$799 too much for a Fender American Fat Tele?

MaskedRider · November 30th, 2009, 04:07 PM

I put my 2000 Fender American Fat Tele on ebay with a BIN of $799 thinking it would sell right away but all I get is email from people asking me to sell it to them for $625 or $700. Is $799 too high a price to ask for this guitar?

jjkrause84 · November 30th, 2009, 04:14 PM

You might get 800...people are just low-balling you. Wait it out, friend! You'll probably get what you're asking.

If you don't wanna wait it out sell it to me! I'll give ya 650 out the door!

(Yes, that's a low-ball too but the difference is I don't have much money to play with!)

MaskedRider · November 30th, 2009, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by jjkrause84

You might get 800...people are just low-balling you. Wait it out, friend! You'll probably get what you're asking.

If you don't wanna wait it out sell it to me! I'll give ya 650 out the door!

(Yes, that's a low-ball too but the difference is I don't have much money to play with!)

Ha ha,thanks man.I think I will just wait a little longer(auction has 6 days more to go).

jjkrause84 · November 30th, 2009, 04:35 PM

Really though....kepp me informed. I would love that Tele. If no one BINs it I would almost certainly jump on it!

MaskedRider · November 30th, 2009, 04:42 PM

Thank's guys.I got offers of $700 but I am just going to let it ride and see what happens.

jwsamuel · November 30th, 2009, 04:49 PM

Check how many people are watching the auction. A lot of people watch and then wait until the last minute to make a bid or buy.

Jim

fendertastic · November 30th, 2009, 04:56 PM

I sold the same guitar in sunburst for 800.oo a year ago. It'll go, I think they are lowballing you. Btw the neck was good on mine, but it didn't sound like a tele to me. I left it stock and CL'd it.

MaskedRider · November 30th, 2009, 06:35 PM

Thanks guys!I got alot of people watching and 6 days to go so we'll see what happens.

pchilson · November 30th, 2009, 06:52 PM

Why put such a long auction time on things when everybody knows all the action happens in the last 2 minutes...6 days to wait? Too likely to find something else to like before that one counts down.

jjkrause84 · November 30th, 2009, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by pchilson

Why put such a long auction time on things when everybody knows all the action happens in the last 2 minutes...6 days to wait? Too likely to find something else to like before that one counts down.

I suppose but a week also gives lots of people a chance to see it which will likely push the price higher.

pchilson · November 30th, 2009, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by jjkrause84

I suppose but a week also gives lots of people a chance to see it which will likely push the price higher.

Maybe, maybe but I never bid till the last moments. I ain't waitin 6 days. There are too many other items I like.

MaskedRider · November 30th, 2009, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by pchilson

Maybe, maybe but I never bid till the last moments. I ain't waitin 6 days. There are too many other items I like.

Well,it also gives me time to change my mind if I decide to keep it

jjkrause84 · November 30th, 2009, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by MaskedRider

Well,it also gives me time to change my mind if I decide to keep it

Well be careful. I wanted to cancel an eBay auction I had a while back (Vox AC4TV) because I sold the thing locally and it wouldn't let me because there was less than 24 hours to go. There's a lot of rules and they aren't always explicit so if you do decide to keep it you should decide sooner rather than later.

nvilletele · November 30th, 2009, 09:40 PM

Though it is true ebayers tend to wait until the last moment to bid, that is not the case with BIN type auctions, as for those timing makes no difference. So for BIN-only auctions, the longer the time period, the greater the chance of it selling.

For true auctions without BIN, I still think it makes sense to do 7 days . . . gives more people a chance to see it and bid. If they are interested in it, they will "watch" it and note the auction end time . . . you wont lose that many folks who are really interested, specially if in either case they have to wait - whether 3 days or 6 days. And the more people you got bidding, the better chance of getting a higher bid.

I like to start auctions on Saturday, and end after 7 days. That way, most bidders are not at work when it finishes. But then again, I have only really sold a few things on ebay, so what the heck do I know?

MaskedRider · November 30th, 2009, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by nvilletele

Though it is true ebayers tend to wait until the last moment to bid, that is not the case with BIN type auctions, as for those timing makes no difference. So for BIN-only auctions, the longer the time period, the greater the chance of it selling.

For true auctions without BIN, I still think it makes sense to do 7 days . . . gives more people a chance to see it and bid. If they are interested in it, they will "watch" it and note the auction end time . . . you wont lose that many folks who are really interested, specially if in either case they have to wait - whether 3 days or 6 days. And the more people you got bidding, the better chance of getting a higher bid.

I like to start auctions on Saturday, and end after 7 days. That way, most bidders are not at work when it finishes. But then again, I have only really sold a few things on ebay, so what the heck do I know?

Actually I had started an auction on Saturday but I had to correct some mistakes in my auction and the way Ebay is set up now it is harder to make changes than it used to be so I decided to close that auction and relist it with the corrections. I have a reserve and a Buy it Now price so if it reaches the reserve fine and if someone chooses to buy it now even better.I think it is a really cool guitar but not everybody is looking for a tele with a humbucker in the neck and a 5 way switch.

nvilletele · November 30th, 2009, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by MaskedRider

I think it is a really cool guitar but not everybody is looking for a tele with a humbucker in the neck and a 5 way switch.

Well, dagnabbit, they sure as heck oughta be . . . . they're great!

MaskedRider · November 30th, 2009, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by nvilletele

Well, dagnabbit, they sure as heck oughta be . . . . they're great!

Those are some Awesome Fatties!

Rumblebones · November 30th, 2009, 11:46 PM

Be patient. Let the auction happen.

mellecaster · November 30th, 2009, 11:55 PM

I hate to be the one to break the News to Ya,...but this hasn't been a "Sellers Market" concerning Guitars or many other things for over a year.

MaskedRider · December 1st, 2009, 01:27 AM

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Originally Posted by mellecaster

I hate to be the one to break the News to Ya,...but this hasn't been a "Sellers Market" concerning Guitars or many other things for over a year.

Uh oh...set the Wayback Machine for 2007 Sherman!

November 30th, 2009, 04:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
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November 30th, 2009, 04:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
jjkrause84 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hertfordshire, UK Age: 25 Posts: 1,651	You might get 800...people are just low-balling you. Wait it out, friend! You'll probably get what you're asking. If you don't wanna wait it out sell it to me! I'll give ya 650 out the door! (Yes, that's a low-ball too but the difference is I don't have much money to play with!)

November 30th, 2009, 04:35 PM	#4 (permalink)
jjkrause84 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hertfordshire, UK Age: 25 Posts: 1,651	Really though....kepp me informed. I would love that Tele. If no one BINs it I would almost certainly jump on it!

November 30th, 2009, 04:42 PM	#5 (permalink)
MaskedRider Tele-Meister Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Midwest Posts: 470	Thank's guys.I got offers of $700 but I am just going to let it ride and see what happens.

November 30th, 2009, 04:49 PM	#6 (permalink)
jwsamuel Friend of Leo's Join Date: May 2004 Location: Upper Holland, PA Age: 52 Posts: 2,488	Check how many people are watching the auction. A lot of people watch and then wait until the last minute to make a bid or buy. Jim

November 30th, 2009, 04:56 PM	#7 (permalink)
fendertastic Tele-Meister Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: philadelphia Age: 35 Posts: 160	I sold the same guitar in sunburst for 800.oo a year ago. It'll go, I think they are lowballing you. Btw the neck was good on mine, but it didn't sound like a tele to me. I left it stock and CL'd it.

November 30th, 2009, 06:35 PM	#8 (permalink)
MaskedRider Tele-Meister Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Midwest Posts: 470	Thanks guys!I got alot of people watching and 6 days to go so we'll see what happens.

November 30th, 2009, 06:52 PM	#9 (permalink)
pchilson Friend of Leo's Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Loveland, Colorado Age: 52 Posts: 2,339	Why put such a long auction time on things when everybody knows all the action happens in the last 2 minutes...6 days to wait? Too likely to find something else to like before that one counts down.

November 30th, 2009, 09:40 PM	#14 (permalink)
nvilletele Tele-Holic Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: California Age: 52 Posts: 838	Though it is true ebayers tend to wait until the last moment to bid, that is not the case with BIN type auctions, as for those timing makes no difference. So for BIN-only auctions, the longer the time period, the greater the chance of it selling. For true auctions without BIN, I still think it makes sense to do 7 days . . . gives more people a chance to see it and bid. If they are interested in it, they will "watch" it and note the auction end time . . . you wont lose that many folks who are really interested, specially if in either case they have to wait - whether 3 days or 6 days. And the more people you got bidding, the better chance of getting a higher bid. I like to start auctions on Saturday, and end after 7 days. That way, most bidders are not at work when it finishes. But then again, I have only really sold a few things on ebay, so what the heck do I know?

November 30th, 2009, 11:46 PM	#18 (permalink)
Rumblebones Tele-Holic Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Fullerton, CA. Posts: 511	Be patient. Let the auction happen.

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