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Connecting => Swap Shop and Wish Lists => For Sale & Trade => Topic started by: precarius on January 22, 2006, 08:14:46 PM

Title: Hopefully For Sale
Post by: precarius on January 22, 2006, 08:14:46 PM

I am currently bidding on a 5-string Essence on E-bay and if I win it I will need to sell either one or two of my Alembics.One is a 1983 Spoiler and the pix are in the showcase here:
http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/23034.html?1133900984 (http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=8964)
 
The other is a 1981 Distillate and the pix are here: http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/23809.html?1136416185 (http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=9111)
 
Not sure about prices yet.I have to see if I win the auction and how much the Essence goes for.Thanks.
Mike

Title: Hopefully For Sale
Post by: 2400wattman on January 22, 2006, 09:30:18 PM

How much for the Distillate? Does it have a case, do the all the elecs. work?,and what kind of work did you have to do?

Title: Hopefully For Sale
Post by: precarius on January 22, 2006, 10:01:54 PM

I don't know how much yet. It has a case, but not the original one. The electronics all work fine now. I had to re-solder alot of the connections because some had come loose and some were just barely connected and working off and on. Five of the oval inlays were gone and I got some mother of pearl from Stew-Mac and recut them. The action was set very high so I set that and oiled the fingerboard and polished ALOT of brass and cleaned and polished the frets and just general bass cleaning.

Title: Hopefully For Sale
Post by: crgaston on January 22, 2006, 10:33:56 PM

I am definitely interested in the Spoiler.  I am not too far from you, around Macon, GA.  Let me know what you want for it.

Title: Hopefully For Sale
Post by: precarius on January 23, 2006, 05:50:13 AM

Charles- Will do. The auction isn't over till 1-29-06 so you'll have to be patient with me.Thanks.
Mike

Title: Hopefully For Sale
Post by: crgaston on January 23, 2006, 06:43:53 AM

I failed to notice the ...if you win... part.
Just getting a little antsy. Sorry.
 
Good luck with the bidding!

Title: Hopefully For Sale
Post by: precarius on January 23, 2006, 06:58:17 PM

Never mind. Someone bid in $50 and $100 increments until my top bid was exposed, so I e-mailed the seller and pulled my bid. Oh well. Next time I will use flaxattack's suggestion and use e-sniper or just buy within this club.

Title: Hopefully For Sale
Post by: precarius on January 23, 2006, 07:15:26 PM

My mistake. Kungfusheriff suggested www.esnipe.com (http://www.esnipe.com)  
Flaxattack suggested auctionsniper.com

Title: Hopefully For Sale
Post by: David Houck on January 23, 2006, 07:41:36 PM

It's a very nice Essence.

Title: Hopefully For Sale
Post by: musikdept on January 26, 2006, 03:34:31 PM

Are you still interested in selling the Spoiler?
Thanks,
Wayne

Title: Hopefully For Sale
Post by: precarius on January 26, 2006, 09:53:57 PM

Wayne- I'll know by Monday. I may still try to make a bid on the Essence on e-bay. If that doesn't work out I might try to trade it for a 5-string Epic or other Alembic. Thanks.
Mike

Title: Hopefully For Sale
Post by: musikdept on February 01, 2006, 11:45:15 AM

Are you still interested in selling the Spoiler?  (and at what price?) I think a med scale Alembic would suit me best.
Thanks,
Wayne

Title: Hopefully For Sale
Post by: precarius on February 01, 2006, 12:29:44 PM

Wayne- I'm probably going to keep it unless I find something I REALLY want bad. I love this bass. I think there is another member selling a Persuader.