I am starting this thread to find out what is going on with these Romanian Basses after their first owners, why it was re-sold or traded in and what prices for what types of Basses were paid.
I recently heard from a member here about a bass he bought used from a well know shop that mostly caters to beginners, first time buyers or those that do not know as much as they should know about Basses before buying. The price he hinted to me sounded way way off the charts. This was a Flat Back Romanian bass with a carved top and it was USED. He paid more for that bass USED than the better made Wultur's (Corsini, Panormo, Carcassi) fully carved Round Backs sell for NEW!!
What is wrong with this picture?
The Bass he has in my opinion was way over priced, period. The quality of this from what I heard was MOR (middle of the road) at best but might have some issues from the current Shop set-up where it was purchased as well as the overall quality for what was paid.
This is NOT TalkBass.com. We have no advertisers here to protect or asses to kiss! Here, you can in a polite and professional manner, express your dis-satisfaction with purchases made on these types of Basses new or Used. Keep it clean. Maybe it will help improve conditions in the future, or.. maybe not!
Also, good stories would be nice as well to help balance the scale if at all possible or where warranted..
