People asking new prices for used guitars (ebay content)

richardhomer

Has anyone blamed Brexit yet?

bacchanalian

richardhomer said:

Has anyone blamed Brexit yet?

If Brexit is pushing up new prices then used prices must follow - eventually. 

LooseMoose

Still some insane bargains around though, just got to keep looking!

professorben

It's absolutely disgusting we are forced to look at and buy these overpriced guitars instead of just not doing that. 

Chalky

professorben said:

It's absolutely disgusting we are forced to look at and buy these overpriced guitars instead of just not doing that. 

So so true but way way over the heads....

bacchanalian

Without wishing to come across like I 'was evicted from our hole in the ground' when I was a lad, you don't know how lucky you are nowadays. I was lucky to be able to afford a Hondo II with Dimarzios that had an action so high, it removed a finger each time I picked it up. 
Seriously, the range of gear and the quality of even modestly priced guitars today is fantastic.
Used prices are mindbogglingly cheap

Lucky lucky bastards! 

Bridgehouse

I agree, it's disgraceful that people try to get more money than the expected norm for guitars on a well known auction site that most people think is full of thieves and shysters and is generally accepted as a bad place to buy or sell guitars.

And how dare someone low ball an offer in the vague chance someone might say yes, and for which a clear and concise no thanks is all that's required.

musicman100

MtB said:

I agree with most of this, however the true market rate can also be (up)set by desperate sellers. Someone buys a guitar and soon after suffers from buyers remorse / angry wife syndrome / change of financial circumstances. Desperate for the cash, the seller accepts an offer £300 less than the market rate. Anyone now checking the sold prices sees a new "going rate".

This happened to me recently with my Super Reverb. A guy had sold an immaculate one on ebay for £700 about a month before I advertised mine at £900. I then had several punters quoting and offering me £700 as the "going rate" for this amp.    

Maybe the 700 was a more realistic price at the time.

Schnozz

£1300 for a completely handmade Yamaha!?! Disgraceful!!

£2000 for a factory churned Gibson!?! Bargain - Must of been £4000 new.

£800 for a custom built G&L...Ah...But all my heroes had Fender on the headstock 60 years ago - Same guys must be building those right? It's not just a decal.

If you don't like the Quality stuff, scroll on by and keep dickin' about with Fender & Co - You're a Salesman's dream.

Every time I see a thread like this I get my willy out and start tuggin' - Can't get me fly down fast enough

StormshadowGuitars

Jack_ said:

Back in my day this were all green fields.

And you could leave your door unlocked

fandango

StormshadowGuitars said:

Jack_ said:

Back in my day this were all green fields.

And you could leave your door unlocked

When I were a lad, we didn't have no doors .....


.... didn't discover them until i was 17/18 or so .....

Sassafras

fandango said:

StormshadowGuitars said:

Jack_ said:

Back in my day this were all green fields.

And you could leave your door unlocked

When I were a lad, we didn't have no doors .....


.... didn't discover them until i was 17/18 or so .....

One of the best debut albums of all time. Not a single duff track on there.

Octafish

Why get annoyed? I find it funny when people think they can get nearly new price for something used because they only bought it a few weeks ago, it's used/2nd hand! Mind you not as funny as those who try to bump up the price by claiming whatever they're selling is 'collectors' or 'players grade'. I just laugh and move on.... 

Blueingreen

It can be annoying.  I recognise that sellers have every right to price their gear as they wish, irrespective of how daftly optimistic they may be.  If it's something I'm not interested in buying I really don't give a damn. 

But it's frustrating if it's something you'd really like to buy comes up and you have a greedy and/or stupid seller asking a silly price.  I'm not going to pay well over the odds on principle, so I don't get to buy what I want and he almost certainly doesn't get a sale