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ilan

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A piece of Ric modification history
« on: July 09, 2017, 11:23:49 PM »
Misfits 4001. Easy project.

This bass was abused and smashed, but the neck/body area didn't break despite that huge swimming pool routing. That neck heel should be donated to scientific research.

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The guy who bought the same bass twice — first in 1977 and again in 2023

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Re: A piece of Ric modification history
« Reply #1 on: July 10, 2017, 07:31:07 AM »
Already $676 with over 8 days left.  :o ???  Must be some hardcore fans out there.

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Re: A piece of Ric modification history
« Reply #2 on: July 10, 2017, 08:17:40 AM »
Wow, that's some pricey firewood!

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Re: A piece of Ric modification history
« Reply #3 on: July 10, 2017, 11:05:16 AM »
$1050, now!

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Re: A piece of Ric modification history
« Reply #4 on: July 10, 2017, 04:33:24 PM »
I have one of Jerry's oversized armbands from a 1999 concert. It was a great show.

Dave W

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Re: A piece of Ric modification history
« Reply #5 on: July 10, 2017, 10:04:03 PM »
Now at $1750! Still 7 days and 20 hours left.

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Re: A piece of Ric modification history
« Reply #6 on: July 11, 2017, 04:58:16 AM »
Sorry, but that is just sick. And not in a good way. :-\
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Re: A piece of Ric modification history
« Reply #7 on: July 11, 2017, 05:29:28 AM »
Now at $1750! Still 7 days and 20 hours left.
Either a truly serious (or seriously deranged  :mrgreen:) collector, or a shill is among the bidders.

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Re: A piece of Ric modification history
« Reply #8 on: July 11, 2017, 03:57:58 PM »
Where is the Ric-Gestapo when you need it?  :popcorn:

What that "bass" needs is a nice burial cermony so it can find peace and solace with its ancestors.
We've taken too much for granted ... and all the time it had grown ...
From techno seeds we first planted ... evolved a mind of its own ...

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Re: A piece of Ric modification history
« Reply #9 on: July 12, 2017, 08:11:51 AM »
It looks like it already has been worm food for some time. :P
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Re: A piece of Ric modification history
« Reply #10 on: July 20, 2017, 07:50:57 PM »
One mans trash is another's $5,238.

Just think what it would have been worth if he did it to one with checkerboard binding. 8)

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Re: A piece of Ric modification history
« Reply #11 on: July 20, 2017, 11:57:51 PM »
:o
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Re: A piece of Ric modification history
« Reply #12 on: July 21, 2017, 01:22:47 PM »
A fool and his money are soon parted, but chances are that the buyer is hoping for a greater fool somewhere down the line.