GibSinCity Posted September 30, 2010 Share Posted September 30, 2010 So there's only 3. And it's been factory clearcoated. But $225,000? Come on! http://cgi.ebay.com/Ernieball-Musicman-EVH-Signed-Eddie-Van-Halen-/380264681908?pt=Guitar&hash=item58898a91b4 "What makes this guitar special is it was signed by EVH and the company Ernieball / Musicman clear coated on top of the signature.. There are a total of 3 Guitars.. Eddie has one and his producer /Engineer has the second.. This is the 3rd.. It has been played twice. Comes with a hardshell case.. actually the case still has plastic on it.." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoConMan Posted September 30, 2010 Share Posted September 30, 2010 It's worth whatever somebody will pay for it. There are well-heeled EVH fans out there, and there's some rarity involved, but who knows? Fickle market indeed. I have two signed Les Pauls, Joe Perry on one and Ted Nugent on the other. I have no expectation that either will drive up the values significantly. They were my guitars long before, and were never going to be worth a lot of money anyway. I see them as cool momentos of the opportunity I had to speak with both players - that's all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GibSinCity Posted September 30, 2010 Author Share Posted September 30, 2010 It's worth whatever somebody will pay for it. There are well-heeled EVH fans out there, and there's some rarity involved, but who knows? Fickle market indeed. I have two signed Les Pauls, Joe Perry on one and Ted Nugent on the other. I have no expectation that either will drive up the values significantly. They were my guitars long before, and were never going to be worth a lot of money anyway. I see them as cool momentos of the opportunity I had to speak with both players - that's all. Yeah. That's the rule I guess. It's worth what you can get for it If someone gives up that kinda cash right off the bat, then good for him. But with all due respect to Mr. VH, his autograph on a piece of paper goes for about $100. In this case, it just seems like you're paying $224,900 for a guitar to put it on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoConMan Posted September 30, 2010 Share Posted September 30, 2010 I was cautioned against clear-coating my Gibsons. Spoke to a couple local luthiers and a guy at Gibson first, so I didn't do it. Fear is that the fresh thinner will soften and blur the signatures, causing them to run before the finish hardens. Whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freak show Posted September 30, 2010 Share Posted September 30, 2010 "EVH" means Eddie van Halen, right? If so, the asking price is pretty far-fetched IMO. Eddie is still alive, which means his signature isn't exactly hard to come by. And even if it were impossible to get his autograph, that's still way too much for some guitar, which has merely been signed by a famous whatever. When I see stuff like this, I'm always happy I'm not a fanboy. Being stupid is expensive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketman Posted September 30, 2010 Share Posted September 30, 2010 Well I would only pay two orders less than the asking price for that guitar. But that doesn't mean that someone won't pay much more for it. Good for the seller if he/she gets a lot for it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjlandry Posted September 30, 2010 Share Posted September 30, 2010 Those who place value on my name are a much more elite group, so my signature should be worth more. Right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookieman15061 Posted September 30, 2010 Share Posted September 30, 2010 What!!?? $225,000............now where the heck did I put that Slash autographed, Slash model, Les Paul Gold Top? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabba2203 Posted September 30, 2010 Share Posted September 30, 2010 The real crazy part is $400 for Economy Shipping! LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daryl M Posted September 30, 2010 Share Posted September 30, 2010 I would say that is extreme for the signature of a living celebrity. Usually, an autograph value goes up, if it's going to go up, once the celebrity dies. Of course, there are some crazy Ebay buyers out there, so you never know... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freak show Posted September 30, 2010 Share Posted September 30, 2010 Here's an auction for an autographed photo of Eddie: http://cgi.ebay.com/EDDIE-VAN-HALEN-hand-signed-AUTOGRAPH-9-2582-/280567248149?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item41531c7515 Three days till it ends, and it's now at $8.80. If it goes for even $100, I'll be surprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted September 30, 2010 Share Posted September 30, 2010 $225,000? . . . Only people with money to burn would drop that much on $2K guitar with someones sig on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KL Posted September 30, 2010 Share Posted September 30, 2010 An autograph on a guitar is worth nothing to me. It wasn't signed for me or in front of me, so it means nothing. It could have been signed by anyone. Even if it was an authentic autograph it seems completely pointless to me. It's just someone's signature. Who cares? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WahKeen Posted September 30, 2010 Share Posted September 30, 2010 Maybe Eddie signed it left handed..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riverside Posted September 30, 2010 Share Posted September 30, 2010 Well, it seems as if he kept one for himself... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveinspain Posted September 30, 2010 Share Posted September 30, 2010 That guitar will never sell at that price.... Never Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duane v Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 Some are paying $60k for a Jimmy Page 2 signed............ Anything is possible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrosurfer1959 Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 most often a signature reduces the value on a guitar. I wouldn't pay 225k for Eddie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingarmadillo Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 The real crazy part is $400 for Economy Shipping! LOL! The $400 probably includes insurance for $225K. It should be less if the guitar sells for less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golem Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 Yeah. That's the rule I guess. It's worth what you can get for it If someone gives up that kinda cash right off the bat, then good for him. But with all due respect to Mr. VH, his autograph on a piece of paper goes for about $100. In this case, it just seems like you're paying $224,900 for a guitar to put it on. Yeah .... but the $224,900 buys a guitar that **><-_HE_-><** has touched. This is a very significant [expensive] touch. Do realize that **><-_HE_-><** does not touch paper the same way that **><-_HE_-><** touches a geetar! Thus the value of the autograph itself may be equal in both instances, but the value of the substrate is enhanced $290,000, worth when it's a geetar. If it were Bill Shakespeare's autograph, maybe then the PAPER would be subject to such enhancement, and nobody would care if he had signed a lute or a fiddle ! IOW, if it's the artiste's 'tools of the trade', it's worth more. ` Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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