Here is the link: http://neworleans.craigslist.org/msg/406856876.html  
I'm interested in buying this bass if the deal is good. Does anyone have information on this Bass? Does this belong to a forum member?

Daniel - someone sent that link along to me too.  I also live in Metairie.  I am going to pass on that one because of it's body style.  I like em little!  I have no idea who it belongs to.
 
Michael

Someone named Todd. His email address says NOLATekSales. Have you ever heard of this?

Could it be from Todd's? I'm just thinking out loud. I am also looking at Adam's (2400wattman)old Series 1. So I'm trying to compare deals.
 
(Message edited by dtrice on August 30, 2007)

No, I don't think it's that Todd. His email address is different than the one who sent me the email. I've seen that email address somewhere before, that's why I don't trust it. I just can't remember why.

Daniel - I saw it too and wrote to Todd.
 
There is a company 50 miles south of New Orleans called Nolatek at http://www.nolatek.com/.
 
Looks like Todd may work for them from that email...  though they do have their own email suffix @nolatek.com.
 
Art

Oh, I see. I was confused because that company isn't an instrument dealer. That's why I felt funny when the guy told me that the bass was at the store (I assume NolaTek).

I asked a few questions and haven't heard back from Todd yet... any idea what he's looking to get for it?  In the email Todd sent he was asking for offers and said it was a 1997.
 
(Message edited by artswork99 on August 30, 2007)

Todd has an ANTIQUES, ART, FURNITURE, COLLECTABLES AND NEW ORLEANS ITEMS OF INTEREST store in New Orleans.  So the initial guess of the company Nolatek was incorrect.  Art

I won't buy it anyway. He tried to explain to me the value of a new series 1. He tried to lecture to me the value of Alembics and said that we would not entertain a bid of less than $8,000. So I just laughed at him.

I wonder if Todd will even sell it...
 
Did you notice that 97 Series II that went for 4K on eBay?
 
(Message edited by artswork99 on August 31, 2007)

No one in Louisiana will probably buy it. No one here will buy the brand new $2,000 Les Pauls, so they won't buy an $8,000 anything. He said he was going to donate it to charity for the tax write off.

I mean his whole superior attitude and things really just put me off. I don't think I would buy from him just because of his attitude. He is obviously not a forum member.

He said he was going to donate it to charity for the tax write off.
 
Someone better explain depreciation to that guy, or he'll get a nasty surprise from the IRS.
 
Can you imagine finding something like that in your local Goodwill store?

Maybe we can get him collecting and understanding Alembic.