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The next time a guitar show comes through your town, go late on a Sunday
afternoon and take cash.
Maybe you will find the guitar you want, maybe not. Be patient, stick to your
price, and don't be
afraid to flash the cash.
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Richard wrote:
>
> I think the whole vintage thing has always been a
> little out of hand, but it seems like it's getting
> even more ridiculous lately. The money that some
> things are fetching now is absolutely ridiculous. I
> was looking at a Jag on eBay a while back that was
> totally wrecked. It was a '65, it had most of it's
> original hardware and pickups (which all looked a bit
> worse for the wear, rusted, etc), but the thing was
> beaten to death; it had several nicks and gouges in
> the body and had a pretty ameteur looking refinish in
> some oddball color. The neck finish on it was pretty
> much gone and the headstock looked like it might have
> some burns on it. I bid $500 and the reserve wasn't
> met. It went all the way up to $650 and it still
> wasn't met by the auction's end. By the time you've
> paid more than that for the guitar and then spent the
> money to get it fixed up cherry, you could easily go
> buy a new reissue. When it comes to vintage stuff,
> people tend to cheat a little on the grading by saying
> "for it's age" or "but it's a vintage instrument." If
> you tried to pass off a newer guitar in the same shape
> that way people would laugh you right out. I gave up
> on the idea of ever owning a real vintage instrument a
> long time ago.
>
> Richard
>
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