' post='1124671' date='Feb 12 2011, 09:32 AM']Let's all make offers of £34.56......

He has a Westbury guitar for sale at an even more ridiculous price too.[/quote]
Bloody hell - what a [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SOUND-ADRIAN-BORLAND-WESTBURY-LEFT-HAND-GUITAR-/270704224852"]wrecked piece of crap[/url].

Am I being spectacularly ignorant in not having a clue who "The Sound" or Adrian Borland are/were? I presume this is why he thinks this garbage should be changing hands for crazy money.

J.

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[quote name='Bassassin' post='1124493' date='Feb 11 2011, 11:02 PM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/WESTONE-THUNDER-1A-BASS-ASH-BLACK-flight-case-/270704807579"]Westone Thunder 1-A, Limited Edition, hand-crafted from solid gold and lacquered with angels' tears.[/url]

Presumably.

J[/quote]

I had no idea they were worth so much. I'd better get mine on eBay smartish - it is older, more vintage, AND with an original branded Westone fitted hard case so I guess worth even more! What do you think a reasonable start bid would be - £500? BIN £750, or is that limiting the ceiling price?

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[quote name='chaypup' post='1125061' date='Feb 12 2011, 03:49 PM']Does anyone know anything about Oakland basses?

One [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/80s-Oakland-Fretless-Bass-Japan-Matsumoku-/250772267010?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3a63312002#ht_500wt_951"]here[/url] for sale.[/quote]
I know the brand - Oaklands appear on the Japanese home market, and do turn up over here from time to time. They're often quite derivative of Ibanez original designs (Blazer copies are quite common) although the ones I've seen aren't Fujigen - or Matsumoku for that matter. This one certainly has an Ibby look - particularly the headstock & trc. Looks quite tidy but I'd want a better look than those pics before I'd drop £150+ on it.

Being neck-through & stripy doesn't make it a Matsumoku. I wonder if Ebay thickies will ever work that out?

J.

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