Members skipstar59 Posted November 2, 2012 Members Share Posted November 2, 2012 Another Pawnshop score. Picked up a '66 P-Bass w/ original case for less than $150.This baby is light compared to my two other 79's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SpaceProg Posted November 2, 2012 Members Share Posted November 2, 2012 Nice job! I love it when pawn shops don't know what they have. Again, the urge to go pawn shopping is rising... EDIT: I like the crazing in the finish. That's real relicing, hehe. EDIT 2: Did it come with the bridge and P/U covers or were they left out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaveAronow Posted November 2, 2012 Members Share Posted November 2, 2012 I think it is morally wrong of you to take that guitar for that price. Your only reprieve is to send it to me. Only then can you free yourself of the crippling guilt your poor soul must be struggling with over this. I'll pm you my shipping info. I'm here to help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members billythegoat Posted November 2, 2012 Members Share Posted November 2, 2012 Deal of a lifetime! Congrats! HNBD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members xrleroyx Posted November 2, 2012 Members Share Posted November 2, 2012 Wat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrbrown49 Posted November 2, 2012 Members Share Posted November 2, 2012 Wow. How's she play?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Nxt Lvl Posted November 2, 2012 Members Share Posted November 2, 2012 Holy {censored}. Do you know what that thing is worth? I am sure you do. There is a '62 in a shop near me going for 12k and it doesn't look as good as that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members auriemma Posted November 2, 2012 Members Share Posted November 2, 2012 Great score! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GreatDane Posted November 3, 2012 Members Share Posted November 3, 2012 that is amazing~ you are my hero! enjoy that bass, man- that's the score of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GreaserMatt Posted November 4, 2012 Members Share Posted November 4, 2012 Holy crap; that {censored} would never happen around these parts; nice score!!! : ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members deanmass Posted November 4, 2012 Members Share Posted November 4, 2012 Holy crap. Good for you man! This is amazing considering anyone who takes a tiny bit of time can value this thing at ten times that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ashtray Posted November 4, 2012 Members Share Posted November 4, 2012 How did the owner not realize its value, and how would a pawn shop not do 10 seconds of research to find the value between an entry level MIM and a vintage bass? $150? Did they think it was a re-logo'd fake? If they even thought it was a cheap MIM, they would have priced it at $350. How does a pawn shop stay in business not knowing the value of the stuff they sell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Lou-Dog Posted November 4, 2012 Members Share Posted November 4, 2012 {censored} son! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gergbee Posted November 4, 2012 Members Share Posted November 4, 2012 Holy crap! Another one?? I thought I got a good deal when I got my MiM Strat for under 150...this is insane! Congrats by the way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members theManfromAlabam Posted November 4, 2012 Members Share Posted November 4, 2012 In this day and age I don't see how such a score is possible. :poke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NITROHOLIC Posted November 4, 2012 Members Share Posted November 4, 2012 FUUUUUUUUUU around here the squires and fenders are all the same price @ 499$ us fenders seem to always get the 1299$ price tag in pawn shops. nice score man niiiice score. makes me wonder what they gave the no0b that sold it to the shop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bruto Posted November 5, 2012 Members Share Posted November 5, 2012 Jeez, you did ok! I can't believe that a pawn shop wouldn't know what they had. Around here, they don't even put real Fenders or Gibsons on the floor - only Squiers, Epiphones, First Acts, and Ibanez Gios. The good stuff gets sold on eBay. BTW, you should take that to a guitar appraiser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members skipstar59 Posted November 5, 2012 Author Members Share Posted November 5, 2012 Thanks guys. I'm not scoring these basses from mom and pops. I'm getting these from national chain pawnshops. They just have LAZY store clerks NOT looking hard enough to track down TRUE worth of the instruments. The managers are also LAZY by not overseeing this process.Therefore vintage instruments are missed priced by some dumb computer mistake that no one verifies. This can be the only reason I can think of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members slushpup96 Posted November 5, 2012 Members Share Posted November 5, 2012 How does this just happen to people!? All the pawn shops I visit like to charge $500 for a used MIM fender strat from the 90s. Anyway, HNBD!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members csm Posted November 5, 2012 Members Share Posted November 5, 2012 Deal and a half. Gratz! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members eBayfreak Posted November 5, 2012 Members Share Posted November 5, 2012 Wowzers! I've had some incredible scores, but that beats them all combined. My local pawn shops have yielded no deals for several years, though they once were decent. Tell 'ya what... I'll give you $300... double your money! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brian Krashpad Posted November 5, 2012 Members Share Posted November 5, 2012 Dayum Skip! Congrats! (o)(o) I've gotten some good deals in my day, but never one approaching that'un. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zetor Posted November 5, 2012 Members Share Posted November 5, 2012 That Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members chuck1016 Posted November 5, 2012 Members Share Posted November 5, 2012 My Bull{censored} flag is waving fast and furious!! This is the third time I've seen this same story in the the last year or two. Once in a lifetime deals do not happen 3 times in a row...to the same guy...from the same pawn shop. They're stolen!! It brings to mind an art scam I heard about a long time ago where the criminals bought and sold stolen items to each other to create a legitimate paper trail and finally sell the art on the open market for a higher price. No HNBD for you :poke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaveAronow Posted November 6, 2012 Members Share Posted November 6, 2012 My Bull{censored} flag is waving fast and furious!! This is the third time I've seen this same story in the the last year or two. Once in a lifetime deals do not happen 3 times in a row...to the same guy...from the same pawn shop. They're stolen!! It brings to mind an art scam I heard about a long time ago where the criminals bought and sold stolen items to each other to create a legitimate paper trail and finally sell the art on the open market for a higher price. No HNBD for you :poke: So, for the record, you are accusing the OP of being a thief and a liar? ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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