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  1. Do you follow the ETA (Elvis Tribute Artist) world, by any chance? If you don't, you need to check out one of these festivals. Elvis Festivals The list of them is on the right. This is 3-4 days of awesome entertainment. The competition is pretty cool. Some of the guys are good, some are bad and a few are really good. But the headliner shows are incredible. Dean Z is the best early years ETA in the biz and puts on an electric performance. He also does an incredible Buddy Holly tribute and teams up with another guy to do the Everly Brothers. Look him up on YouTube. Shawn Klush is the closest I will ever get to actually seeing Elvis in concert and he is usually at one of two of these festivals. Every Elvis fan needs to get to one of these a year.
  2. After doing some research yesterday I came across the story of the 18 guitars made for the Buddy Holly foundation that each have a fret from Buddy's original Gibson and how this project came to be. I also discovered that they did auction off one of those guitars for 12k a few years ago. I am also a huge Buddy Holly fan, and knowing that one of those guitars with a fret that Buddy actually touched sold for 12k, makes me realize that the J-200 can't be worth anywhere close to 10k. 12K? Really? I would have paid double that for it. I guess it is good I didn't know about it back in 2012 or I might be divorced now!!!
  3. Thanks very much for the welcome and the information. Much of what was said is what I expected and it was good to hear it from others. I do plan on getting this guitar as a collectible with no plans to resell. But you never know. I have always been attracted to new, unused items so that is why it intrigued me. However, it is a bit much. It is the Gibson limited J-200 I was referring too. Thanks for the link. I think I might go for that one. It looks in great condition and even with shipping from Australia, quite a bit less expensive than the one I am looking at. Thanks again and I am looking forward to browsing the boards. Unfortunately for me, it will be as a collector. I started playing guitar 30 years ago and, while I could play notes, I could never get my fingers to switch quick enough to play chords. I tried again about 10 years ago and, no go. I have always wanted to play, but I think I have to settle for just collecting.
  4. I have been looking to buy an Elvis J-200 Gibson guitar. I am a huge Elvis fan. My initial reason for wanting this particular guitar has changed, but I am really interested in obtaining one for collectability and display purposes at this point. I am considering the possibility that I will have to resell at some distant point down the line. I am hoping that situation doesn't arise, but I guess I should make my decision with the possibility in mind. Anyway, I have found a model in a guitar shop that has never been sold. The owner is attached to it and has it very nicely displayed in a curio cabinet. He is willing to sell, but with a hefty price tag of $10,000. There is also one on ebay that is used, the pick guard has very noticeable wear. The seller has it listed for $4999 with the make an offer option. I did some research and the few I have found that have sold within the past few years didn't get much more than $3000. So I made an offer of $3000 which was turned down. So, my question is, in my circumstances, which would you buy - The new, old stock, model (which would actually come with a warranty I really wouldn't need as it won't be getting used) at a cost of $10,000 or the used model which might cost up to $5000. I was also thinking of sending the used model to Gibson to have the pick guard replaced (if they will even do this) and maybe a general clean up. Which would you prefer? Which do you think will hold its value better? Would I be able to get $7000 or $8000 for the new model 10 years down the line, considering it will probably be the only one of the 250 that has never been played and is still in new condition? Any insight you can give will be greatly appreciated.
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