Advice on value of 1985 E-series Squier Strat

robwright

Impending divorce means I have to get rid of a load of gear to get some cash.

I have a mint condition 1985 Squier Strat (MIJ) with an E serial number. I know the JV series are worth silly money but does anyone know about the E-series? I was thinking £450-500 - am I way off?

Thanks in advance

olafgarten

I'd say £450 max, it depends on condition, but they usually go between £250 and £450.

Funkfingers

Which exact variant? The 1985 E serial number covers a multitude of Standard, Popular and Power series models. Some are considered more desirable than others. 

marktheharp

I had an 1984  E series Jap   squier tele. And nobody was interested. Dropped the price to 200. Still no takers. Ended up swapping for epi dot that had Seymour Duncan pickups.   
Good luck 

sweepy

Easy way to tell if it's one of the "good ones" is to see if it has Gotoh machine heads, the cheaper E series had die cast tuners

ICBM

I would say £200 to £250.

Even JVs don't actually *sell* for more than around £500 now as far as I see, although people certainly try to ask for more.

Modern Squiers and particularly Mexican Fenders are good enough that it's removed the market for older Squiers to a large extent.

robwright

Might be a 'keeper' once more!