Admission: I'm a bass hoarder. By the time that my newest bass is liberated and in the trunk on it's way home I'm already scouring Kijiji (much improved Canadian version of Craigs List) for my next acquisition.
In the last eight years I have purchased way more than 125 basses (and multiple amps and pedals to boot). (I'm sitting somewhere over 80 at this point in time ... most are from Japan as well as American Peaveys from the 1980s).
In the last two years I've only purchased about 3 or 4 instruments.
There may be several forces at work. I've got mostly everything I could desire that is anywhere in my price range (I typically like to spent $500 or less but there have been a few exceptions).
But I feel like the asking price for 80's instruments has sky rocketed the last couple years.
I used to drive a couple hundred miles for bargains but these are far and few between now.
It seems that the inflated asking prices on Reverb and EBay have been reflected on Kijiji now as well.
People list the same instrument again and again with ridiculous asking prices month after month.
Has the economy improved that much that a guitar I could buy 5 years ago for $300 is now really worth double that?
I guess that good news may be that all the money I "invested" may actually be recouped one day when I turn sensible. Although I've never really thought of these instruments as a real investment like art or coins. Just as an investment in having fun.
Mad Bass Collector #1
In the last eight years I have purchased way more than 125 basses (and multiple amps and pedals to boot). (I'm sitting somewhere over 80 at this point in time ... most are from Japan as well as American Peaveys from the 1980s).
In the last two years I've only purchased about 3 or 4 instruments.
There may be several forces at work. I've got mostly everything I could desire that is anywhere in my price range (I typically like to spent $500 or less but there have been a few exceptions).
But I feel like the asking price for 80's instruments has sky rocketed the last couple years.
I used to drive a couple hundred miles for bargains but these are far and few between now.
It seems that the inflated asking prices on Reverb and EBay have been reflected on Kijiji now as well.
People list the same instrument again and again with ridiculous asking prices month after month.
Has the economy improved that much that a guitar I could buy 5 years ago for $300 is now really worth double that?
I guess that good news may be that all the money I "invested" may actually be recouped one day when I turn sensible. Although I've never really thought of these instruments as a real investment like art or coins. Just as an investment in having fun.
Mad Bass Collector #1
