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Connecting => Swap Shop and Wish Lists => Seen on craigslist, eBay, and elsewhere => Topic started by: hammer on December 12, 2011, 09:29:26 AM

Title: Spoiler Prices
Post by: hammer on December 12, 2011, 09:29:26 AM

Another Spoiler for sale with a Crown headstock and Ivory colored pickups but $3,000 for a Spoiler?    
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330656969296+ (http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330656969296+)
 
It seems that each new advertisement is jacking up  the price of the previous one by $500.

Title: Spoiler Prices
Post by: hammer on December 12, 2011, 09:36:10 AM

Oops double post.  Didn't think the first one went through

Title: Spoiler Prices
Post by: mtjam on December 12, 2011, 01:15:46 PM

Rumble Seat has had this Spoiler forever. I think they may have it for a long time at $3200. Looks to be pretty beat up, too.
 
http://www.rumbleseatmusic.com/vintage%20guitar%20pic%20pages/83AlembicSpoiler.html (http://www.rumbleseatmusic.com/vintage%20guitar%20pic%20pages/83AlembicSpoiler.html)

Title: Spoiler Prices
Post by: hieronymous on December 12, 2011, 03:24:48 PM

The one on the 'bay looks pretty cool to me! Those white pickups give it a totally different look!

Title: Spoiler Prices
Post by: dannobasso on December 13, 2011, 03:02:25 AM

I have a custom essence 5 in black with leds for sale @ $2500 if the spoiler seems steep. Don't believe in being greedy at the holidays.

Title: Spoiler Prices
Post by: longhorncat on December 27, 2011, 05:06:00 PM

Has anybody here seen white pickup covers on a Spoiler before?
Is that a custom factory option or something aftermarket?

Title: Spoiler Prices
Post by: mica on December 27, 2011, 05:14:37 PM

We made them and will make them on special request. Tough they historically are more of a cream color, white is now available. All of the colors tend to brown-age.

Title: Spoiler Prices
Post by: longhorncat on December 27, 2011, 05:18:45 PM

Thanks Mica.
I've seen the older cream ones, but this is the first bright white I've encountered.

Title: Spoiler Prices
Post by: yogalembic on May 11, 2012, 07:53:53 PM

It's no longer $3K!  It's been relisted and jacked up to $3500.00!  
Wow---good strategy!

Title: Spoiler Prices
Post by: hammer on May 15, 2012, 01:42:57 PM

Here's a reasonably priced Spoiler.  At least I thought it was until I read further.  Then my stomach began to get upset.  Why oh why would someone do this to an Alembic? The additional routing is a mystery to me.
 
http://hudsonvalley.craigslist.org/msg/3013699602.html (http://hudsonvalley.craigslist.org/msg/3013699602.html)