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I spotted a Jag on Ebay - a '62, beat like a Sunday-morning boner, in
what the seller described as rare Fiesta Red. It's price was already
at $2,750, and the reserve hadn't even been met! This just sounded
outrageous to me. Does this price make sense to anyone?
Even more outrageous was, the guy self-graded it at "a conservative
8.2" ? presumably on a 20 point scale! It really pisses me off that
people can try and pass off well-used and poorly cared for stuff as in
excellent or very good condition.
Here's how one vintage guitar store defined a "fair" and "poor" guitar:
Fair - A fair guitar is quite playable, but has a significant number
of dings, scratches, and wear.
Poor - A poor guitar shows a great deal of wear and has suffered an
abundance of scratches and bumps; it's playable, but maybe not as
playable as you'd like, and it certainly isn't attractive.
I'd place this Jag in the fair category. I have a 30 year old ES-335
without any buckle scratches, chipped paint, or fret wear, and I'd
only rate it as "good" due to a poorly-executed neck repair and some
holes made by some goof who added a Bigsby tremelo!
Hope this Jag isn't being sold by someone on this site, as I will have
put my foot firmly in my mouth! (IF so, however, I offer no apology
for my opinion!)
Gavin "Windansea Beachboy"
