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Where to sell a Taylor
Any suggestions about where I can post my Taylor for sale? ebay seems to only attract bottom feeders. Would appreciate any suggestions. supra55vp
Last edited by cotten; 04-26-2011 at 12:48 AM. Reason: Removed specifics that make this thread seem like it was a sneaky way to bypass our Classifieds. |
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There is a "classifieds" section here on AGF.
That would be the most obvious place to start.
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Hi supra. Paul's suggestion is good - you'll have lots of lookers who know the quality of what you're selling.
You'll need to pay the small fee to be a "charter" member but that's a teeny price for what I expect you'd get out of this forum. Caution, though - although there are lots of very good folks here it's an open forum and you may get not only low-ballers from within but those outside who are looking for a "deal". And the AGF doesn't police the classifieds - they are just there as a courtesy. All internet buying / selling has some risk. And setting a realistic price is important, knowing that the market right now for higher end guitars is slow. If you need to sell it quickly, there should be some good folks interested; if you don't have to sell it you can set a more reasonable (to you) price and wait for the right buyer. But it's slow - I can just tell you from experience! Best of luck and welcome to the posting side of the forum! Phil
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Your choices are pretty simple - local newspaper, Craigslist, Ebay, online Forum (like here) or local acoustic center. I've had excellent success in all of these. On Ebay you list it for sale and sell it if you get the bids. No bottom feeders will effect your sale if you list the buy-it-now or starting price.
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I have sold instruments and musical equipment through Craig's List and here at the AGF ... so far, my experiences have been excellent ... the experience is only as good as the people you deal with though ... fortunately the AGF seems to have a very high percentage of some of the best folks around as musical forums go ... with a higher quality (higher priced) instrument, patience is the key ... depends on why you are selling really ...
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I have sold several guitars via eBay without any problems.
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Craigslist, in my experience, is the most mixed. You may well hear from some tire-kickers, or get some wacko and obvious scam offer. I guarantee you will get emails asking "Is the guitar still for sale?". Still, if you are in a decent marketplace and are patient, you can buy or sell a high-end guitar on Craigslist. It's convenient for both sides to not have to pack and ship an instrument. The Larrivee forum and Guild forum also have classifieds. |
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I'd post an ad right here on the forum. I've bought and sold a few things here and got a fair price for what I was selling and paid a fair price for what I bought. GB
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I used to buy and sell a lot of Taylors. I got the highest prices on ebay, but the higher fees ate up a lot of that. Since then I have mostly used the forum classifieds, where the low fees make up for the potentially lower selling prices. I have sold on CL, but you do get the most lowballers and tire kickers that way. Also, its actally more convenient for my busy schedule to just schedule shipping than to try to figure out a time to meet with someone who may or may not be serious and if they are typically will try to get the price down at the last minute .
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I used Craigslist to sell my 110 for about 60% of what I paid new 2 years later. The guy came to my house and paid cash. No issues. No shipping, or using transfer of funds. It was a win/win for both parties.
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I've sold a couple of guitars on eBay, and also sold one here on AGF. Never had problems with any of them. You'll have a hard time selling a guitar here on AGF with just one post to your name, though, so I'd recommend eBay if you want to sell it reasonably quickly. At least there you're almost guaranteed to get buyers. If you don't want bottom-feeders, don't set a bottom-feeding price.
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