kidblast Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 yikes.. so yea,, he won't want to hear it, but wouldn't somewhere around $1,500 be a reasonable ball park for an asking price? ya don't make money on selling guitars,,, ya loose money, it's a fact of life when one does this. poor sod, has no clue.. if he really wants to sell it, he'll learn pretty fast what the rules of the road are... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted January 26, 2021 Author Share Posted January 26, 2021 (edited) 26 minutes ago, kidblast said: yikes.. so yea,, he won't want to hear it, but wouldn't somewhere around $1,500 be a reasonable ball park for an asking price? ya don't make money on selling guitars,,, ya loose money, it's a fact of life when one does this. poor sod, has no clue.. if he really wants to sell it, he'll learn pretty fast what the rules of the road are... I've been back and forth with him messaging and he doesn't get it. I guess he thinks some one will hit buy it. I messaged him and told him what I would pay and now its crickets. He has a bunch of guitars for sale all overpriced, so he is just a greedy p-rick. The receipt said he got it in August of 2016. He has a few year old J-45 for $3800 if anyone is interested, and a few year old HD-28 for 4k. New they are just over 3k. A few of the guitars have been for sale for 6 months. I guess he thinks cause his stuff is in excellent condition it command more $ than something new. Edited January 26, 2021 by Sgt. Pepper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksdaddy Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 I'd like to own another LP Personal. The first one I owned in the 80s, I traded a pile of junk for it in '85and sold it in '86 for $300. The second one was bought in 2000 from Daddy's Junky Music for $800 and sold it for around $1000 a few months later. Now they're $5000. And up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted January 26, 2021 Author Share Posted January 26, 2021 (edited) 8 minutes ago, ksdaddy said: I'd like to own another LP Personal. The first one I owned in the 80s, I traded a pile of junk for it in '85and sold it in '86 for $300. The second one was bought in 2000 from Daddy's Junky Music for $800 and sold it for around $1000 a few months later. Now they're $5000. And up. Vintage, special runs and custom stuff can and does go up in value, but not a guitar that Martin makes that has never been out of production since since they first came out. And I can get a new one for over $700 less than he is asking and of course have a warranty on. Is there really a place called Daddy's Junky Music? Killer name for a band. If we get another stimlus check I think I will just call Jim at Winter Sound and have him order me a BSN one. Edited January 26, 2021 by Sgt. Pepper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksdaddy Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Used to be. They had a string of stores in the northeast. Closest one was Portland (ME), the other end of the state...the "other" Maine. I never went into one but they had an online presence. Not comparing the LP to a Martin, just bemoaning the massive jump in price. I just bought one of my old guitars back from a guy who also owns a clean 1979 Silverburst LP Custom. He bought it for $4500 and claims he got it on the cheap side. I sold an identical 1982 in 1993 for $400. And I think I made a profit on it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted January 26, 2021 Author Share Posted January 26, 2021 4 minutes ago, ksdaddy said: Used to be. They had a string of stores in the northeast. Closest one was Portland (ME), the other end of the state...the "other" Maine. I never went into one but they had an online presence. Not comparing the LP to a Martin, just bemoaning the massive jump in price. I just bought one of my old guitars back from a guy who also owns a clean 1979 Silverburst LP Custom. He bought it for $4500 and claims he got it on the cheap side. I sold an identical 1982 in 1993 for $400. And I think I made a profit on it! I used to fly to Maine every so often when I was in the USCG to go work on CG boats. Been to Bar Harbor and Rockland. Just e-mailed Jim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 yea for sure, Daddy's had a store in Nashua, when I worked in New Hampshire I'd roam around in there about once a month. That was one of my favorite stores till GC put a gun to the back of their head and pulled the trigger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 2 hours ago, Sgt. Pepper said: I've been back and forth with him messaging and he doesn't get it. I guess he thinks some one will hit buy it. I messaged him and told him what I would pay and now its crickets. He has a bunch of guitars for sale all overpriced, so he is just a greedy p-rick. The receipt said he got it in August of 2016. He has a few year old J-45 for $3800 if anyone is interested, and a few year old HD-28 for 4k. New they are just over 3k. A few of the guitars have been for sale for 6 months. I guess he thinks cause his stuff is in excellent condition it command more $ than something new. I hope he likes listing guitars and not selling guitars, cuz with his "business" model, he's probably going to die with them at the rate he's goin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted January 26, 2021 Author Share Posted January 26, 2021 (edited) Jim just got back to me 2111 + tax for a 00 or 000-18. Once (if) I get another stimulus check its game on. I can come up with 500 no problem. Edited January 27, 2021 by Sgt. Pepper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pawlowski6132 Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 11 minutes ago, Sgt. Pepper said: Jim just got back to me 2100 for a 00 or 000-18. Once I get a stimulus check its game on. I can come up with 500 no problem. Don't hold your breath for that check. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted January 26, 2021 Author Share Posted January 26, 2021 41 minutes ago, pawlowski6132 said: Don't hold your breath for that check. I'm not and don't care if I get it or not. One way or three others I will get a 00 or 000. I'll pay a business owner I know and respect 2100 for a new one vs 3200 for a 4 year old used one any day of the week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 I've had nothing but good sales experiences on Reverb. I've had a couple dodgy buys, but I got through them ok. Mostly just weird shipping stuff by people trying to save money I guess. rct Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad1 Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 I’ve sold and bought a lot of stuff on Reverb. Never had any problems. I won’t use eBay anymore. I find the shipping process much easier on Reverb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted January 27, 2021 Author Share Posted January 27, 2021 (edited) Reverb is a good site, both them and ebay now charge 5% as KSDaddy mentioned in an earlier post. So either one is getting the same chuck of your change. Edited January 27, 2021 by Sgt. Pepper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted January 27, 2021 Author Share Posted January 27, 2021 9 hours ago, brad1 said: I’ve sold and bought a lot of stuff on Reverb. Never had any problems. I won’t use eBay anymore. I find the shipping process much easier on Reverb. If you are mailing it yourself how is either one easier? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 It's either give them 5% plus shipping plus insurance plus bump if you need it, or hang around at Starbucks waiting for some CraigTard to tell you he only has 225 on him would you take that for your 450 in a case guitar. I sell things on Reverb because I can. I'm not in it for the money so it is all good, just like selling or trading guitars has always been. rct Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted January 27, 2021 Author Share Posted January 27, 2021 4 minutes ago, rct said: It's either give them 5% plus shipping plus insurance plus bump if you need it, or hang around at Starbucks waiting for some CraigTard to tell you he only has 225 on him would you take that for your 450 in a case guitar. I sell things on Reverb because I can. I'm not in it for the money so it is all good, just like selling or trading guitars has always been. rct I haven't done Craigslist since about 2010. I am not gonna meet up with some nut job even in pubic especially now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 No man, I've never had a success with Craigslist, not buying or selling. I don't like selling guitars, I'd rather trade them, but I do like selling parts. I've changed pickups a whole lot of times in the last few years or so because I can move them out of here on the Reverb machine. It's beautiful, man. rct Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted January 27, 2021 Author Share Posted January 27, 2021 1 minute ago, rct said: No man, I've never had a success with Craigslist, not buying or selling. I don't like selling guitars, I'd rather trade them, but I do like selling parts. I've changed pickups a whole lot of times in the last few years or so because I can move them out of here on the Reverb machine. It's beautiful, man. rct I've only sold some household stuff on CL, never guitars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 I've bought a few things off reverb but never sold anything there. This was when they were cheaper than ebay and it seemed like there was lots of stuff on there. Bought a Reverb brand tuner for like $2.00 that was the worst tuner ever, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted January 27, 2021 Author Share Posted January 27, 2021 17 minutes ago, badbluesplayer said: I've bought a few things off reverb but never sold anything there. This was when they were cheaper than ebay and it seemed like there was lots of stuff on there. Bought a Reverb brand tuner for like $2.00 that was the worst tuner ever, lol. Yeah those things were awful. I pitched it after it sort of let me know I was close to the note. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pawlowski6132 Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 (edited) 58 minutes ago, Sgt. Pepper said: I haven't done Craigslist since about 2010. I am not gonna meet up with some nut job even in pubic especially now. We can't assume they're all nutjobs. Almost 90% of what I buy/sell (too big or expensive to ship items) I sell/buy on CL or Facebook Marketplace. 99.9% excellent transactions. I get it, everyone's experiences are different but, I think overall, it's a great option. Edited January 27, 2021 by pawlowski6132 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted January 27, 2021 Author Share Posted January 27, 2021 (edited) 5 minutes ago, pawlowski6132 said: Why do you assume they're a nutjob? Almost 90% of what I buy/sell (too big or expensive to ship items) I sell/buy on CL or Facebook Marketplace. 99.9% excellent transactions. I get it, everyone's experiences are different but, I think overall, it's a great option. They may not be but I'm not taking the chance. If you want to meet up at S'bucks with someone and have them hand you a fist full of dollars, and like rct said maybe show up short and try to get it for even cheaper, that is your choice. Edited January 27, 2021 by Sgt. Pepper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pawlowski6132 Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 1 minute ago, Sgt. Pepper said: They may not be but I'm not taking the chance. If you want to meet up at S'bucks with someone and have them hand you a fist full of dollars that is your choice. I'd say it's worth the chance. There's a very low probability that anything bad will happen and the reward is worth taking that chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted January 27, 2021 Author Share Posted January 27, 2021 (edited) 4 minutes ago, pawlowski6132 said: I'd say it's worth the chance. There's a very low probability that anything bad will happen and the reward is worth taking that chance. And on Reverb or ebay I do not have to see them and get paid before I ship it, and if I buy on those sites I'm protected if someone is dishonest about what they are selling or don't ship it at all. It has never happened to me but I am sure it has to someone or that policy would not be there. Edited January 27, 2021 by Sgt. Pepper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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