Hello...and advice on selling

DM1

Hi All,
I'm new on here and am after some advice please. I used to play in a few bands around Birmingham years ago but I can't see me getting back into it and I spend my spare time making acoustic guitars now.

I'd like to sell some gear off and buy a nice used acoustic, Martin OM28V or Collings OM2.

Could anyone give me a realistic idea of what price any of the following is likely to fetch so I can see what is worth selling.

2012 Gibson 335 dot - antique natural- very good condition
2015 Carr Skylark Combo - black - very good condition- not moved out of the bedroom since i bought it from Coda
1978 Ibanez MC200NT - quite a few dings and dents but plays well
1988 PRS studio - Dark blue but looks almost black- a few dents but quite good condition
1989 Les Paul Custom - Arctic White gone yellow - a few dents and wear marks and fag burn in the headstock  - no breaks. I bought this new from Musical exchanges in 1989 so is probably last on my list to sell (sentimental value and all that).
Apologies for the crap photos (if they work at all). I'll get some better ones when I know what is going.



Many Thanks,

Dave

stimpsonslostson

Welcome to the forum.

For used prices Ebay is your friend.
Put in what you're selling, select "auction" and "sold items" in the side bar, there you go. Instant estimates of current market value.
Obviously you're entitled to charge what you see fit.

for example:
2012 Gibson 335 dot - antique natural- very good condition- £1345
https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&LH_Complete=1&LH_Sold=1&_nkw=2012+Gibson+335+dot&rt=nc&LH_Auction=1

Good luck.

musicman100

stimpsonslostson said:

Welcome to the forum.

For used prices Ebay is your friend.
Put in what you're selling, select "auction" and "sold items" in the side bar, there you go. Instant estimates of current market value.
Obviously you're entitled to charge what you see fit.

for example:
2012 Gibson 335 dot - antique natural- very good condition- £1345
https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&LH_Complete=1&LH_Sold=1&_nkw=2012+Gibson+335+dot&rt=nc&LH_Auction=1

Good luck.

I agree on eBay but don't be miss led by any silly inflated buy know asking prices. Lol 

WezV

reverb price guide is also worth a look

https://reverb.com/price-guide

A couple from your list - if you sign up you can compare the condition of ones that sold to yours.

https://reverb.com/uk/price-guide/guide/18520-carr-skylark-1x12-combo

https://reverb.com/uk/price-guide/guide/5191-gibson-les-paul-custom-1989-alpine-white

blobb

Whatever you can sell that Musician for, it will be less than what it should go for.

Superb guitars, but not to everyone's taste.

Are you sure it's a 200? Only asking because the 200's had selector on the upper bout. 100's had it next to the pots. Both had silver hardware so difficult to tell without more pictures. 100's were bolt on though so if it's neck through then deffo a 200.

http://www.ibanezrules.com/catalogs/us/1978/p11.jpg

There's a 100DS in my local guitar shop priced at around £650 on commission sale and it's been there a while now. Which is nuts because it's easily the best 2nd hand guitar in the shop and a steal for the money.

Maybe worth asking on ICW in case it's one of the transition models? Which may add more value to a collector? NT's can be  more desirable.  http://www.ibanezcollectors.com/forum/

I've seen some 200's listed around the £700 mark, to give you a rough idea. But the market is fickle and you just need the right buyer to come along. Either way fantastic guitars for the money.

Nick...

Strangefan

that prs studio!!!! I want it !

Bygone_Tones

The reverb price guide is a bit crap.

There is a better method for viewing completed listings on reverb.com, if you add "&showsold=true" to the URL it will show all the sold items in your search as well. If you are in UK, dont forget to change the 'ships to' location to 'anywhere', the default is UK only and the results will be very minimal.

Bridgehouse

Good first post OP - nice to see someone new taking the time to put plenty of info in and some nice pics..

I suspect you will have a reasonable chance of selling most of those in the classifieds here. You might even find someone prepared to do a trade for a nice acoustic on some of those...

Funkfingers

The Ibanez Musician might appeal to @HarrySeven. The white Gibson LP Custom will definitely appeal to him.

DM1

Thanks all for the welcome and replies. I'll have a look at some of those links tonight.
Blobb - the Ibanez is neck through so I think it is an MC200. Another early '90s buy from Musical Exchange in Birmingham. I bought it to play slide on but never got round to it so 25 years later probably never will.

mark123

hi very interested in the lp custom (first dibs)
have you a price in mind ?

mark123

and welcome to fretboard,great advice on everything and every make, everyone looks out for each other

HarrySeven

Funkfingers said:

The Ibanez Musician might appeal to @HarrySeven. The white Gibson LP Custom will definitely appeal to him.

Too true - on both counts!
 
Welcome, @DM1.

Funkfingers

Okay, Lord Seven. Tell the nice boys and girls what vibrato tailpiece you would install on the LP Custom.

Wazmeister

Carr Skylark - £1199 - £1299

mark123

Funkfingers said:

The Ibanez Musician might appeal to @HarrySeven. The white Gibson LP Custom will definitely appeal to him.

Hey get to the back of the q ! 1st dibs called a few posts back !

Funkfingers

The magnetic pull from Solihul towards Seven Towers is strong.

Bridgehouse

Funkfingers said:

The magnetic pull from Solihul towards Seven Towers is strong.

Alnico IV or V?

HarrySeven

Funkfingers said:

The magnetic pull from Solihul towards Seven Towers is strong.

^This is true.

HarrySeven

mark123 said:

Funkfingers said:

The Ibanez Musician might appeal to @HarrySeven. The white Gibson LP Custom will definitely appeal to him.

Hey get to the back of the q ! 1st dibs called a few posts back !

Lol...what's this, school?

Funkfingers

This is a journey into money.

Loads of money.