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Connecting => Swap Shop and Wish Lists => Seen on craigslist, eBay, and elsewhere => Topic started by: govegan on April 21, 2009, 04:16:11 PM

Title: 1977 Series 1 longscale on ebay
Post by: govegan on April 21, 2009, 04:16:11 PM: http://cgi.ebay.com/alembic-series-one-4-string-bass-guitar-has-history_W0QQitemZ110379905723QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?hash=item110379905723&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50

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Title: 1977 Series 1 longscale on ebay
Post by: govegan on April 21, 2009, 04:17:28 PM: Wonder why that link didn't underline all the way... still works though!
Title: 1977 Series 1 longscale on ebay
Post by: longhorncat on April 21, 2009, 04:26:34 PM: If you search for the item #, the link comes up nice and short:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110379905723 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110379905723)

Is this priced about twice the market value or am I missing some added value w/ the long scales?
Title: 1977 Series 1 longscale on ebay
Post by: dadabass2001 on April 21, 2009, 05:27:05 PM: Aaron,
Here's a formatting trick (from the header 1 page back)

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Mike
Title: 1977 Series 1 longscale on ebay
Post by: kungfusheriff on April 21, 2009, 06:38:04 PM: Pretty sure the seller is this guy:
http://www.gbase.com/Stores/Gear/GearDetails.aspx?Item=1694044 (http://www.gbase.com/Stores/Gear/GearDetails.aspx?Item=1694044)
He's had the bass since the late '90s at that price, and from the one conversation I had with him, I'm surprised he's willing to let it go for only $7500.
Title: 1977 Series 1 longscale on ebay
Post by: llobsterbass on April 23, 2009, 08:45:26 AM: Why does he expect to get $7,500? It's a nice looking instrument but I saw nothing in the listing to justify this price. Series 1 basses from this era are going for $3,500-$4k these days, from what I've seen.
Title: 1977 Series 1 longscale on ebay
Post by: danny_bryant on April 23, 2009, 05:15:05 PM: I have actually talked on the phone to this guy about that bass. No Alembic is overpriced but that is a little extreme. I think Sherriff is right about the going price on this era of bass.
Title: 1977 Series 1 longscale on ebay
Post by: kungfusheriff on April 24, 2009, 07:37:47 AM: To clarify, I was being sarcastic...for the last decade this bass has failed to sell at $9500, and I was mocking the seller for knocking a whole $2000 off that grossly inflated price. Another $2000 less and he might have a shot, but $7500 is absurd.

Actually, his opening bid is roughly what I've spent on the five used Alembics I've owned, including the three Series basses I have now.
Title: 1977 Series 1 longscale on ebay
Post by: dddavison on April 26, 2009, 10:59:46 PM: I have actually tried this one out, since I live in Baltimore. The guy will sit on things forever until he gets his price. It looks better in the pictures than it does in person.
Title: 1977 Series 1 longscale on ebay
Post by: govegan on May 16, 2009, 08:44:52 PM: Re listed with a BIN of $5,999.00
Title: 1977 Series 1 longscale on ebay
Post by: sonicus on May 20, 2009, 11:01:56 PM: It appears that no one purchased it ! Perhaps the price will come down even lower if and when it is re- listed .