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I know someone at work who bought a starter guitar and amp too, I helped him picked out a nice little Bullet Strat and Katana.
The big issue with Gibson wasn't that it was a bad product that no one wanted- It is in fact the envy of many other guitar brands, as they will sell guitars regardless, based on their history/heritage etc - The big issue was poor management, buying up other companies that had nothing to do with guitars and a poor relationship with their dealers
I dont see much change from the stuff I've followed, bought and sold. Prices are on the up with certain brands though. For example, I was shocked to recently discover that you will be hard pushed to find a decent used ES335 under 2k anymore.
Definitely some truth in that - my season ticket refund from South Western Railway and continued savings from not having to commute have bought me some nice gear in the last six months. But I realise I'm extremely lucky in my situation. It's pretty depressing seeing people put up treasured gear for sale in the classifieds here because they are getting hit hard by the effects of the COVID crisis.
I mean, I like y'all but that doesn't necessarily translate to being willing to accept less than something is worth.
IMHO things work here is because many people accept trades.
I never trade stuff and don't sell very often which means I end up mostly a buyer here, never a seller.
I wonder if there is any way to figure out the sale to trade ratio on this forum?
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Whether that's because there are currently plenty of buyers with spare cash or whether it is a result of earlier vintage guitars becoming so hugely expensive I don't know but it does lend weight to @Gerz6558's findings.
Some buyers have more spare cash than before. Some sellers are selling out of need. Gear that was a hard sell before - big, loud amps for example - are even more niche with gigs off the table.
Personally, judging by what I've seen on ebay (the forum here is a bubble with its own rules - a great bubble, but a small one) I think it's trending more towards a buyers market and will be even more so over the winter, as unemployment bites and Christmas appears over the horizon...
I have a regular ebay search for ES335, despite not needing one anymore, but it's rare to find any under 2 grand now. It was only last year I picked up a used one for 1600.
Edit: hes got an 82 ES335 and talks about it just under the 22 minute mark.
Needless to say I have just withdrawn it.
Just trying to minimise my losses down to what I'd consider a fair rental price for the duration I have held onto a bit of kit.
That said I have not had any sort of sniff for an as new 2020 Epi '61 SG only been out of the box for like 2 months which has been a real surprise.
Been uploading old tracks I recorded ages ago and hopefully some new noodles here.
People are struggling with employment, so are having to sell items quickly, so you would think sellers would be in an bad place price wise.
I don’t think it has ever been like this before. I spoke to a Bentley dealer yesterday and he said his company have never been busier since lockdown. Car sales are flying. Very very strange.