Bulletman
-
Posts
3 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Posts posted by Bulletman
-
-
2 hours ago, JO'C said:
Hi Bulletman,
First of all, Beautiful Guitar!!! Always nice to see a 50+ year old instrument in such great shape. I had a '66 JazzMaster that looked like yours condition-wise with just some slight checking. I've had a Reverb shop for about 6 years and sold a couple dozen high end guitars, including 3 ES models. Two years ago I sold a '69 ES-335 in great shape but not as nice as yours for $5400. 2 years later pricing is around $7K for a similar one. I did a quick check and '68 ES-330's are listing from high $4000's to $10K for rare, special ones. I would consider yours in the rare, special category with that color and condition. Long ago I used to have a '65 ES-330 but couldn't bond with it because of feedback issues. Now that I'm older and don't play as loud I wish I still had it. But the lack of center block will always have 330's priced less than 335's. The other issue with ES models from '66-'69 is the thinner 1 9/16" nut width. From '59-'65 the nut width was 1 11/16", which Gibson went back to in the early '70's. I notice quite a few Strats in your photo background. The thinner nut is basically the same as a Strat nut. It has never bothered me but when I was selling my '69 335 a lot of perspective buyers lost interest over the thinner nut. I also had a '66 ES-335-12 that had 12 strings stuffed into the same narrow nut. It sold in a week when I put it up for sale.
That said you surely have a gem and it should fetch top dollar from the right buyer. Even the case condition, if it is original will add to the value. Most 50 year old cases are beat up. Reverb selling fees are much less than eBay but still gives worldwide exposure. One downside is with either you will get a 1099-K at the end of the year and will have to deal with taxes. This started a couple of years ago and has caused me to slow my sales down to a crawl. Before that it was all tax-free. Seeing where prices are sitting now I would estimate the minimum for yours would be $5500 and maybe much higher. You can always start high and lower your pricing if necessary. I was never in a big rush to sell so I had some listings up for three years and still got top dollar once the right buyer turned up. Reverb also has 15% off sales every couple of months, so you could list it for 15% more than you want to get. Then when it goes on sale people think they are getting a great bargain and you still make your margin. Depending where you are located, consignment at a high-end shop might be another option.
Good luck,
JO'C
Thank you very much for all the information. I was able to purchase the 2022 guitar buyers guide and it’s listed at $4800. I’m going to list it for $5500 and see if I get any hits on it. It is a beautiful guitar and is owned by my cousin. I have a 1963 Guild Starfire that is pretty much in new condition also. I love that guitar!! Thank you again sir.
-
1968 ES330 value…
in Gibson ES
Posted
Thank you again. I have it listed on the Facebook Market Place right now. I’ll see if it gets any hits. Thanks again for your time