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Connecting => Swap Shop and Wish Lists => For Sale & Trade => Topic started by: ulf on July 03, 2010, 02:54:23 AM

Title: Stanley Clarke Signature Cocobolo
Post by: ulf on July 03, 2010, 02:54:23 AM

I Want to sell my Bass.
I am sick an tired and have no time to play bass.
In my profile you can see the bass.
I send more pictures if desired.
The Bass was not on stage, the last half year only in case. Build 2008
Looks as new.
I think it is only interesting for people from Europe

Title: Stanley Clarke Signature Cocobolo
Post by: Enzo on July 04, 2010, 08:36:07 PM

Beautiful top.  
Re the interest, it depend what price tag are you going to give it.

Title: Stanley Clarke Signature Cocobolo
Post by: jix on July 05, 2010, 01:51:29 AM

Hi Ulf.
 
Nice looking SC.
 
Not sure whether you've thought of a price you were looking for it, but this might give you an idea of what things are going for at the moment - http://club.alembic.com/Images/395/82229.html?1278312237 (http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=14364) ($3,000 = c. EUR 2,400)
 
(this one has LED's and the body is more a custom shape so I'd guess it's probably worth more than yours - but at the end of the day, a bass is worth what you're prepared to sell it for and what someone is prepared to buy it for in return).
 
Best of luck with the sale.
Cheers
James

Title: Stanley Clarke Signature Cocobolo
Post by: lozbass on July 05, 2010, 03:06:39 AM

Hi Ulf, a lovely looking bass - more images would be helpful.  I'm in Europe and interested in the SC.  More details would be appreciated (and some idea of price).  Good luck, cheers, Lozbass

Title: Stanley Clarke Signature Cocobolo
Post by: pas on July 05, 2010, 03:29:59 AM

The top on your bass Ulf is absolutely stunning!

Title: Stanley Clarke Signature Cocobolo
Post by: ulf on July 05, 2010, 03:53:58 AM

James,
thank you for your opinion...
the price of the bass is really very cheap, but only for people from USA...import from the U.S. will cost 19% tax and import duty, I believe 6.4%, and even shipping
 
Lawrence,
I hope have time to take pictures tonight from my SC...than I will posting here

Title: Stanley Clarke Signature Cocobolo
Post by: hieronymous on July 05, 2010, 08:46:10 AM

Ulf, good luck with the sale, I remember when you bought it.  
 
But more importantly, I hope you feel better!

Title: Stanley Clarke Signature Cocobolo
Post by: jix on July 05, 2010, 01:48:12 PM

Hi Ulf.
 
All fair points - just wanted to give you something to use as a guideline. As I said - it's worth whatever you're prepared to sell it for. If you can't get what you want for it then you shouldn't sell it (if you can afford to).
 
Best of luck with the sale - hope you manage to find a club member to sell to, to keep it in the family.
 
All the best
James

Title: Stanley Clarke Signature Cocobolo
Post by: ulf on July 05, 2010, 01:51:00 PM

thanks so lot Hary, for your wishes!
 
Lawrence
tommorow I send pictures to your email account...
can?t upload the pics here, cause they are too great with 354k...?

Title: Stanley Clarke Signature Cocobolo
Post by: artswork99 on July 05, 2010, 02:11:57 PM

Hello Ulf,  I will gladly re-size your photos and post them to the thread if you email them to me.  All the best, Art

Title: Stanley Clarke Signature Cocobolo
Post by: bsee on July 05, 2010, 07:43:06 PM

James, that other bass is being offered at an unnaturally low price. I wouldn't let that one go under $4500 and it can't be a yardstick for this bass.

Title: Stanley Clarke Signature Cocobolo
Post by: ulf on July 06, 2010, 12:36:18 AM

Art, thanks for your help....I send pictures to you
Ulf

Title: Stanley Clarke Signature Cocobolo
Post by: artswork99 on July 06, 2010, 05:40:17 AM

Here are the pictures that Ulf has sent.  Beautiful bass! Best of everything with your sale. Art
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/395/82310.jpg)
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/395/82311.jpg)
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/395/82312.jpg)
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/395/82313.jpg)
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/395/82314.jpg)
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/395/82315.jpg)
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/395/82316.jpg)
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/395/82317.jpg)
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/395/82318.jpg)

Title: Stanley Clarke Signature Cocobolo
Post by: bsee on July 06, 2010, 06:40:31 AM

So this bass is an SC Signature Standard upgraded with purpleheart neck stringers, abalone ovals and a cocobolo top.

Title: Stanley Clarke Signature Cocobolo
Post by: Enzo on July 06, 2010, 08:33:44 AM

Ulf are you going to put an asking price or just wait for offers?

Title: Stanley Clarke Signature Cocobolo
Post by: jix on July 06, 2010, 09:41:58 AM

Hi Ulf.
 
Sorry if I caused any offence - I only meant to help give you something to use to judge a price against for another non-series bass that's on the market at the moment.
 
Yours is a lovely looking SC and I'm sure someone will snap it up from you.
 
Best of luck with the sale.
James

Title: Stanley Clarke Signature Cocobolo
Post by: ulf on July 07, 2010, 07:45:32 AM

Hi Enzo,
I think its not a good time for selling Alembics....
 
so I don?t know wht price asking for.
I see on ebay the same SC as mine for  
?4.695,00
 
http://cgi.ebay.de/Alembic-Stanley-Clarke-Bass-/170498833674?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item27b285bd0a (http://cgi.ebay.de/Alembic-Stanley-Clarke-Bass-/170498833674?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item27b285bd0a)
 
It is from 2009
My Bass is from 2008
 
So would ?4.000 be a good price??
 
(I do not want so sell my baby on ebay....)

Title: Stanley Clarke Signature Cocobolo
Post by: bsee on July 07, 2010, 08:23:16 AM

The UK/Euro market is so odd to an American. I just quoted out this bass and you could order a new one for about $7500 US from the right dealer. With the best monthly special, it would be more like $6800. That's not far from the eBay price you referenced, though it doesn't cover any of the costs associated with importing to the UK. In the US, the used bass would probably go for $4000-4500 in a private sale.
 
In any case, a European asking price of ?4.000 doesn't sound out of line. If you go back five years to when I most closely followed the Alembic markets, it was very common for the UK value in pounds to equal the US value in dollars for used instruments. The difference between an '08 and an '09 is nil.

Title: Stanley Clarke Signature Cocobolo
Post by: ulf on July 09, 2010, 03:11:58 AM

ok, after all of these feedbacks,  
I want to try asking for  
 
? 4.000  
? 4.750
 
shipping in Germany 0?
shipping Europe 120?  
 
I think its a fair price for european Alembic Friends

Title: Stanley Clarke Signature Cocobolo
Post by: lozbass on July 11, 2010, 09:41:49 AM

Thanks Ulf and Artswork - an absolutely beautiful bass - the cocobolo is just gorgeous.  I'm very tempted!

Title: Stanley Clarke Signature Cocobolo
Post by: ulf on August 11, 2010, 03:30:08 AM

Now on ebay
(maybe interesting for european friends)

Title: Stanley Clarke Signature Cocobolo
Post by: bassman10096 on August 13, 2010, 05:44:42 AM

Good Luck, Ulf.  That's a beautiful bass.  Somebody will want it (I wish I could).