Author Topic: 1983 6-String Electrum on Ebay (Read 302 times)

ralphl · « **on:** May 10, 2008, 09:52:06 AM »

An oddball, for sure. Unique!
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(Message edited by davehouck on June 19, 2008)

bsee · « **Reply #1 on:** May 10, 2008, 09:33:20 PM »

I am watching it as it *should* be a bargain Alembic guitar compared to the nice Skylarks and occasional high end items that show up for sale. That's especially true with no case, solid finish, and dinged up with extra holes from a synth kit removal. Unfortunately, I think the seller has a reserve on it and may be looking for too much money. We'll see...

keurosix · « **Reply #2 on:** May 11, 2008, 06:32:48 AM »

I would ask to see more pics with date stamps from the seller on this one. A case and a synth pickup in the pics - not included in the sale - raises a big red flag for me.

bsee · « **Reply #3 on:** May 11, 2008, 08:17:15 AM »

I don't have a red flag on the listing at all. I would like to see pics of the guitar with the synth pickup removed to see what it looks like today, but that's not critical if I'm going to pay the $1500 or so I think it would be worth. If the seller wants $2K+ for the guitar, then it doesn't matter to me how clean the rest of the finish is. If you're looking to chase this one up around or beyond $2K, then you might want better pics of the guitar as it will be delivered. Might also want a description of how it will be packaged and confirm that it will be insured for the purchase price when shipped. The latter may involve a negotiation and adding $10-20 to the shipping cost.

I'm not worried so much about the legitimacy of the offer since I would pay by credit card through PayPal and be protected against fraud.

effclef · « **Reply #4 on:** May 11, 2008, 08:22:32 AM »

Bob, I think this same guitar was posted here on the Club a year or two ago, for like $1200 I believe. Exact same instrument. No idea if the current seller is the same person. You may find the listing in the forsale section history.
EffClef

lbpesq · « **Reply #5 on:** May 11, 2008, 08:29:37 AM »

Mahogany body with black finish
Maple neck with black finish
Ebony fingerboard
Black tuners
Black Kahler Floyd Rose bridge with fine tuner knobs
Black Nut Lock
Black knobs & switch

Hey Danno, this one practically has your name on it!!!!

Bill, tgo

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bsee · « **Reply #6 on:** May 11, 2008, 08:50:34 AM »

Good catch, EffClef. It was offered for sale about this time last year by Eugene (u14steelgtr), though no price was specified. I didn't see any note saying it was actually sold or what the price was.

The one possible flag raised by your memory and my quick search is that all four pics on the listing were taken from Eugene's postings. I suppose I would be interested in making some contact with this seller or hearing from Eugene that this is the guy he sold it to before I would make a bid.

u14steelgtr · « **Reply #7 on:** May 11, 2008, 10:25:45 AM »

I set a slightly high Reserve on this Auction to see where it goes. If it doesn't make my Reserve then I might re-List it with a more sane Reserve.

If I end up re-Listing it I will have the benifit of more time to determine exactly how much this guitar is worth to me.

Regards
-- Eugene

dannobasso · « **Reply #8 on:** May 11, 2008, 10:34:26 AM »

Yes my fellow of the Esquire profession, I am sorely tempted on this here geetar. I too would like to see some pics with the roland removed. I happen to have one to put on it if fortune smile down upon me. I just recieved my gubment refund so I may be able to psycho-logically justify this to myself.

dannobasso · « **Reply #9 on:** May 11, 2008, 11:16:46 AM »

I bid twice. Ino hit ah da reserve. In need of a refinish by my liking so thats an additional chunk of cash to Alembic, plus the substantial wait time.

bsee · « **Reply #10 on:** May 11, 2008, 09:33:57 PM »

Ah - I guess Eugene never sold it last year, so using his pics on his listing makes perfect sense...

bsee · « **Reply #11 on:** May 14, 2008, 08:30:26 PM »

Well, auction didn't get very far. I think Danno and I were the only bidders.

u14steelgtr · « **Reply #12 on:** May 16, 2008, 04:37:51 PM »

Indeed: there was almost no interest at all in the guitar. Only 2 bidders and 540 page views.

Well I decided to relist it as a No Reserve auction to see if I get any interest this way.

At the suggestion of Kris I did add a picture of the guitar with the Snyth-Pickup assembly removed. My Cell-phone camera is really mediocre (and it shows)!

eBay URL: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250248913065

Regards
-E

bsee · « **Reply #13 on:** May 16, 2008, 08:33:08 PM »

Well, if you drop your starting bid by $100, I'll give you an opening bid, but you're above where I was willing to go. Give me a shout off-line if you want to make a deal at that level if the auction doesn't get it taken care of.

-bob

u14steelgtr · « **Reply #14 on:** May 29, 2008, 03:41:05 PM »

Well I decided to List it one more time before I put it in the back of my closet again.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250253117000

Regards
-E