Brentrocks Posted December 20, 2011 Posted December 20, 2011 i'm glad i decided to back off of this one and buy the Artist instead....i see its back up over $2500 againsaved myself about $2000
Bobby Marshall Posted December 20, 2011 Posted December 20, 2011 That shill bidder is getting a good one!
svl Posted December 20, 2011 Posted December 20, 2011 About 40 minutes left. The seemingly shill bid didn't retract, this is the most bizarre auction I've ever witnessed.
murkat Posted December 20, 2011 Posted December 20, 2011 shiller will retract at the last second,or,"they" had set up the shill account,andwill do back door tactical shenanigans... second chance offerings... etc.just like that 12 string white chap...
gorch Posted December 20, 2011 Posted December 20, 2011 ...and counting down. 10..9..8.. I'm going to have a sauna in the meantime.
Frank Neli Posted December 20, 2011 Posted December 20, 2011 nothing happens ... the earth stands still
polara Posted December 20, 2011 Posted December 20, 2011 $2601. And winning bidder has 0% positive feedback?Rrrrrrrrrright.Second chance offers comin' soon, kids.
kizanski Posted December 20, 2011 Posted December 20, 2011 $2601. And as much in repair work.The schill really worked, apparently.I totally disagree. And I'm not convinced there was much or any schilling going on.I think the guitar is well worth it, and even with a re-fret and fingerboard planing, the buyer got a good buy there.
polara Posted December 20, 2011 Posted December 20, 2011 Murkat? Dat you? What's up with your feedback, sir?
cynic Posted December 20, 2011 Author Posted December 20, 2011 I wasn't in the running, but I don't consider it a bad price for someone wanting to have a very early Hamer.I don't think there were shill bids. The first round when three bidders dropped out, the highest bidder was from here (ebay names are masked, but feedback scores stay the same).
polara Posted December 20, 2011 Posted December 20, 2011 Well, the bidding was repeatedly driven up by a bidder with a zero history, winning bidder has 0% positive feedback.That sets my alarms off. Maybe I'm wrong...If it was purchased by a luthier it's a great deal. Otherwise? The amount of restoration work needed is gonna be pricey and will diminish a lot of the original condition value, if, say, the body has to be loaded with glue/mahogany dust to fill the cracks, and the back refinished. And what if the cracks are WAY deep?I was tempted but I drew my mental line in the sand at 2k.$2601. And as much in repair work.The schill really worked, apparently.I totally disagree. And I'm not convinced there was much or any schilling going on.I think the guitar is well worth it, and even with a re-fret and fingerboard planing, the buyer got a good buy there.
hamerhead Posted December 20, 2011 Posted December 20, 2011 I think 4 or 5 years ago it goes a good bit higher.
Feynman Posted December 20, 2011 Posted December 20, 2011 eBay only bases your feedback percantage on your last year of feedback. The winner has good feedback (see star), but it's all more than a year old. The "0%" doesn't mean anything in those situations.
kizanski Posted December 20, 2011 Posted December 20, 2011 If it was purchased by a luthier it's a great deal. Otherwise? The amount of restoration work needed is gonna be pricey and will diminish a lot of the original condition value, if, say, the body has to be loaded with glue/mahogany dust to fill the cracks, and the back refinished. And what if the cracks are WAY deep?I think you're greatly overestimating the amount of "repair" work needed (and of the cost in doing it).
MCChris Posted December 20, 2011 Posted December 20, 2011 If it was purchased by a luthier it's a great deal. Otherwise? The amount of restoration work needed is gonna be pricey and will diminish a lot of the original condition value, if, say, the body has to be loaded with glue/mahogany dust to fill the cracks, and the back refinished. And what if the cracks are WAY deep?I think you're greatly overestimating the amount of "repair" work needed (and of the cost in doing it).Indeed. First off, you can use Bondo to repair that body.
murkat Posted December 20, 2011 Posted December 20, 2011 Murkat? Dat you? What's up with your feedback, sir?I won...ADRINK!Oh, that going to be some tasty Scotch....
Frank Neli Posted December 20, 2011 Posted December 20, 2011 The front is not a beauty but it seems to be in very good conditions.
svl Posted December 20, 2011 Posted December 20, 2011 Murkat? Dat you? What's up with your feedback, sir?I won...ADRINK!Oh, that going to be some tasty Scotch....Yes you did, almost to the dollar.I tip my hat to you, sir. And a bottle...
RichRS6 Posted December 20, 2011 Posted December 20, 2011 Congratulations Murkat, a piece of Hamer History right there.What I find most interesting about this guitar though is how the hell it ended up in a pawnshop ?
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