| i would welcome your input [message #5208] |
Wed, 22 December 2004 08:57  |
shadow
Messages: 21
Registered: October 2004
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hey guys .i need some of you more experienced kustom folks to put some input on a matter of a a charcoal sparkle amp and cabinet i have listed in the for sale section .the amp is a k200b-4 made i was told around feb of 1969 ,the cabinet is a 3 15 loaded with cts speakers.this amp and cabinet is what i would call very clean for the age ,not one thats been bounced around from gig to gig. everything works like new as best as i know how to check .i listed the pair at $400 which probably would be negotionable to a point.can anybody give me any indication what a reasonable asking price is for the pair.i have had a couple of people inquire but they seem to think i should almost pay them to take them plus me pay the shipping.i want to be reasonable with anyone but can't see myself doing this .my only reason for listing it is not that it has any problems but the fact i think it would be better off in the hands of somebody that would use it rather then have it just sit here ,plus the fact i have a project i'm working on that i need a few extra coins to invest in .any input on the value of these would be appreciated.. thanks .. shadow
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| Re: i would welcome your input [message #5226 is a reply to message #5208] |
Sat, 25 December 2004 20:35  |
KustomDan
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Registered: January 2000
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I think ET has given you a great summary of what drives value. You may want to consider listing it in the site classifieds for a while; you may even consider an e-bay auction. You could indicate in the classified (or in the auction) a willingness to sell the speaker cabinet separately. If you sell the cabinet separately to someone who can pick it up, you will have no trouble selling a clean sparkle head for about $200 as shipping on the head alone will be reasonable.
You might also look into shipping options. The most reasonable shipping that I have found for an item this large is to use someone like Forward Air that ships terminal to terminal (e.g. you drop it off at a terminal near you (assuming there is one - - check their web site) and they deliver it to their terminal nearest the buyer who has to pick it up from them.
I sent a 3-12 cabinet from Phila to Dallas for $50 and received a 3-12 from San Francisco (to Phila) for $50). The key is boxing the amp yourself and it must be shipped on a pallet base so that they can load it with a fork truck; be sure to allow something for materials if you pack it yourself (e.g. styrofoam padding - - cardboard to form a box this large could be obtained free from an appliance store such as the cardboard from refrigerator boxes).
If you have to pay someone to make a box and/or pack it that will add to your shipping cost (get estimates in advance)
Dan
---Owner, VintageKustom.com
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| Re: i would welcome your input [message #5301 is a reply to message #5208] |
Fri, 07 January 2005 09:37 |
edforgothispassword
Messages: 202
Registered: July 2004
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crowded is cool...espeically when its music n racing...my little office ( a single bed bedroom conversion) houses my desk (main computer, plus lap top, second unit with fax machine,copy machine, scanner...bookcase..the rest of the floor space is full with 4 kustom amps, usualy about 6 plus guitars, a keyboard to do a bit of midi work, usually a small rack with synth modules and an 8ch mixer on top, a fender acoustic amp that usually serves as monitor for it all and walls full of Budweiser steins, model trains and johnny lightning cars (little ones...all I can afford)...oh and a big olf kustom pic shaped clock (thanks Bryan), and pics of me and Bud Ross....gotta have em!...mostly it just looks cluttered..yours looks cool.
My ware house originally was to be my toy room with space to set up band and properly display all the kustoms...but then I cranked up this backline biz and now the whole thing is piled full of gear so badly that I have to shuffle stuff every time I want to load out...will be building more shelving this month and hopefully get to where I can at least SEE my kustom collection....
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.it does have a few small tears on the back of the cabinet and i looked again while writing and found that it has two small ones on the very bottom of the cabinet as if somebody had done loading it at sometime. i will try to get a good pic that will show any i can find.the chrome ports ,the kustom emblem are very shinny and the grill screen is nice with 3 very very small holes(you have to actually get close and look for them.the amp as far as i can tell has no issues and the speakers still sound really good. andddddddddddddd the light shines bright.i'll get the pics as soon as i can .. thanks for inquiring and thanks for the info ed.. take care .. shadow
one of my buddies is all time telling me i should open the door and charge people to just go in and look to see what all can be whorded up over the years ...i hardly ever sell much of anything to be honest but my wife has almost clamped the bits down and told me i have too many toys that i don't play with anymore 
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