Until yesterday, I’d been toying with the idea of trying to pick up a used 90’s DeArmond Starfire bass to compliment by 90’s DeArmond Jetstar bass. Over the past year or so, they’ve gone for anywhere between the upper $300’s to the mid $500’s. So I figured my chances of scoring one at the lower end of that range were pretty good.

Nope. Not any longer:

eBay Item number: 320079849794
End date: 2/13/07
Winning Bid: $687.77
Finish Color: Black
Seller’s Description: “with original hard shell case. Excellent, NEARLY MINT condition”

After this one ended, I figured it was a fluke. Maybe because it was in sexy black, it sold for more. So then another Starfire popped up, this one in cherry finish:

eBay Item number: 150090732318
End date: 2/17/07
Winning Bid: $760.00
Finish Color: Cherry
Seller’s Description: “bass in excellent shape!…….I never gigged with this bass, so no buckle rash. There’s no dings, nicks or scratches. The case on the other hand is a functional hard shell. It’s not pretty; it’s even got duct tape on it………”

So much for my dreams of a cheap Starfire.