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1bassleft
Lowdown Cack-hander
Joined: 16 Feb 2005
Posts: 3569
Location: "Hit The North"
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 Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2005 11:16 pm Post subject: "Optimistic" eBayers |
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OK, we all see a "get real" auction, so I'm going to set the bar quite high on this one. Can you fulfill all three requirements and give us all a laugh?
1) Guitar is a well-known plank
2) Starting bid and/or BIN is frankly barking mad
3) This is the tie-breaker - a really lame/inventive excuse for the barmy price.
Perhaps ultra-mods like Mike and Jason will come up with a duff prize if the thread takes off. Here's my starter:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7336164763&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1
Starting bid is twice the value, BIN is quadruple the value, and I love this bit of pitch from the seller - "i would think a fender collector would want one of these and now you can". If I have to, I'll bring up the crummy Marshall cab "as used by Page and Plant" in reserve.
They've gotta be good'uns, people  |
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lee_UK
Rolling Stone No.8
Joined: 04 Feb 2005
Posts: 3115
Location: London, UK
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| Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2005 11:22 pm Post subject: |
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| Its a good one, i do like the yellow PUPs the cream coloured Vol/Tone controls and the white scratchplate, it all seems to have aged in 3 different time zones, and then brought together by Dr Who and his tardis.. |
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lee_UK
Rolling Stone No.8
Joined: 04 Feb 2005
Posts: 3115
Location: London, UK
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1bassleft
Lowdown Cack-hander
Joined: 16 Feb 2005
Posts: 3569
Location: "Hit The North"
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| Sorry, Lee. I remember that urgly burger in the "worst finish" thread, but it doesn't quite make my criteria. I'm not sure what the MSRP on this guitar is, but I'll assume this one is priced on the high side. Even so, the seller hasn't gone for some laughable selling point in the body text. If it'd had "only this guitar can faithfully replicate No Woman no Cry" blurb, it might have been in with a shout. |
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lee_UK
Rolling Stone No.8
Joined: 04 Feb 2005
Posts: 3115
Location: London, UK
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Darn it all..  Damned rules. |
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glw
Lover of Fine Antigua
Joined: 18 Jul 2005
Posts: 1062
Location: Oxfordshire, Uk
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| Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2005 3:45 pm Post subject: |
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You've got a bit of a "thing" about that Marley guitar, haven't you?
I bet you secretly desire one. Or do you already have one stashed away? |
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glw
Lover of Fine Antigua
Joined: 18 Jul 2005
Posts: 1062
Location: Oxfordshire, Uk
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glw
Lover of Fine Antigua
Joined: 18 Jul 2005
Posts: 1062
Location: Oxfordshire, Uk
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glw
Lover of Fine Antigua
Joined: 18 Jul 2005
Posts: 1062
Location: Oxfordshire, Uk
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| Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2005 4:08 pm Post subject: |
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| Whoops, I mean guitar, not BASS guitar. |
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glw
Lover of Fine Antigua
Joined: 18 Jul 2005
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Location: Oxfordshire, Uk
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