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05-07-2017, 12:07 PM
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Judging by the various definitions of "mint", the word requires defining by anyone choosing to use it. Otherwise, big risk of a complicated transaction.
Might a 20 year old guitar be described as mint? Interestingly, James Goodall described my 2003 Goodall as mint when I brought it to him for the K&K Mini install. 
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05-07-2017, 04:19 PM
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I have a 1967 D28 in excellent shape but its not worth a third of what you were quoted.
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05-07-2017, 04:27 PM
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What does Mint mean?
"Mint" for guitars in my book as a record collector means the same thing it means in the vinyl world: a record that has never been opened and has no wear. The moment the shrink wrap is opened, it's no longer mint.
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05-07-2017, 04:29 PM
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If it has a ding, it's not mint by definition. An otherwise perfect overall condition doesn't make up for a ding in my opinion.
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05-07-2017, 07:32 PM
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Never said it was mint... Read it...
Near mint! Not mint... About appraisal... Most are retail. When you take ANYTHING to pawn or rings to a jewler or guitars to music store...you NEVER get what it's worth or what you want. You're lucky to get 30% OP asked for concepts (definitions)and interpretation... Not documentation...
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05-07-2017, 08:10 PM
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Depending on the age of the guitar. A 30 year old guitar, for example, in perfect condition except for natural discoloration of the binding could still be described as mint IMO.
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05-07-2017, 08:25 PM
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05-08-2017, 09:08 AM
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05-08-2017, 09:19 AM
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05-09-2017, 12:52 PM
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My point was that a very well respected luthier used the word "mint" to describe a 14 year old guitar that he built.
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05-09-2017, 01:13 PM
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Tico's definition in the second post is correct. The term is frequently misused. In other markets, such as the rare book trade, "mint" is virtually never used by serious dealers because even the simple business of purchasing and storing a book creates small by real degradation. "Virtually unplayed" is the term that most users of "mint" should use. Some cop out with the ridiculous "minty." A old guitar could conceivably be mint if left cased since purchase, which has probably never happened in human history, given what guitars are for. Newer ones... maybe. Personally, I wish people would not use the term, and at the same time, needing a "mint" guitar seems weird to me to begin with. I mean -- you're supposed to play them.
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