Anyone in a gambling mood?  
 
(200+15 shipping BIN on an F-1X that needs some TLC)
I would pull the trigger but my wallet is sorta thin at the moment.
 
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Alembic-F1X-Bass-Pre-amp-works-but-needs-service-/160944902696?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2579105228
 
merry happy,
Elwood

I had an F-1X that I bought off of talkbass several (many?) years ago. Sounded fine when it worked! Noise otherwise. Took it to Axtech Electronics in Watertown, MA - they couldn't find anything wrong, but it still didn't work 100% of the time - let it go for free, though that wasn't my original intention. Buyer beware...