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eBay does make me giggle sometimes.

#4
you have got to be kidding me... thats scrap firewood...

hey he's also selling a gibson case fro 10k...

omg... after looking through this guys stuff, he should not be allowed to sell on ebay. I mean I guess if people want to buy from him its up tp them, but the prices he is asking are criminal.

20k for a refinished, broken necked les paul from 58...
 
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#14
Disco_Gee said:
Or how about a 1958 Gibson Les Paul case for the low low price of only $9,999.

http://cgi.ebay.com/1958-GIBSON-LES-PAUL-CASE_...
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I know it sounds crazy, but a 58 LP with a non-original case drops in value significantly, so to the guy who has a 58, a original case can make a $15k-$20k difference in value - so a $10k case is actually a sound financial investment. The problem is finding a guy with a 58 who needs the correct case.

Most of the time these part prices can seem very "overpriced" (and occasionally are), but in reality they have the potential to increase an instruments value by quite a bit more than the price of the part.

Another example:

A all original 1953 Tele will get you $40k - $50k. If it has a non-original pickguard that can cut the value by up to $5k. A original bakelite guard will run you $2k-$3k, so by spending the $$$ to get the proper pickguard, you actually help the value of the guitar by more than the price of the guard.


Yeah, the prices seem stupid. In fact if you think of them as "wood and wires" they are stupid. But an investor/collector wants to have the piece as original as possible, so little things can cost a lot. Same with the vintage car market (or most vintage markets, for that matter).
 
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#16
Dark Horse,
You'll never convince me that neck is worth what he's asking for it. Or that "Schecter". At least this ebay vulture flies in the UK, which reminds me that most of the photographic vultures fly in Europe or Hong Kong. Wonder why that is.
 
#19
Anybody see that this supposedly original (except for the repaired part) :eyebrow: neck from a 60's T bird appears to be a bolt on? The original reverse T birds were neck thru, just like todays. The non-reverse T birds were glue on necks. Gibson never made a T bird with a bolt on neck (except the present day Epi).
 
#20
bassplayer8953 said:
Anybody see that this supposedly original (except for the repaired part) :eyebrow: neck from a 60's T bird appears to be a bolt on? The original reverse T birds were neck thru, just like todays. The non-reverse T birds were glue on necks. Gibson never made a T bird with a bolt on neck (except the present day Epi).
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In 1966 Gibson moved to set neck, which would be possible for this neck...which then would have been reshaped for a bolt on neck joint. I don't think this guy is manufacturing fakes, but over charging for some stuff.
 

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