Selling your Builds

[Luthierwnc]

I haven't sold a lot of amps but I always pull the chassis out and make sure the work is above my "prototype" standards. My personal amps always seem to be works in progress. Sometimes resistors are doubled up to get the right value, switches don't match, different socket brands, you get the idea. The question goes from, "Would I use it?" to "Would I buy it?" Amps made specifically for someone else are always built with that in mind, but my own ... the cobbler's children. sh

[tonejunkie]

I think I may use the dumble dog idea, its funny though. I don't think I will drop any of the names that help us out of this forum. I may try to sell it on this forum for a week and see if that works. Its a 50 watt NON-HRM that was built into a hammond chassis with Heyboer transformers. It was my first build although I have built many amps before that. I have been using two 100W amps built in Brandon's chassis and I really prefer the 100W vibe. Here is a pic and thanks for all the input! As for the shock warning I don't know what exactly to do but my initial inclination is fly by the seat of my pants and not put a written warning ont it.

Thanks TJ

[BobW]

DANGER

120 / 240 OHMS

NO USER SERVICABLE PARTS INSIDE


that should do it.

[tonejunkie]

VOLTS right? I am scared of those ohms sometimes .

I had a post that said "trouble shooting" an amp at one point.

TJ

[heisthl]

DANGER

HIGH VOLTAGE
MAY CAUSE SEVERE BURNS
OR LOSS OF LIFE
Qualified Service Personel Only

NO USER SERVICABLE PARTS INSIDE

[Fischerman]

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[NitroLiq]

I still like what Nik has on the old 36w panels...."Shock Hazard - Do not expose to rain or beer."

[ampdork]

I hate to mention it but Andy Fuchs own the trademark to ODS...

[KT66]

I sold my first amp on Ebay recently ( http://classictubeamps.com/6v6plexi.html ) and here are some of my observations and advice on going that route:

1) Keyword spamming probably won't get that many more hits to your auction than just putting something like "Hand wired tube guitar amp" or something like that because most people are going to really be interested in it are probably going to see it anyway and recognize it for what it is.

2) You will probably get a lot of questions from people who want to know if you can modify it or build them a different amp.

3) You need sound clips to sell an amp on the internet. I uploaded a song on Soundclick and linked to it, and had some clips on my website as well that seemed to be well received.

4) If you sell an amp for what the parts cost, anything you get above that is a bonus. People drive a hard bargain on Ebay, they want a good deal, are internet savvy and know how to get the most bang for their buck. If you add a decent rate for the time it takes to make an ODS it probably should cost more than $1000, but nobody is going to buy an amp from an unknown builder for that much.

Selling amps on Ebay probably is not a good way to make much money, but it is a good way to get your name out there and start building a rep.. The traffic on my website has increased dramatically and my site is nothing special. I would definitely recommend building a simple website to showcase your amps, and having business cards on you that you can hand out to guitar players that you meet so they can check out your stuff is also a good idea. My local music store owner told me I could consignment sell my amps there, maybe yours would too.

As far as liability goes, the chassis warning is a must, and I would highly suggest that if you are building ODS type amps that you leave the "death cap" and ground switch thing off of it, no warning is going to protect you from that liability when the cap goes bad and zaps somebody.