dxdgenert Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Decided to sell the '58 Korina Flying V to fund this beauty: 2005 Les Paul Classic Quilt-Top. Not mint but really close. I bought the V for $100 and sold it for $200 (should have waited for more), then bought this Classic for $200. SKB case included. Seemed too good to pass up! It is in need of a setup but that is all. The top is really nice and it has a ton of growl and sustain... More than my Pro/FX. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigneil Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 HNGD, what a gorgeous finish on your guitar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morkolo Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 Ahhhh trans black quilted Les Paul.... Congratulations on the new guitar it looks awesome! [thumbup] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianh Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 Man where do you live that you can find guits like that with case for $200? Score! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggs Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 That's crazy cheap ... HNGD to you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dxdgenert Posted December 7, 2011 Author Share Posted December 7, 2011 That's crazy cheap ... HNGD to you Yeah, I scour Craigslist about 10-20 times a day. I have managed to buy/sell about 30 guitars in the past 3 years. I have a lot of fun getting them playable, cleaned and setup. I'm lucky to have the funds available and an understanding wife. I always make $100 per guitar (that is my deciding factor in purchasing) but usually try to double my money spent. My bread and butter is Mexican Strats. I buy them for $100-175 and can sell them for $225-300. My best score ever has been USA made Paul Reed Smith's for $400, I've done this twice! I figure that I've probably made approx. $4-5k total. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
animalfarm Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 So NICE for the PRICE! I LOVE MY EPI LP Classic, fave git to play. Excellent score. Must be nice, $^^$%!&%&!!!! From Guitar and Gear Review thread in EPI Lounge: Epiphone LES PAUL CLASSIC: http://forum.gibson.com/index.php?/topic/71421-epiphone-les-paul-classic-quilt-top/ http://forum.gibson.com/index.php?/topic/75141-2007-epiphone-les-paul-classic/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSAR Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 HNGD! And definetly a great deal. Sounds like you've got a good system going... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaSTuS Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 A real stunner there, excellent price too, enjoy and HNGD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicmaker99 Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 So, he came down from $375 to $200? Les Paul Quilt Top Epiphone Les Paul Classic Quilt-Top made in Korea w/ case and extras! - $375 (Minneapolis) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midiman56 Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 Great score for sure! I LOVE the look of those Epi quilt-tops. Congrats! Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epi Rocks Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 Decided to sell the '58 Korina Flying V to fund this beauty: 2005 Les Paul Classic Quilt-Top. Not mint but really close. I bought the V for $100 and sold it for $200 (should have waited for more), then bought this Classic for $200. SKB case included. Seemed too good to pass up! It is in need of a setup but that is all. The top is really nice and it has a ton of growl and sustain... More than my Pro/FX. Lovely!!! Beautiful top man. Unbelievable luck to get that at $200. What a gift!! HNGD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianh Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 Yeah, I scour Craigslist about 10-20 times a day. I have managed to buy/sell about 30 guitars in the past 3 years. I have a lot of fun getting them playable, cleaned and setup. I'm lucky to have the funds available and an understanding wife. I always make $100 per guitar (that is my deciding factor in purchasing) but usually try to double my money spent. My bread and butter is Mexican Strats. I buy them for $100-175 and can sell them for $225-300. My best score ever has been USA made Paul Reed Smith's for $400, I've done this twice! I figure that I've probably made approx. $4-5k total. That's pretty amazing. The CL around Philly is filled with sellers who price high and won't budge. They even say not to respond if you want to haggle in their ads. That wouldn't be so bad if you couldn't buy the same items at GC for the same or less with return privledges. Then they wonder why they have to repost their gear for months. There's even a guy in my area who's asking $400 for a bolt-neck plywood Epiphone Jr. It's yellow and has the older P90-style pickup so he thinks it's rare. I bought the same guitar last year for $80 w/ HSC. Here's the ad, go figure: http://philadelphia....2709548115.html Meanwhile, for $150 more I can buy a real Gibby Jr: http://reading.craigslist.org/msg/2718506504.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EpiphoneFan1989 Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 Decided to sell the '58 Korina Flying V to fund this beauty: 2005 Les Paul Classic Quilt-Top. Not mint but really close. I bought the V for $100 and sold it for $200 (should have waited for more), then bought this Classic for $200. SKB case included. Seemed too good to pass up! It is in need of a setup but that is all. The top is really nice and it has a ton of growl and sustain... More than my Pro/FX. Wow. Thats one of the greatest Les Pauls i´ve ever seen. Congratulations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dxdgenert Posted December 8, 2011 Author Share Posted December 8, 2011 So, he came down from $375 to $200? Les Paul Quilt Top Epiphone Les Paul Classic Quilt-Top made in Korea w/ case and extras! - $375 (Minneapolis) No, the original seller wanted $250 but I negotiated with him down to $200. I am trying to resell the guitar. My goal is to keep "selling up" until I can back into a Gibson Les Paul or a nice Fender American Telecaster (more likely the Tele). Like I said, this is a little side hobby of mine that I use to fund bigger and better projects. Happy hunting and good luck to all of you... Keep looking, the deals are out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dxdgenert Posted December 8, 2011 Author Share Posted December 8, 2011 Here is what my guitar sales funded in 2009 (engagement ring): Here is what my 2010 sales funded (honeymoon cruise to Jamaica): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicmaker99 Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 No, the original seller wanted $250 but I negotiated with him down to $200. I am trying to resell the guitar. My goal is to keep "selling up" until I can back into a Gibson Les Paul or a nice Fender American Telecaster (more likely the Tele). Like I said, this is a little side hobby of mine that I use to fund bigger and better projects. Happy hunting and good luck to all of you... Keep looking, the deals are out there. I do the same thing. Always try to buy low on those guits that you feel you'll probably part with at some time in the future and have some profitability built in when it comes time to thin or change the herd. My best "deal" was a Gibson Smartwood STANDARD (very rare) that I bought at a Pawn America for $650 with the original HSC. They thought it was a studio model because there is next to nothing on the web about the Standard. Anyway, I sold it on Ebay for $2,200. Cha ching. Great score on the LP. It's a beaut! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggs Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Here is what my guitar sales funded in 2009 (engagement ring): Here is what my 2010 sales funded (honeymoon cruise to Jamaica): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrw1960 Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Here is what my guitar sales funded in 2009 (engagement ring): Here is what my 2010 sales funded (honeymoon cruise to Jamaica): Hats off to you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KVL Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Hats off to you! CONGRATS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stickman Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 Wow, good work! Now I see why the wife is so understanding! Mine is too but she has a limit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dxdgenert Posted December 10, 2011 Author Share Posted December 10, 2011 Sold the Quilt-Top for $350. I am getting close to another Epi LP Std. for $200 with hardshell case. We'll see what happens... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaSTuS Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 Sold the Quilt-Top for $350. I am getting close to another Epi LP Std. for $200 with hardshell case. We'll see what happens... Great turn around, grats on that little deal, I totally envy you guys and the prices you can get things for, about the only thing I don't like about living in Oz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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