Author Topic: On E-bay my ALEMBIC Orion 4, medium scale.  (Read 369 times)

heartlander

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On E-bay my ALEMBIC Orion 4, medium scale.
« on: February 25, 2004, 08:25:22 PM »
If interested, please take a look at my Alembic Orion 4 custom bass on E-bay.  32 inch med. scale, 3/4 point body, mother of pearl inlays, bird's eye maple body/headstock, walnut back, purpleheart accent, ebony fingerboard, 2 fatboy PU's, with Spoiler electronics. S/N 990W12079

bassman10096

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On E-bay my ALEMBIC Orion 4, medium scale.
« Reply #1 on: February 26, 2004, 09:29:13 AM »
Nice looking bass. I'm sorry I'm not in the market, because yours is a really nice take on customizing an Orion.  I like the 3/4 body with med scale. The Spoiler/Fatboy electonics package has to be pretty zippy.
 
Good luck with your auction
 
Bill

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« Reply #2 on: February 26, 2004, 05:07:54 PM »
Thanks Bill,  It was originally sold by Bass Central and since I've just bought a Steinberger UEB from them I need to sell this to pay for part of it.  I forgot to put a picture of the front of the headstock on E-bay--too bad as it's a nice matching bird's eye maple and has the famous logo of course.  Oh well I'll send it on e-mails to any inquirers.   All the best,  Art

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« Reply #3 on: February 27, 2004, 05:54:18 AM »
If the bass doesn't sell on eBay this time I would like to throw my hat in the ring. My only problem is it would take me a little time though. I would have to sell my Essence 4-string first and then make up the difference in cash. That is of course unless you would be interested in a trade plus cash deal. Let me know.

heartlander

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« Reply #4 on: March 03, 2004, 07:44:09 AM »
The E-bay reserve is met at $1400.  It will be sold the evening of 3-3-04.

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On E-bay my ALEMBIC Orion 4, medium scale.
« Reply #5 on: March 03, 2004, 08:56:50 PM »
Art, good news on the sale, I watched it go tonight.  Let us know how the whole thing pans out. I took the leap of faith the other day and bought an '86 Spoiler off e-bay.  It arrived today and it looks like it was put away in '87 slid under the bed. I would be interested in how your e-bay sale goes, step by step. Maybe others would also.

heartlander

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« Reply #6 on: March 04, 2004, 07:10:43 AM »
It's gone!  Actually will ship it to Australia pre-paid Fed-Ex Air ($500 !!) this week. A real fine gent bought it and will get much enjoyment from it I'm sure.  Got $1450 which is a little less than I paid for it on E-bay almost exactly 2 years ago.  But I enjoyed the company of a fine instrument for awhile and I think of it as cheap rent.  Better off to buy a good one as you can always get your money out of it if needed, right?
Tell that to the wife/husband,LOL  Best wishes,   Art

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On E-bay my ALEMBIC Orion 4, medium scale.
« Reply #7 on: March 04, 2004, 02:55:21 PM »
Just a suggestion.  Try Airborne Express for shipping to Australia.  I shipped a Jazz bass to Australia last year and it was about half the cost of FedEx.