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Nope. I only peruse the classifieds, here or elsewhere, when I need something. To me, looking to purchase unneeded items is a formula to be property poor and end up accumulating things one doesn't need.
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eBay and Facebook Marketplace, I purchased a very nice Taylor 110 and Martin DX1AE for $550 total. I could never buy those new.
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Now, that's funny.
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My best score? 1981 MIJ Epiphone PR-755s... $150, including HSC and a Shure SM58 mic. Below is a photo of it next to my '72 Martin D35.
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When I am interested in a certain guitar ,I research everything I can about it and see what is out there on the various forums.
I check the years, condition and price. If I run up on what I consider to be a bargain I sometimes go ahead and pick it up. |
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I read the OP to mean that you enjoy getting a bargain and are on the lookout for them. It seems like a lot of people read that to mean they love haggling and lowballing.
I am an awful negotiator and haggling takes me far outside of my comfort zone. That leads me to look for interesting items that are already being offered for bargain prices. I won't be enticed to buy something I can't use or won't love just because the price is low. I wasn't looking for a Lowden when I found it listed on Craigslist for $100 from the original owner. It needed some work but I never would have ventured into Lowdens otherwise. I wasn't looking for a Supertone terz when I saw it on Craigslist for $5. The guy wouldn't even take my money because he saw how much I loved that little guitar and wanted his grandmother's guitar in caring hands. To those of you who have said that you never look for deals and only purchase well-researched guitars that you already knew you needed at around market value, I just want to say a great big "thank you" from the rest of us! (Not guitar-related, but my main violin was purchased for $40 at a thrift store. It's a 1928 E.H. Roth and is more violin than I would have had any business buying at the time.) [The only time I'm at all comfortable haggling is in a pawn shop and that's because I understand the model to be that they benefit most from high turn over. I've offered, and had accepted, what I feel like are stupidly low prices on instruments I purchase for my students who need assistance with an instrument.]
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There is something intrepid about buying a used item where so many others have already taken a pass. One thinks, “What am I not seeing here?”
With used acoustic guitars, I am now to the point where I’m fairly confident in sizing up the instrument. But I happily paid top dollar for my Wurlitzer 206A, from a reputable dealer.
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Not me - however, if I had a lot more living space, that would be a different matter...
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That's where I usually come in at too. Then again, some things are priced so ridiculously that half price still isn't worth it. I also agree with the thought that you have to know enough about guitars, repairs, and the pitfalls in order to feel more comfortable.
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I agree with both of your statements. I was fortunate when I bought my HD-28V (it was in excellent condition), but by all rights I should have had it checked out by a luthier. When you see something you really like, it's easy to miss flaws you should have seen.
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I love getting a good deal however I love being satisfied with my purchase even more. I have no issue shopping used, as a matter of fact I just purchased a used CEO-7 off this forum last week and couldn't be happier. So I guess what I am saying is new or used I don't care as long as I feel good about the deal.
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Back when GAS first hit me it was all about the deal. These days I can tell you about the ones I let get away for $100 or so that I should have bought, because the deal was more important than the guitar. How foolish!
Regarding the Guild at the yard sale mentioned earlier, I would have paid the seller far more than the $150 - they get more and I get a discount on market value. |