R8 Peach Deal

chris78

I sold a heavily flamed 2016 58 for £2,550 well before the blowouts. I paid 3k new so was pretty happy. Plaintops were going around £2100-2200. People can ask what they want for their guitars, but I’d be amazed if a plaintop went for over £2500 used for a while, especially after the market has been flooded.
These were great deals as they have the true historic spec and my 2017 is a class above the 2016 I sold, but the reality is, they weren’t flying off the shelves at £4,000. 

dbphoto

It seems to me that it’s similar to buying a £6 bottle of wine that was previously for sale at £10

You have bought a £6 bottle of wine, not a £10 bottle, end of story.

You are of course free to try and sell the bottle for £10, but unless demand far outweighs supply it’s unlikely to happen.

hyperben

chris78 said:

I sold a heavily flamed 2016 58 for £2,550 well before the blowouts. I paid 3k new so was pretty happy. Plaintops were going around £2100-2200. People can ask what they want for their guitars, but I’d be amazed if a plaintop went for over £2500 used for a while, especially after the market has been flooded.
These were great deals as they have the true historic spec and my 2017 is a class above the 2016 I sold, but the reality is, they weren’t flying off the shelves at £4,000. 

Totally agree. It’s just like the value of a house. The people buying houses determine the value of the market, not the people selling (even though sometimes they think they do). You can ask what you want, it’s just very unlikely to sell if you ask too much. Nobody’s going to stop you asking what you want though, just don’t have unrealistic expectations.

Musicman20

If you are buying with the reason to make a profit, I just don't understand it. It's nice when items retain value, but at the end of the day, the market is flooded with them, albeit temporarily......just enjoy it.

mli3

terada said:

I think I remember seeing that one in the Coda second wave, I was hovering over it as the top was just so striking, but it was not to be.

Glad it went to a forum member. How does it feel/sound?
sounds ace. Has a really fat neck

prlgmnr

lp59boy said:

Heavyrocker 
if all the R8 deals are gone then I is a good price for a 3 week old Unplayed guitar, especially if your now looking a paying up to 4K 

If I were you I'd go and post in the classified section where the rules protect you from the mockery you rightly deserve.

dbphoto

He has dropped the price by £500 on Gumtree so no need to mock quite as much now ;-)

Strat_a_tat_tat

Is it misleading to say... "These retail for around £4,200"?  When the likelihood is the seller paid approx. £2,499??? (and there are some still 'retailing' for £2499)

heavyrocker

Strat_a_tat_tat said:

Is it misleading to say... "These retail for around £4,200"?  When the likelihood is the seller paid approx. £2,499??? (and there are some still 'retailing' for £2499)

I think it’s misleading. Obviously hoping for a naive buyer who’s not aware of the recent deals.

hyperben

heavyrocker said:

Strat_a_tat_tat said:

Is it misleading to say... "These retail for around £4,200"?  When the likelihood is the seller paid approx. £2,499??? (and there are some still 'retailing' for £2499)

I think it’s misleading. Obviously hoping for a naive buyer who’s not aware of the recent deals.

Whenever I read an ad that says “these retail at...” I know it’s a flipper trying to make money so I steer well clear. I’m sure others do the same 

Michael84

Last week there was a nice 17' R8 on ebay for 2.8k saying that these retail for 4k. For cash on collection the seller quoted 2.7k...at the same time there were still R8s available at Peach and Coda. 

Hattigol

mli3 said:

not quite winding down yet @Hattigol ;





look what just turned up 

I love the grainy ones !
and the fretboard look super nice to me too - although I know we all prefer the darker ones, I quite this.

Phew! And what an absolute stunner....

prlgmnr

As time goes on, I can safely say I definitely prefer which ever colour there has most recently been a new picture posted of.

roberty

prlgmnr said:

As time goes on, I can safely say I definitely prefer which ever colour there has most recently been a new picture posted of.

It's torture! Plain cherry is my fave atm :-)

crunchman

chris78 said:

I sold a heavily flamed 2016 58 for £2,550 well before the blowouts. I paid 3k new so was pretty happy. Plaintops were going around £2100-2200. People can ask what they want for their guitars, but I’d be amazed if a plaintop went for over £2500 used for a while, especially after the market has been flooded.
These were great deals as they have the true historic spec and my 2017 is a class above the 2016 I sold, but the reality is, they weren’t flying off the shelves at £4,000. 

I sold a plaintop 2010 R8 in Charlie Chandlers at the beginnining of the year.  Got £2500 before commission was taken out, so I saw £2050.  The post 2013 ones without the truss rod condom might fetch a bit more.

hyperben

crunchman said:

chris78 said:

I sold a heavily flamed 2016 58 for £2,550 well before the blowouts. I paid 3k new so was pretty happy. Plaintops were going around £2100-2200. People can ask what they want for their guitars, but I’d be amazed if a plaintop went for over £2500 used for a while, especially after the market has been flooded.
These were great deals as they have the true historic spec and my 2017 is a class above the 2016 I sold, but the reality is, they weren’t flying off the shelves at £4,000. 

I sold a plaintop 2010 R8 in Charlie Chandlers at the beginnining of the year.  Got £2500 before commission was taken out, so I saw £2050.  The post 2013 ones without the truss rod condom might fetch a bit more.

People in Charlie Chandlers won’t have any issue paying £2500 for a secondhand R8.

Modellista

Someone said we might have to resort to posting clips of us actually playing these things rather than just looking at them.  To that end... this is my R8 helping me enter this month's Solo Of The Month...

terada

Modellista said:

Someone said we might have to resort to posting clips of us actually playing these things rather than just looking at them.  To that end... this is my R8 helping me enter this month's Solo Of The Month...

You could go grab a bite, that one would still be going 

Modellista

Remarkable, isn’t it!

roberty

Modellista said:

Someone said we might have to resort to posting clips of us actually playing these things rather than just looking at them.  To that end... this is my R8 helping me enter this month's Solo Of The Month...

Yes mate!