SOLD 1989 PRS Custom(24) - Special history £2500

fretfinder

SimpleSimon said:

Adam_MD said:

fretfinder said:

Nope I'm not saying that at all. I just never really get why a guitar should be given a higher trade value than its cash price.

I always find that weird too.  

Cash is king and allows you to use the money howsoever you want, Trades often tie you into receiving something as part payment (that you may hate or may love) but possibly wouldn't have bought had you had the option of cash. The higher trade value tips the favour to the person receiving the trade with usually a little more part payment in cash or goods to a slightly higher value and acknowledges this fact.

Each to their own. If I'm selling a guitar then I either want £X in cash, or a trade-in that's worth £X (not £X+10%). It's not as if we're exactly in a sellers' market right now, where buyers will come flooding in to do a straight swap of their own guitar for one that's worth less!

SimpleSimon

fretfinder said:

Each to their own. If I'm selling a guitar then I either want £X in cash, or a trade-in that's worth £X (not £X+10%). It's not as if we're exactly in a sellers' market right now, where buyers will come flooding in to do a straight swap of their own guitar for one that's worth less!

Without derailing the original OP's post, that's equally valid as i'm assuming your trading for something you actually want to the same value - in effect swapping rather than trading. The whole trade thing is to release some cash in the short term via part cash payment and take a punt on the traded item probably selling it on or trading further down the line.

sweepy

That is gorgeous enough to make me consider getting rid of my 2008 Custom Shop Gibson 335

vettahead

Ohh. Nice axe man

bgmartinsbridge

Stonking guitar - even better plugged in!!!