Reverb prices

[cinnanon]

I don't know what's more unrealistic; a $6,000 red model 200 or a $2,700  model 700. May be a long time before it sells for that price. I had trouble getting $300 for my 700, and there wasn't one issue with it! Maybe I better invest in a nice camera, nice mood lights and some photoshop software. I see the same stuff piling up on Reverb for outrageous prices.  I wish you could look to see what actually sells on Reverb like you can on the bay.

https://reverb.com/item/5692497-wurlitzer-700-electronic-piano-in-mahogany

[pianotuner steveo]

Both are pretty unrealistic. The most I ever saw a 700 sell for was $500 or so and it was in better cosmetic shape than this one. What s this "Reverb" website? I've never heard of it.

[cinnanon]

It's a relatively new website (2013-ish?). Cheaper fees than feebay. Only musical things.

[lowerlightsmusic]

I've had great luck selling on Reverb, but I try to price things reasonably.  Selling fees are smaller than ebay, and for the most part the clientele is much more educated about what they are buying.  I've had to use their customer service a few times, and it has always been quick, professional and their policies make sense.  Resolutions take minutes.  I've had ebay deals that took days to resolve. 

Reverb does have a way to track actual selling prices, but I don't remember how to access it.  I think you need to look up a specific piece of gear and then you are able to access some info showing asking price vs. actual sold price.  In fact, you might even need to be looking at an actual listing and the "price guide" is on a link to the left of the listing.

I think the unrealistic prices for some things are just part of the deal.  People have cool stuff, and they like for others to know about it.  They also like to think their stuff is worth a lot.  Kind of an ego stroke, I guess.  There is a store about fifty miles from me that has had outrageous prices on vintage gear for as long as I've been buying and selling (over 20 years).  Most of those pieces haven't turned over for years.  In fact, this guy continues to raise prices for plum pieces. It is pretty clear he just wants to display his collection and show off his expensive vintage gear.  It used to really bug me, but after awhile this guy just became a punchline to the local gear buying community.  And who knows?  Maybe he gets lucky and sells something once and awhile.  I haven't been to his shop for quite some time, but occasionally I'll see a craigslist ad where he is trying to sell stuff at outlandish prices. 

[gbkd80]

I wish you could look to see what actually sells on Reverb like you can on the bay

You can - search the item on Reberb, and once you're on the page of listings, add &showsold=true to the URL. 

It should work ok, I've had good luck with it...

[cinnanon]

I wish you could look to see what actually sells on Reverb like you can on the bay

You can - search the item on Reberb, and once you're on the page of listings, add &showsold=true to the URL. 

It should work ok, I've had good luck with it...

I've tried that and it doesn't work for me. I tried it in IE, Firefox, and Chrome. I get this in all three cases:

Hmmm, we can't find any results for wurlitzer&showsold=true.

Items related to wurlitzer&showsold=true:

[lowerlightsmusic]

Scroll to the bottom of the Reverb home page and look for Price Guide under the Explore category.  Click on Price Guide and you should be able to type in a specific piece of gear and get some info, including asking price and final sale price.  I tried Wurlitzer 200 and got four different results based on color.  Unfortunately they don't let you look at the original listings like ebay, so it is hard to gauge condition based on just the final selling price.  BTW, I'm using Chrome on an older Mac.