That Kevin Shields pedal came in. They shrink-wrapped the box. Clever I guess

llllllllllllllllllll wrote: Sun Jun 18, 2023 10:50 pm That Kevin Shields pedal came in. They shrink-wrapped the box. Clever I guess

Reverb won't let you (re)sell gear as "New - Unopened" unless you're an official dealer, so you'll see a lot of open-box "Used - Mint" things up there.

Nate Dort wrote: Mon Jun 19, 2023 7:36 am

llllllllllllllllllll wrote: Sun Jun 18, 2023 10:50 pm That Kevin Shields pedal came in. They shrink-wrapped the box. Clever I guess

Reverb won't let you (re)sell gear as "New - Unopened" unless you're an official dealer, so you'll see a lot of open-box "Used - Mint" things up there.

Shit like this just turns me off. There are 2 for sale on reverb "second hand" now - one for 1599.00 and another for 1869.00. Producing short run pedals like this has to only be with the aftermarket/initial demand in mind, and having the aftermarket value of the thing triple in cost before the thing ships is just gross.

I always appreciated that Mascis took his shit to the masses through Squire. I know that Shields probably had no say in all of this, but I wish more people had a non exclusive mentality.

At least they're offering free shipping!

https://reverb.com/item/70274027-limite ... lender?bk=

You could buy 4 Rack Rats for 1800!!!

Roughly 6 Deucetones!!

For $1800 you could buy a whole person who looks just like Kevin Shields and do anything you want with him, just saying

ChudFusk wrote: Mon Jun 19, 2023 11:36 am For $1800 you could buy a whole person who looks just like Kevin Shields and do anything you want with him, just saying

Shoegays.

Anyway, those prices on Reverb are just what some flippers are asking. They're speculative, in addition to being tacky/in bad taste.

If these units actually started selling like hotcakes at +300% markup, then I'd do a double take.

The MSRP was twice what I was wiling to pay.

DaveA wrote: Mon Jun 19, 2023 11:54 am Anyway, those prices on Reverb are just what some flippers are asking. They're speculative, in addition to being tacky/in bad taste.

If these units actually started selling like hotcakes at +300% markup, then I'd do a double take.

There are multiple sold listings on reverb that went for around $1600.

For example:
https://reverb.com/item/70212706-fender ... _sold=true