$3999 For A Non Reverb Princeton?!?

[refin]

This guy is off his rocker---
http://cgi.ebay.com/1965-FENDER-PRIN...item230cfcad2a

[Rickenjangle]

Refin, there is a guy on ebay who is selling Supro amps for 4 grand, too - and I emailed him to see if he was serious, and he claims to have sold similar items in Hollywood to movie people (like, for props) for big dollars. It seems that - even in this terrible economy - there are no shortage of 's that are willing to pay top dollar for old stuff.

I sold a Ram's Head Big Muff Pi in GC - VGC for $245 on the bay, and at the same time, some guy sold a Mint Condition Triangle Big Muff for about $2200!!!

[boobtube21]

That does seem pretty absurd...but then I'm a guy that will play it, not stick it in a closet and have wet dreams about it being worth 2x as much in 15 years. To me that's a $600 amp, if it can't go for less I'd rather build one.

The original shipping box thing is pretty cool I guess...I have the original box for my Echoplex. Can't figure out what to do with it though other than keep crap in it in the closet.

[NeoFauve]

If that Jeff Bumunds(sp?) person was famous, maybe there'd be a potentially expensive story.
It sure is clean, aside from the initials on the speaker.
But geeze.


Maybe I should have hung onto my '64 a while longer.

[Gravity Jim]

"He's quite.... mad, you know."

[refin]

Ironically, last night I went to a rehearsal and a friend has the SAME amp that he might consider letting go of......it sure sounded great!

[boobtube21]

Offer him $3499, maybe he'll bite

[stratcat62]

I'm so glad I bought my 62 strat when it was called used instead of vintage and not considered rare. I swapped a LPB1 even up for it.

[refin]

Offer him $3499, maybe he'll bite

Hey,stratcat62....NICE trade!

[Doc W]

I hate to be the only guy in disagreement, but ...

Let me make it clear that I am not a collector of musical gear. My equipment is equipment, not for display purposes. I have a few old amps and guitars, but I bought them all as players.

However, some things I do collect. Such as books. Let's say a rare book in very fine condition (just under near mint) - no dings, no yellowing, square and tight, with dustjacket in the same condition, and it sells for X dollars. The same book, in mint condition (AS NEW) can easily sell for twiceor three times that, even more (some auction results are jaw-dropping).

Princetons from the mid 60s can sell for $1200 in nice condition. From what I see in this ad, the amp is as new and comes in the original box. If the ad is accurate, there may not be a finer one out there. OF COURSE, it ain't gonna sound any better than just a good one, but collectors don't buy 'em to play 'em. And they are all nuts. Including me.

[refin]

4 large is waaaaay too much for any Princeton---even if Slash had spit up on it as an infant.You would die of before you could flip it for a profit in your lifetime.