duo2 Posted October 22, 2006 Report Share Posted October 22, 2006 I'm hoping you guys can help me out. I've been playing for about 6 years now and i have some gear that I no longer use. I'm thinking about selling some stuff and I was wondering if anyone could give me some advice as to how to go about that. I have a stock fender 57 reissue precision bass in an orange finish with a gold pickguard. It's in good condition with only a few small blemishes and some buckle rash on the back. The buckle rash doesn't go through the paint. I also have a miller hollow body in pretty good condition with only a few scratches. The only problem with the miller is that in one of my many moments that I'm not proud of I carved the word "time" into the back of the headstock. The miller is in a transparent black finish with flamed maple back and top. Both guitars have hard cases in good condition. I also have a 15 watt peavy bass combo. It's in good condition but I don't think I could get enough money for it to want to part with it. Right now I'm trying to figure out how i should go about selling this stuff. Take it to the local guitar center? Put it up on ebay? What do you guys think? I'll probably be buying more equipment with the money I make so I don't mind getting store credit but I'm afraid a music store will screw me on the price. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeranya Posted October 23, 2006 Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 ebay with a reserve? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duo2 Posted October 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 yeah, i've done the ebay thing before. im just trying to figure out if i could get more money from ebay or from a local store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeranya Posted October 23, 2006 Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 well how about take it to the store and ask how much they will give you for the stuff, then put it in e-bay with the reserve price being what the store gave you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted October 23, 2006 Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 There are several different classified ads websites that I use before eBay, like Harmony Central, WeberVST, the FDP, the TDPRI, etc...I'm sure there's more out there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duo2 Posted October 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2006 thanks guys. i'll let you know how it goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GodBlessTexas Posted November 2, 2006 Report Share Posted November 2, 2006 yeah, i've done the ebay thing before. im just trying to figure out if i could get more money from ebay or from a local store. As someone who buys and sells musical gear on the side of my normal job, let me tell you that no one will ever give you less than a brick and mortar music store, except maybe a pawn shop. Try ebay, or craigslist. I've had good luck with both. Craigslist may take longer than ebay, but you rarely have to deal with shipping and they don't eat your sale up with fees. I just sold my Rocktron Piranha on ebay, and after ebay listing and final value fees and paypal fees, I'm not even breaking even. Ebay will nickel and dime you to death, but you get a wider audience. Good Fender gear will go easily on Craigslist. They should have a local metro site for wherever you live. I use dallas.craigslist.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syxxstring Posted November 3, 2006 Report Share Posted November 3, 2006 Ebay's good if you price the stuff right and use the right strategies. I always start my items at $1, even if I have a reserve. If I have a reserve a friend bid right below the reserve to push people over it. I use local music stores for stuff I don't want to ship or has higher local value. I always consign. They may buy something from you for $200 that sells for $600. But consingment should only be a 10-20% fee, which for some items compares to ebay fees etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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