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11-06-2007, 08:40 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: Saratoga, CA | | | Resale to Guitar Center
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I have a red Ibanez GSR200 and a Nemesis N8 combo that I'd like to unload. What would my best method be for easiness to revenue ratio? Sell it to Guitar center, Craigslist, eBay, or something else? I think I'm just going to sell it to Guitar Center unless they are just going to try to rip me off. Are they?
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11-06-2007, 08:41 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Harpers Ferry WV | | | They will give aprrox 35% if you are lucky of resale value. Pay the membership fee and sell it on here. Really. You will thank yourself later, I have had good deals with folks on here. |
11-06-2007, 08:54 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Jacksonville and Pensacola, FL | | | I think craigslist is also a good option, but don't expect a sale right away unless it's something in really high demand. Although you can't really go wrong with getting a membership here either.
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11-06-2007, 09:05 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: Saratoga, CA | | | What if I want to trade for a bass? Would they take my GSR200 and N8 (about $300 worth total new) and give me a Squier Jazz or something like that?
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11-06-2007, 09:09 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Pacific Northwest | | | As for GC buying anything outright, you WON'T get much at all. However, you CAN trade it in and get a descent ROI on something you may be gassin' for.
Just my .002 worth.
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11-06-2007, 10:06 PM
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Originally Posted by dinghy What if I want to trade for a bass? Would they take my GSR200 and N8 (about $300 worth total new) and give me a Squier Jazz or something like that? | you'll be lucky to get $75 for both of them at GC. Craigslist, you might get $75 apiece.
good luck.
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11-06-2007, 10:36 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New York, NY | | | GC will usually give you half of what you paid for it, then mark it up so they can resell it. It's not a system that's going to work in your favor. They also don't buy a lot of brands back. Ibanez and Eden they will take, however, that is if they haven't changed the list since I worked there. |
11-06-2007, 10:48 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: riverside, ca | | | they wanted to give me 200 for my warwick corvette proline. i paid 1200 for it
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11-06-2007, 11:14 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Albuquerque, NM | | | Almost every single piece of gear that I've listed on here has sold. Totally worth it and you will make more money.
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11-06-2007, 11:15 PM
| | I'm a Roland man now. | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Cleveland, Ohio | | | They've always been terrible for me. I had a 750$ NEW SR506 I tried to trade in a few days after the 30-day moneyback guarantee and they offered me 200$ for it.
If you want to sell here, it might take a while, but it will sell and you'll get what it's worth. Craigslist has been largely unsuccessful for me, unless I'm looking to buy something. |
11-06-2007, 11:27 PM
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Owner: BassStringsOnline.com | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: LA California | | | they dont give much... but im guilty of selling stuff to them for quick cash... |
11-07-2007, 06:25 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Indianapolis | | Quote: |
GC will usually give you half of what you paid for it, then mark it up so they can resell it.
| More like 50% of what they will sell it for. I worked at a large chain that will go nameless. Say you have an american p bass that sells for $1000. They want to sell it for $750 so it will move, they will give you half that, or less if they can get away with it. Trading it doenst make a difference, unless its something they wouldnt buy, but take in on a trade in. Lower end beginner gear doesnt get bought alot of times. Both sam ash and guitar center own their own beginner brands that they make more money on than anything they might buy in. |
11-07-2007, 07:02 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Raleigh, NC | | | whether you sell it or trade it to GC, it doens't make a difference to them. They still are stuck with said item, and are gonna have to flip it regardless.
Go on ebay's completed section, figure out the price your used stuff is selling for (SELLING, not just LISTED for), and then put a craigslist ad up now. THEN take pics for peeps who might want to see them, and also try to sell them up here.
NEVER trade into GC unless its alll about laziness, which is valid. |
11-08-2007, 12:09 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2000 Location: Berkeley, CA | | | I've had great lucking selling things on the SF Bay Area CraigsList. What I'd recommend:
--As others have said, do your research for pricing--here, Bassgear, eBay. Price it to sell--at or a little below what items in similar condition are selling on eBay. At least on CraigsList, a lot of fools make the mistake of putting the price they paid new as the selling price. It never sells, and they keep reposting for weeks or months on end. A quick nickel beats a slow dime, and you'll still be getting a lot more than you would on a GC tradein.
--Post pictures with your ad that accurately reflect the condition of your item.
--Provide links to manufacturer's spec pages, HarmonyCentral reviews.
--Provide your phone #, ask others to reply with theirs and a good time to reach them.
--State your terms--what's included, is price firm, cash only, no shipping, etc.
Using this method you're giving potential buyers as much accurate info as possible upfront. I've found this cuts out a lot of tire-kickers and stupid questions, and makes the possibility of a quick sale at a fair price (for both buyer & seller) very likely. |
11-08-2007, 09:31 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New York, NY | | Quote:
Originally Posted by bluestarbass More like 50% of what they will sell it for. I worked at a large chain that will go nameless. Say you have an american p bass that sells for $1000. They want to sell it for $750 so it will move, they will give you half that, or less if they can get away with it. Trading it doenst make a difference, unless its something they wouldnt buy, but take in on a trade in. Lower end beginner gear doesnt get bought alot of times. Both sam ash and guitar center own their own beginner brands that they make more money on than anything they might buy in. | Hmm, I guess my sales managers were more generous than most, then. |
11-08-2007, 09:53 PM
|  | It's time for Dodger baseball! | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Mentone Beach | | | Sell the N8 here. Depending on the condition, I just might buy it.
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