OneRing2RuleThemAll Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 Hi. I found this case for $5 at a garage sale. I figured that I could easily get that back out of it later, but was very surprised to find them going for a lot more. I plan on selling it on eBay or whatever and I would like to identify it exactly. I don't play guitar very well, so I am a big noob here. Could I ask for your help in identifying this case? Is it an SG or a Les Paul??? It's brown, has Gibson USA on it and comes with a pink "shroud" (I called it a liner at first). Here are some pictures. Thanks for looking and for your help. Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chase1410 Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 damn man...you gotta hell of a deal...seems to be a good ol classic Les Paul case to me.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 Yep, LP. And a very desirable case too. $5!?!?! You got a steal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T Bone Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 Okay, guess I'll be the first.... I'll give you TEN dollars. Such a deal! Double your money . Seriously, great find. Now the question- why sell it? (I do understand the profit motivation... but hear me out). You will probably want a Les Paul at some point. They don't all come with cases. This way, you save some major bucks on the deal! Have a look at the Les Paul Studio 50's Tribute (prominent thread on this model near the top of the page, about 9 pages long now). Look at what a deal it is (commonly selling when it comes in at well under one thousand dollars, and IMO the perfect entry level Les Paul- in fact many here well above entry level are still buying them!). It comes with a gig-bag (helps keep the price down). This would be the perfect replacement for the bag. Just a thought, hope it works out well for you whatever you decide to do with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneRing2RuleThemAll Posted June 23, 2010 Author Share Posted June 23, 2010 Excellent. It's an LP, then. Sometimes a blind squirrel finds a nut. :-) Off to eBay it. TBone, I appreciate your thoughts, but I'm just plinking around on a Spencer for fun. It was a spur of the moment thing. Profit for now. It'll make a REAL guitar player very happy somewhere. Thanks very much for your help. Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 LP case, I'll give you 10 bucks for it right now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Slim Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 Nah, that's an Epiphone Case. I'll give you $15. Triple your money! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rame Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 Looks like an LP case to me. I agree with T-Bone. Hold on to it for your next Les Paul that comes with out a case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneRing2RuleThemAll Posted June 28, 2010 Author Share Posted June 28, 2010 And it's on Ebay Thanks for your help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eracer_Team Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 Good score.. bad choice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRoundel Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 I guess he/she wants something more like 2600-3000% profit on the find. 300% ain't gonna cut it. Nice use of the Gibson board to drum up interest. All by a "mere" librarian, selling stuff for his/her kid's college fund. Nice setup speech. I guess this librarian spends a lot of time reading the stuff in the Business: Sales and Marketing section of the library. Call me skeptical regarding the details of acquisition and Ebay "setup". I may have taken the hook, but I'll leave the line and sinker for someone else. Nice case, regardless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepblue Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 Thats the same case style that my '91 Les Paul came in.....nice case, and deal btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pohatu771 Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 With what these cases sell for elsewhere online, it is a good price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surveyor Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 I just asked her if she really paid only $5 for the case over on ebay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemm Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 I just asked her if she really paid only $5 for the case over on ebay. and there's a reply. Q: Did you really only pay $5 for this case at a garage sale like you posted over on the Gibson forums? A: Yes. :-) I wasn't sure if it was worth much at the time. I was surprised to find this price range online. Like I said, it's the find of the season. And thanks to all of you on the Gibson forums who helped identify this guitar case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surveyor Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 I'm not interested in it, I can get a new one in that price range. I guess good luck in whomever this person can skin on this deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluemoon Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 I just asked her if she really paid only $5 for the case over on ebay. Back off. Don't try to screw up the OP's sale. I'm not interested in it' date=' I can get a new one in that price range. I guess good luck in whomever this person can skin on this deal.[/quote'] Good for the OP. Since when is it against the law to make a profit? I hope OP gets a ton of money for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riverside Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 Back off. Don't try to screw up the OP's sale. Good for the OP. Since when is it against the law to make a profit? I hope OP gets a ton of money for it. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcharva777 Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 Oh , I love those brown cases,.. all the lp i´ve bought came with black cases , I wish i have one of those. Good Deal ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KL Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 Back off. Don't try to screw up the OP's sale.Good for the OP. Since when is it against the law to make a profit? I hope OP gets a ton of money for it. +1 We all dream of finding a bargain like that. Good luck to the person who got the case for $5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneRing2RuleThemAll Posted June 29, 2010 Author Share Posted June 29, 2010 I guess he/she wants something more like 2600-3000% profit on the find. 300% ain't gonna cut it. Nice use of the Gibson board to drum up interest. All by a "mere" librarian' date=' selling stuff for his/her kid's college fund. Nice setup speech. I guess this librarian spends a lot of time reading the stuff in the Business: Sales and Marketing section of the library. Call me skeptical regarding the details of acquisition and Ebay "setup". I may have taken the hook, but I'll leave the line and sinker for someone else. Nice case, regardless. [/quote'] Would *you* have sold it for $15 to someone? No, you knew what it was worth. I didn't until I came to what my librarian's research told me would be the best online source for identification. BTW, I'm a male, hence the name "Michael" in the OP. I really do make money on Ebay for my two girls' college fund. Feel free to contribute. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneRing2RuleThemAll Posted June 29, 2010 Author Share Posted June 29, 2010 and there's a reply. Q: Did you really only pay $5 for this case at a garage sale like you posted over on the Gibson forums? A: Yes. :-) I wasn't sure if it was worth much at the time. I was surprised to find this price range online. Like I said' date=' it's the find of the season. And thanks to all of you on the Gibson forums who helped identify this guitar case. [/quote'] Which I posted publicly on the auction, trying to drive some other people here so they could be helped, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackie Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 What happened to the guitar that came with it I wonder.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneRing2RuleThemAll Posted June 29, 2010 Author Share Posted June 29, 2010 And finally, thanks again, seriously, for your identification help. Hopefully, it will be a $120-$135 profit for the fund. It's not very much, but Librarians don't make a lot of $ to begin with. Take care all! Michael (BTW, that's a guy's name!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneRing2RuleThemAll Posted June 29, 2010 Author Share Posted June 29, 2010 What happened to the guitar that came with it I wonder.......... I asked that. The young woman said that her father had gone to Louisiana for work. He was losing the house up here in Indiana, so everything in it was being sold. Evidently, the original guitar was taken in a newer case when he left. She had found this case in a closet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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