The free market is alive and well....

[digi2t]

CAUTION, RANT AHEAD!

2200 bux.... for a Keio Synth Traveler. And he even has the gall to trample on Jacques "Singing Geisha" moniker.

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Keio-Singing-Geisha-Synth-Traveler-Super-Rare-Vintage-Korg-Fuzz-Filter-/260916126036?pt=Guitar_Accessories&hash=item3cbfd02154



Whatever.

[paulyy]

Thats crazy! I remember awhile back I came across a pete cornish pedal going for 4,0000 or best offer on evilbay. Really!? Here's a much cheaper one that I found on evilbay.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/PETE-CORNISH-TREBLE-BOOSTED-P-2-EFFECT-PEDAL-MINT-BOX-LOOK-/270887308636?pt=Guitar_Accessories&hash=item3f12244d5c
To rich for my blood.

[iccaros]

just because they are on there for that price does not mean anyone is buying them..

[paulyy]

just because they are on there for that price does not mean anyone is buying them..

I know there probably not flying off the shelf's. I've heard good things about these's pedals but in this case. Your paying mostly for the name.

[add4]

This ebay guy is actually making a business out of that :
   Feedback   From Buyer/price   Date/time
   I have got the pedal! It's the creditable deal!! Thank you, Marty!   sambora999 ( 1 )     Jan-02-12 07:35
   VERY RARE PETE CORNISH G-2 DISTORTION EFFECT PEDAL MINT CONDITION (#270873550500)   US $1,095.00   View Item
   thanks!   modularmod ( 500)     Jan-02-12 06:09
   RARE ROLAND SRE 555 SPACE ECHO ANALOG TAPE ECHO DELAY EFFECT WITH CHORUS (#270873562478)   US $626.02   View Item
   Great seller...thanks!   junctionmusic ( 347)     Dec-28-11 17:19
   RARE DIGITAL MUSIC CORP SYSTEM MIX PLUS NOS IN THE BOX LOOK!! (#270878407840)   US $1,478.00   View Item
   Excellent Seller!! Immediate shipment and excellent communication!   hpgneto ( 8 )     Dec-22-11 21:53
   SUPER RARE PETE CORNISH P-1 FUZZ EFFECT PEDAL BIG MUFF SUPREME IN MINT CONDITION (#270873542210)   US $2,225.00   View Item

selling 3 pedals : 4800$ , 1 month ..
these numbers seem odd put together..
and the list goes on and on

[add4]

perfect and fast international auction, recommended seller!   discofreq ( 870)     Mar-07-11 01:11
   SUPER RARE ELECTRO HARMONIX PULSAR TREMOLO EFFECT PEDAL (#270695556515) US $370.00

I don't get how an ehx pedal can be super rare enough to be worth 370$ ??

[DougH]

It's simple. It's worth it if someone's willing to pay it. This stuff is being valued as collector's items. You're not paying $XXX per transistor or per ounce- it's all based on rarity and a lot of intangibles like sentiment and bragging rights. People may or may not agree with that. Evidently the seller is willing to take that risk.

Yes, the prices for this kind of stuff seems very silly to you and me. But rest assured, we're not the target market for it.

[deadastronaut]

+1

[Mark Hammer]

Do you think maybe sometimes the "winning bid" is the vendor themselves, and they do it just to inflate asking prices?  Just asking.

[DougH]

Do you think maybe sometimes the "winning bid" is the vendor themselves, and they do it just to inflate asking prices?  Just asking.

I suspect that happens sometimes. I know there are some builders with long wait times that have been accused of putting their stuff on Ebay and taking advantage of inflated "used/immediately-available" pricing. That's kind of related and I don't know how much of it is true. IMO it's a pretty cynical outlook that accuses someone of something like that but anything is possible I suppose.

[Mark Hammer]

It IS cynical, I suppose, and something I'm not prone to.  Of course, the alternative is accepting that there are people out there, with so much money to piss away, so gullible, and so impatient, as to pay those sorts of prices.  I'm not sure which of those interpretations casts the deeper pall on my beliefs about human nature!   

[SteveG]

Human nature gets much worse than asking too much for an effects pedal on Ebay! Watch the news -

[DougH]

It IS cynical, I suppose, and something I'm not prone to.  Of course, the alternative is accepting that there are people out there, with so much money to piss away, so gullible, and so impatient, as to pay those sorts of prices.  I'm not sure which of those interpretations casts the deeper pall on my beliefs about human nature! 

Human nature gets much worse than asking too much for an effects pedal on Ebay! Watch the news -

LOL! Omigod! Both are fantastic comments!