HELP: Valuation required on Alex Lifeson's own Gibson.

Gassage

OK Guys- I trust you are seated: the LP just made...wait for it...

$45,000.00.

It was bought by Miles Nadal (google is your friend).

I am gobsmacked.

Alterlifeson

Damn.. I saw this on Ian Poulters instagram earlier. The was pretty much the only item worth having, other if you are really keen on golf.

thebreeze

Blimey.  He must really like Rush...

prowla

Cool - I hope he likes it.

richardhomer

Gassage said:

OK Guys- I trust you are seated: the LP just made...wait for it...

$45,000.00.

It was bought by Miles Nadal (google is your friend).

I am gobsmacked.

A quick Google suggests he’s somewhat far from skint.

I wonder how much it’ll be worth in 2112?

guitars4you

Gassage said:

OK Guys- I trust you are seated: the LP just made...wait for it...

$45,000.00.

It was bought by Miles Nadal (google is your friend).

I am gobsmacked.

that is why I don't get involved with such memorabilia - I haven't got a clue what it will sell for - Good news for someone

Gassage

He's also Canadian, the buyer that is.

Schnozz

Chris Squire signed his 'Fish out of Water' album for me...I wonder if Mr Nadal would like that too 

Gassage

Still gobsmacked over this.

jimmyguitar

When it comes to charity auctions things can sell for silly money. It’s not always because the item is worth that much, it’s usually because the very wealthy (and generous) bidder was going to donate that much anyway. To them it’s a bit of fun. 

iain.reverb

jimmyguitar said:

When it comes to charity auctions things can sell for silly money. It’s not always because the item is worth that much, it’s usually because the very wealthy (and generous) bidder was going to donate that much anyway. To them it’s a bit of fun. 

Can charitable donations be tax deductible as well ?

mikeyrob73

And rich individuals like to show off in front of their wealthy pals 

richardhomer

mikeyrob73 said:

And rich individuals like to show off in front of their wealthy pals 

By giving an enormous amount to charity - tsk.....

Gassage

iain.reverb said:

jimmyguitar said:

When it comes to charity auctions things can sell for silly money. It’s not always because the item is worth that much, it’s usually because the very wealthy (and generous) bidder was going to donate that much anyway. To them it’s a bit of fun. 

Can charitable donations be tax deductible as well ?

Of course.

Blueingreen

All bets are off if seriously wealthy people want something.

A very good and quite wealthy friend of mine had the nickname Pinky (nothing to do with music). Many years ago the personalised number plate P1 NKY came up for auction and he decided he wanted it. He was willing to pay quite a bit (many 10s of thousands, can't remember actual figures).

At some point in the auction he realised he was out of his depth and gave up. He later found out it had gone to David Gilmour for iirc £150k.

JezWynd

My opinion of David 'pinky' Gilmour has just nosedived.

Gassage

I know David owned the plane reg G-MOUR on a Folland Gnat that he sold for about £300k in 98.

Blueingreen

JezWynd said:

My opinion of David 'pinky' Gilmour has just nosedived.

To be fair to my sadly now deceased friend, he wasn't really a personalised number plate kind of guy.  But his business, which had given him a good living for years, expanded quickly in a short time and suddenly he found himself not just comfortably off but quite rich.  It seemed to dull his naffness sensors for a while.  Porsche, interior designers, bottles of champagne in the pub etc.  It lasted a year or two and then he went back to being a normal down-to-earth guy who just happened to have more money in the bank than the average Joe.

Handsome_Chris

Is it about 45k?

DannyP

Handsome_Chris said:

Is it about 45k?

Yeah, I was gonna say about that.