Henawy Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Hello Gibson experts, First of all, thank you all for your answers on the previous thread finding the year of my guitar. Now, if you'd help me one more time, I need you guys to price it, It's supposed to be a 71 or 72 J-45 Serial number is repeated but it's Not 1968 because it's got a square shoulder. How much would it be, it's got nearly no scratches and in a perfect condition WITH a hardshell case. How much are both? I've got an offer for $2500 for both, should I accept? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boyd Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 That sounds like a lot of money for that vintage J-45/J-50, even with the case based on my limited experience. You can see some similar used ones at Guitar Center for less than that, and they are typically very negotiable on price. http://www.guitarcenter.com/Search/Default.aspx?internal=1&browser=&fsrc=J-50&src=J-50 http://www.guitarcenter.com/Page-1.gc?src=J45&internal=1&browser=&fsrc=J-45 I wouldn't pay anywhere near that much myself, but I am not a "collector" and maybe your guitar would be worth more to one of them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambler Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 "I need you guys to price .... a 71 or 72 J-45" -- Reverb.com and GBase are good places to go and see what the market is like. On Gbse, the av. retail is around $1495. "I've got an offer for $2500 for both, should I accept?" -- See above. You'd be making a killing, but taking advantage, as the buyer would be unlikley to get a fair return his investment. Karma. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boyd Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Do you know the buyer personally? If not, then there's always the possibility that it's an over-the-top offer to hook you with some kind of scam (or worse). Somewhere I read about this where the seller ended up with a bogus cashier's check and the buyer was nowhere to be found…. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambler Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 Do you know the buyer personally? If not, then there's always the possibility that it's an over-the-top offer to hook you with some kind of scam (or worse). Somewhere I read about this where the seller ended up with a bogus cashier's check and the buyer was nowhere to be found…. Hadnt considered that angle, but its a possibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 The small shops that I know will tell you that it is a $1200 guitar at best. Gotta agree an offer of double that would send up a red flag. It is just not that hard to figure out what things ell for these3 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jchabalk Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 I think the number zomby is throwing out there is more in line with an early norlin. (that and less). Unless the guitar is really stellar and stable (to your ear as well as in construction) you'd be better off putting $2500 into something more recent, or upping the number towards something older. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boyd Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 you'd be better off putting $2500 into something more recent, or upping the number towards something older. Note that the OP was selling and not buying the guitar, and he said he already had a buyer that offered $2500. Would be very interested to hear how this played out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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