So here’s a thought exercise. How much of a premium are you willing to pay for a bass you can personally see, play, and check out yourself in a local store, versus ordering the same bass online?
I ran in to this today, a local big chain store had a (~$1k) bass for around $40 more than online. I went back and forth a little. Mostly I was irritated they wouldn’t knock 4% off the price for me when I showed them the online price, so I left, but afterwards I was kind of weighing this.
It’s really nice to be able to handle and play a bass you might be buying. Thinking now it is worth the 4% there.
But how much would you pay for this? 5%? 10%? more?