I'm planning on selling one of my older guitars to finance my recent obsession for cheap teles and, having no idea how to value such items, I'm looking for a guitar store who will have a better idea of what it's worth and will treat with me reasonably. It's not a straightforward situation where I simply look at recently sold models as my guitar ('75 Les Paul Pro Deluxe) was re-routed for Dimarzios, probably in the early '80s and certainly doesn't look as good as those "investment" guitars that you see. I've been using it regularly since buying it second hand in 1989 and you might say that it's a bit road worn.
So, has anyone ever used any of the main Glasgow stores to sell/trade?
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https://www.theguitartradecentre.co.uk/
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Have seen a store called The Guitar Trade Centre at a few shows - Know little about them but always have nice guitars for sale
They were very professional, sold it with no hassles and I was very happy with the end result. My only slight complaint was that IMO they were a little bit picky about the condition of the guitar ---I ended up paying to have a small amount of tech work on it that I personally didn't think was strictly necessary.
That said, I still took home more cash than I was prepared to for a private sale, and tbh whilst it was slightly annoying at the time I guess it was also reassuring that they were very picky about what they were selling.
Also David at Wee Guitar Company and Strung Out as previously mentioned.
But GTC has a far higher and wider profile and has a very slick posting and packing service.
David from WGC will not post, so you are reliant on foot traffic.
Strung Out I’m not familiar with their commission sale and advertising power and posting but most times I’ve been in the shop is very quiet but they do seem to have a decent website.
https://www.theguitartradecentre.co.uk/consignmentsales
And no, I am not Jim’s Mum
Next time I am down in Glasgow, I'll have a look at some of these places (guitar wise...).
We have a large showroom, a large social media reach..we offer part ex, finance, worldwide shipping, we post on Facebook, Reverb, ebay, gumtree, instagram and attend the UK wide Guitar shows.
Most shops in Glasgow rely on footfall and don't do half of that stuff.
We have a proven track record of selling guitars on consignment very successfully..if you want the best chance of your guitar selling then come in and see us and we will make it happen.
If you are recommending anywhere else in Glasgow then you probably haven't done the research on the service the other places are offering you or did a comparison on "reach".
As mentioned The Wee Guitar company don't take Trade ins or offer postage or finance.. Strungout don't do ebay reverb, marketplace, gumtree, Guitar shows or finance.
GuitarGuitar don't do consignment Sales and neither do Merchant City Music.
TGTC offer a 5 star selling service with EVERY platform used, finance, part exchange AND worldwide shipping.
I pointed out that if you're advertising online then you really should be geared up for shipping.