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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1980s-YAMAHA-SBG3000-SG3000-ELECTRIC-GUITAR-OHSC-CLEAN-WHITE-GOLD-MIJ/122859094218?hash=item1c9af900ca:g:SwYAAOSwBRFaMYYl
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https://www.gumtree.com/p/guitar-instrument/yamaha-sbg-3000-cream-white-near-mint-1983/1284075160
i really hope no one is taken in by this con artist
https://www.gumtree.com/p/guitar-instrument/yamaha-sg-25s-anniversary-issue-1991/1284075583
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Just a chancer I guess...
The Yamahas are at least well-made.
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It’s not expensive that’s just what it costs.
That’s always stuck with me. Point being - if you don’t like the price of something then don’t buy it. If you can’t afford it - tough shit. There’s about 3 models of guitars which I would love to own and play and gig with, but I can’t afford them. So that’s just how it is I guess.
hobbio said: Not imho:)
He can set his prices as he likes, that's not what I am concerned by. My problem with this guy is his misrepresentation as a collector and using sockpuppet accounts or even his family to feign interest in his auctions. He also is fast and loose with descriptions, especially regarding originality,specification and condition. I'd be understanding if it was vague, but it's the opposite, with photos deliberately hiding Yamaha's fogging issues for example, or treating black pickup covers as 'spinex pickups' (desirable to SG fans) when they weren't even made after 1998.
Essentially he is wilfully deceiving people, in several ways, regarding the goods he is selling. Going on about the price etc is just missing the point
Of course if it's something you believe you're going to get a solid return on such as a strat/tele/LP/335 then sure, but a Yammy SG for north of £5k? As something you're looking to get a return on? Have a word with yourself. Get the feeling these people who want to be able to buy the £25k strats and alike but can't do so but have a bit of disposable income so try and make a business out of the next best thing.
As was also pointed out above, the florid descriptions, insane OTT prices and multitude of selling locations, etc (along with the manic self-publicism) hardly inspires faith in the seller. For all I know, he may be a lovely guy IRL, but it is concerning.
Regardless of arguments re. relative value, “it’s worth what someone will pay”, “it’s up to him what he charges”, blah blah blah, the cumulative effect of artificial inflation (to the wider market) has a specific aim - it’s perceptual: to the newbie buyer/seller, a few moments on google return a massive amount of overpriced examples across numerous platforms (which to the casual eye may appear to be from a range of different sellers) they then believe they’re either a. sitting on a goldmine or b. they’d better crack open the kid’s piggybank and spend a vast sum of money (on something which is actually - in reality - worth anywhere between 40 - 60% of the online asking price).
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Maybe he's happy with a few sales at higher prices, and very patient about how long it takes to sell the rest....
All that said, he has a lot of Yamaha SGs... I would love to be able to try them all and finally find one which wasn't too heavy and had a neck I liked.
Unequivocally, apparently.
Or so the market seems to suggest.
(I agree with you).
i remember 25th anniversary Strats at £250 when I was 17. No one wanted them because of the lousy build.