Fender Champ fight on eBay

Craig Hawks · Post by **Craig Hawks** » 18 Mar 2005 3:36 pm

You'd think I'd have better things to do on a Friday evening, but this is what middle age has brought me for entertainment.

On eBay right now is a Seller with no history and what appears to be two buyers with no history slugging it out over a Fender Champ. (eBay number is 7307795301)

They're at almost $900.00 for a guitar that I wouldn't have imagined going for more than $400.00! Sure wish my Dad would have invested in Fender Laptops and hid em under the bed rather than whatever it was he invested in

Richard Couch · Post by **Richard Couch** » 18 Mar 2005 3:45 pm

"Guitar and case were appraised at $1250.00 last year."

Sure they were...

Jon Light · Post by **Jon Light** » 18 Mar 2005 3:51 pm

Just a clarification; unless I'm missing something, the seller has plenty of history.

But on the same subject, here's a home town favorite who knows how to price his goods:
http://www.umanovguitars.com/store/browse.asp?cat=660&path=600,660

Jim Phelps · Post by **Jim Phelps** » 18 Mar 2005 4:04 pm

<SMALL>Fender Laptops</SMALL>

Fender makes computers?

Craig Hawks · Post by **Craig Hawks** » 18 Mar 2005 4:08 pm

I told you I had no life....yes, the seller has feedback.

I didn't mean Laptop, I meant Lap Steel (Can you tell what I did all day

)

In spite of all my misinformation, it's still a great fight!!

Ron Victoria · Post by **Ron Victoria** » 18 Mar 2005 5:45 pm

One of the Champ bidders is also bidding on a champion. Maybe he just hit the lottery.

Jeff Au Hoy · Post by **Jeff Au Hoy** » 18 Mar 2005 6:08 pm

Ideas. Recruit your friends to bid on stuff to 1) jack the price up, 2) feign high value, or 3) put the item back in your hands because you didn't get the selling price you were hoping for.

Rick Alexander · Post by **Rick Alexander** » 18 Mar 2005 8:48 pm

Jeff, isn't that the gcrep manifesto?

Garry Vanderlinde · Post by **Garry Vanderlinde** » 18 Mar 2005 9:35 pm

There's noway it's a mid '50s with that brown tolex case...a '59 at best.
Look at this other Champ that recently sold for $1,035 on eBay! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=33039&item=7306221569&rd=1
Certainly not a "mid '50s" with that black tolex case, maybe a mid-60's or '70s.

Rick Alexander · Post by **Rick Alexander** » 18 Mar 2005 11:17 pm

Unbelievable! I paid $50 for my Champion and $75 for my Champ. Mind you, that was in a former millennium . .

Ron Victoria · Post by **Ron Victoria** » 20 Mar 2005 9:03 am

Finished at $910!!!

Keith Cordell · Post by **Keith Cordell** » 20 Mar 2005 9:47 am

Idiotic.

Dan Sawyer · Post by **Dan Sawyer** » 20 Mar 2005 1:38 pm

Idiotic indeed. I paid $100 for a champ last year. Legs were missing, but still a good deal.