Rickenbacker 4001
bass · 1961–2012
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Why this number?
The typical used price is the median of 23 used sales observed in the last 24 months, with outliers removed and the figure rounded. An observed sale is often the last asking price rather than a confirmed hammer price.
| Typical used price | €2,550 | median sold, rounded |
| Most sold between | €2,300–€3,200 | 25th to 75th percentile, same window |
| Window | last 24 months | the tightest of 90 days, 6 months and 24 months with 8 used sales |
| Sample | 23 used sales | thin data, treat as a rough guide |
| By condition | €2,350 | very good, median of 12 sales, same window |
| Time to sell | — | only counted from listings we watch start to finish; not enough yet |
| Live asks | €3,398 | typical ask across 22 listings, 33% above typical used |
| Outliers | dropped | beyond 10× the product’s own median: bundles, parts, typos |
| All-time | €2,250 | 150 used sales, 2014–2026; not used for deals |
| Sales on record | 154 | all-time, all platforms |
Typical prices are rounded (to 5 / 10 / 50 / 100 by size, in whichever currency you read); asks and the chart are exact. As of 19 October 2026. Full method, including what each badge means
For sale right now
The best-priced as cards, a row of them; every other ad as a line, by ask. Each ask is the seller’s own number; the platform’s mark opens the listing. Each one says when we last confirmed it at its source: the price and availability are from that visit, so check the marketplace before you go.
1 local pickup ad in Germany, on Kleinanzeigen. Showing 1 local pickup ad in Germany, on Kleinanzeigen. Local pickup near you, in Germany: 1 ad on Kleinanzeigen.
eBay United States
Reverb
16 more live · €3,123–€7,133 · typical ask €3,398 · 9 United States · 6 Japan
- €3,12322% over typicalgood ·
United States · eBay United States · confirmed 5 days ago - €3,12322% over typicalgood · United States · eBay United States · confirmed 5 days ago
- €3,23927% over typicalgood ·
Japan · eBay United States · confirmed 5 days ago - €3,27829% over typicalgood · United States · eBay United States · confirmed 5 days ago
- €3,39033% over typicalgood · United States · eBay United States · confirmed 5 days ago
- €3,40534% over typicalgood · Japan · eBay United States · confirmed 3 days ago
- €3,53339% over typicalgood · United States · eBay United States · confirmed 5 days ago
- €3,56940% over typicalgood · United States · eBay United States · confirmed 5 days ago
- €3,56940% over typicalgood · United States · eBay United States · confirmed 5 days ago
- €3,71246% over typicalgood · Japan · eBay United States · confirmed 5 days ago
- €3,79249% over typicalcondition unlisted · United States · eBay United States · confirmed 5 days ago
- €4,02858% over typicalparts · Japan · eBay United States · confirmed 13 h ago
- €4,10361% over typicalgood · Japan · eBay United States · confirmed 5 days ago
- €4,23866% over typicalnew ·
Canada · eBay United States · confirmed 5 days ago - €4,99796% over typicalgood · Japan · eBay United States · confirmed 5 days agocheck this is the same bass
- €7,133180% over typicalgood · United States · eBay United States · confirmed 5 days agocheck this is the same bass
Price history
What it sold for, quarter by quarter, since Jul 2015: 127 sales in quarters with at least three, and the bars along the floor show how many each quarter. The shaded band is where the middle half of sales landed.
Recent sales by listing date
23 used sales · last 24 months · middle half €2,300–€3,200 · thin
| Listed | Price | Condition | From | Platform | The listing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May 2026 | €2,151$2,500 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 13 Mar 2026 | €1,720$1,999 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 2 Mar 2026 | €2,359$2,648 as sold | good | Japan | Reverb | Details |
| 12 Feb 2026 | €2,935$3,295 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 12 Dec 2025 | €2,151$2,500 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
A date is the day the ad went up. Marketplaces do not publish the day a sale closed; each of these had sold by the time we recorded it, in August 2026 and October 2026. A price is what the listing last asked, converted at that day’s rate.
Show the last 50 of 154 recorded sales
| Listed | Price | Condition | From | Platform | The listing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Dec 2025 | €5,791$6,500 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 24 Nov 2025 | €2,573$2,990 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 2 Nov 2025 | €3,430$3,850 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 27 Oct 2025 | €2,323$2,700 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 17 Oct 2025 | €3,395$3,946 as sold | excellent |  United Kingdom | Reverb | Details |
| 2 Oct 2025 | €2,580$2,999 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 25 Sept 2025 | €5,158$5,995 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 3 Sept 2025 | €2,405$2,700 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 15 Aug 2025 | €1,960$2,200 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 26 Jun 2025 | €4,454$5,000 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 25 Jun 2025 | €3,207$3,600 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 9 Jun 2025 | €3,118$3,500 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 23 Feb 2025 | €2,328$2,699 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 6 Feb 2025 | €2,587$3,000 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 20 Jan 2025 | €3,142$3,644 as sold | very good |   France | Reverb | Details |
| 15 Jan 2025 | €1,687$1,957 as sold | very good | Canada | Reverb | Details |
| 17 Nov 2024 | €2,328$2,700 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 4 Nov 2024 | €647$750 as sold | parts | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 3 Nov 2024 | €2,415$2,800 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 10 Aug 2024 | €1,639$1,900 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 23 Mar 2024 | €862$1,000 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 11 Jan 2024 | €1,725$2,000 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 4 Sept 2023 | €8,623$9,999 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 18 Jul 2023 | €2,673$3,100 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 6 Jul 2023 | €1,724$1,999 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 3 Jul 2023 | €2,328$2,700 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 31 May 2023 | €1,639$1,900 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 14 May 2023 | €2,796$3,250 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 19 Apr 2023 | €3,519$3,950 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 29 Mar 2023 | €2,668$2,995 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 24 Mar 2023 | €3,437$3,995 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 23 Mar 2023 | €3,728$4,185 as sold | mint | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 15 Mar 2023 | €4,128$4,797 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 12 Mar 2023 | €2,585$2,997 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 16 Feb 2023 | €4,374$4,910 as sold | very good | United Kingdom | Reverb | Details |
| 15 Jan 2023 | €2,668$2,995 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 23 Dec 2022 | €3,559$3,995 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 12 Nov 2022 | €4,311$4,997 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 27 Oct 2022 | €2,156$2,500 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 5 Oct 2022 | €3,457$4,008 as sold | very good |  Germany | Reverb | Details |
| 15 Apr 2022 | €1,164$1,349 as sold | parts | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 4 Oct 2021 | €1,550$1,800 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 28 Aug 2021 | €1,632$1,895 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 15 Aug 2021 | €7,747$8,997 as sold | mint | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 12 Jun 2021 | €2,148$2,495 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
A date is the day the ad went up. Marketplaces do not publish the day a sale closed; each of these had sold by the time we recorded it, in August 2026 and October 2026. A price is what the listing last asked, converted at that day’s rate.
Where it’s cheapest right now
What sellers are asking today, by country. Asking prices, not sales; shipping, fees and any customs or import VAT between you and the seller are not included.
| Country | Live | Median ask | Cheapest ask | Cheapest vs typical |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | €3,334 | €2,141 | €409 under (16%) |
| Japan | 9 | €3,405 | €2,599 | 2% over typical |
| Canada | 1 | €4,238 | €4,238 | 66% over typical |
In one paragraph
The page's figures as one paragraph, assembled for quoting; not written by hand.
Sellers are asking a median of €3,398 for the Rickenbacker 4001 today, 33% over the €2,550 it actually sells for (23 recorded sales, last 24 months; most sold between €2,300 and €3,200). There are 22 listings live right now across eBay United States, Reverb, from €2,141 asking. Figures computed 19 October 2026 by Doirado from cross-platform listing data.