Rigel A Natural

[MikeEdgerton]

I'm not real familiar with Rigel resale values but if I hadn't just bought two mandolins I'd probably jump on this. NFI.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rigel-A-Natu...item4640505bdf

[Bill Snyder]

Why hasn't someone used the Buy It Now option on this?

[jim simpson]

I guess the first bid made the "buy it now" option go away. Do you remember what the b.i.n. price was?

[MikeEdgerton]

The Buy It Now was $595.00.

[jim simpson]

Wow Mike!, that was a good buy! I wonder if it will exceed that amount? Depleted music fund so no interest from me.

[Petrus]

What is the approximate value of it?

[mando.player]

I've seen them go for $800-900. So that $595 BIN price was pretty good. If I didn't have one sitting next to me, I'd be on this one...LOL.

[Petrus]

That's about what the Gold Clones go for. Are they of comparable quality?

[fatt-dad]

yes, I decided several years ago, I'd buy one at $700 bucks.

maybe. . . ($701.56?)

f-d

[Ted Eschliman]

The Gold Tone is not even close to the quality of the Rigel. These were great instruments for the money.

[JEStanek]

Wow. I can't believe that hasn't sold.

Jamie

[delsbrother]

Well, it will, just not for the BIN price. Whoever put that first bid in (instead of just buying it) was... not smart.

[Petrus]

Does the tailpiece look corroded or maybe it's just not polished well?

[JEStanek]

^^^Smudges, I think... Even if you had to replace it, the price is still good.

Jamie

[MikeEdgerton]

You wouldn't have to replace it, a little Nevr-dull and it would be clean. Not even a 5 minute job.

I'm going to guess this will exceed the Buy It Now price.

[Ted Eschliman]

The biggest difference between the A natural and the A Deluxe was the hardware. The latter had gold plating on the tuners and tailpiece, the former was nickel which wouldn't have the cosmetic endurance. It was a way of cutting the cost.

Rigel struggled to keep an "entry level" A-body mandolin under $1K in its heyday, but with inflation, it became cost ineffective to do so. That's why they weren't made the last several years in their prime. Both models were arguably some of the best "players'" instrument bang-for-buck ever made.

[MikeEdgerton]

I should have just pulled the trigger on it when I saw it

[JEStanek]

Could have saved us some aggravation.

Jamie

[MikeEdgerton]

Could have saved us some aggravation.

Jamie

I knew there was a reason I didn't buy it!

[JLeather]

Ted, I thought the biggest difference between the A Natural and the A+ was that the Natural didn't come with a Rigel's signature piezo-electric pickup?

[Petrus]

Well, it will, just not for the BIN price. Whoever put that first bid in (instead of just buying it) was... not smart.

Dog at the manger. (Or is it sour grapes?)

[MikeEdgerton]

It's less than $30.00 from the BIN price at this point.

[Petrus]

Rigel struggled to keep an "entry level" A-body mandolin under $1K in its heyday, but with inflation, it became cost ineffective to do so. That's why they weren't made the last several years in their prime. Both models were arguably some of the best "players'" instrument bang-for-buck ever made.

Here's an A+ at Reverb for $1899 (NFI) It doesn't say anything about electrical connections but it has a much nicer MOP inlay, tuners, and finish than the base line model.

https://reverb.com/item/1011701-rige...burst-mandolin

[Ted Eschliman]

Ted, I thought the biggest difference between the A Natural and the A+ was that the Natural didn't come with a Rigel's signature piezo-electric pickup?

Yes, that was another difference.

[delsbrother]

Dog at the manger. (Or is it sour grapes?)

Neither; I thought it was stupid to risk such a lowball bid (thinking it would go for much higher on the open market). But I may be proven wrong if it sells below the BIN price. NFI