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xtremehardy388
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I went to see how much I could get for my AD-9 Analog delay. The pawn shop said $25. After getting a really good laugh, guitar center said $50. Now, it's on craigslist for 95.
Grand Rapids '04, Detroit '06
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JEFF HARDY AND JEFF AMENT USED TO LOOK THE SAME
"Pearl Jam always eases my mind and fires me up at the same time.”-Jeff Hardy
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JEFF HARDY AND JEFF AMENT USED TO LOOK THE SAME
"Pearl Jam always eases my mind and fires me up at the same time.”-Jeff Hardy
If you want to sell used gear for a fair market value, then it's almost always eBay, especially pedals since they're easy/cheap to ship. Every time I've sold something typical on eBay, I feel I've gotten what it was worth. If you wanna check the market before selling, then sign up to watch a few of the same item sell on eBay, and see the final sale prices. Make sure you're watching used gear, because a lot of dealers are selling new equipment on the Bay.
One last tip: use a low start, even $1, a regular 7-day auction, and no reserve, and don't bother with Buy-It-Now. It will sell, even if it means waiting for 5 people to snipe at it at the last minute, and it will generate a lot more interest than the guy who has an $85 reserve price on a $90 item. You might sell for $95, and he might not sell at all.
I would imagine it's easy as pie these days. I would say there are quite a few people over the age of 40 that don't really do the ebay or craigslist thing. Desperate times call for desperate measures.
I think the bigger problem is with the people who SELL used gear... Not knowing a fair-market price for used equipment, not being comfortable with the idea of an auction ("what if it sells for five dollars?"), not knowing how to ship items (like speaker cabs, guitars with fragile necks, etc). I've helped a few people buy stuff on the 'Bay, but I've had to spend a LOT more time helping prospective sellers. And those are the real musicians... I can't imagine a mom trying to sell the Strat her 12-year-old demanded, and never learned to play.
As for the buyers I see your point. Of course your security as a buyer is far higher if you buy stuff in person. I would never buy a guitar on eBay unless there was a chance to try it out before bidding. At least not until the point in my life where I didn't have to care about a few hundred bucks. But I seriously doubt that day will ever come.
And I imagine the market for really expensive and vintage equipment is a different thing alltogeter.
JEFF HARDY AND JEFF AMENT USED TO LOOK THE SAME
"Pearl Jam always eases my mind and fires me up at the same time.”-Jeff Hardy
If you don't have the original box, then you need to find or buy a box to ship it in... you can buy boxes at US Post Offices, or FedEx/Kinko's.
JEFF HARDY AND JEFF AMENT USED TO LOOK THE SAME
"Pearl Jam always eases my mind and fires me up at the same time.”-Jeff Hardy
GC is the worst, I brought in a Custom Shop Strat in to see about trade-in value and the guys asked me if it was made in Mexico...I told him to put my guitar down and when he asked me what the problem was, I said that the fact that he was a fucking jerk-off was the problem. :shock:
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