Need Help pricing a guitar, Please

garytelecastor · May 8th, 2008, 06:29 PM

I have the opportunity to purchase a 84 MIJ 52 RI. I need to know what a fair market price would be for this guitar. It still has the case and ashtray. Neck has a little play wear other than that it is in great shape.
This guy is a friend and I don't want to undercut him so please give some ideas of a "fair" price. Thanx.

twangcaster1 · May 8th, 2008, 06:55 PM

If you're talkin' about "material, re-sellable worth", I wouldn't pay more than five or six hundred for it. If your talking about vibe-value, well, that totally depends on what you want in a guitar. And of course, a little playin' wear never hurt anything, it gives it character and makes it play better, in my opinion. It ain't broke, it's broke-in!

Mark Davis · May 8th, 2008, 06:58 PM

Id need to know if its a vintage collectable series or the STD series.

Vintage collectable $500-750 STD series $300-350

garytelecastor · May 8th, 2008, 08:31 PM

Mark-I called the guy and the serial number is: A000341

Is there any way to tell me how I can identify whether it is one or the other?
He got the guitar on a trade with a different axe and he is trying to be honest about the whole thing.

According to the lists of serial numbers I found A is 85-86.

Mark Davis · May 8th, 2008, 08:53 PM

They all have A as the serial number. So you really cant go by that but that is a really low serial #.

The Vintage style ones look like a 50's Fender.

Thaus just got an early 80's 62 MIJ for $530 on Ebay.

Id have him pull the neck and see what the date is and have a look at the switch and pots.

garytelecastor · May 9th, 2008, 01:02 AM

Mark-
The neck says Oct 84

Mark Davis · May 9th, 2008, 04:07 AM

$500-750 is the range I see the ones with all vintage specs sell for.

Offer him $500 you can always sell it for that if you dont like it for some strange reason. The early MIJ's are usually really good great necks!

garytelecastor · May 10th, 2008, 10:28 PM

So I played this guitar today, it is KILLER. I am getting GASSY. He'p me...

Scott McCray · May 10th, 2008, 10:40 PM

There...did that push ya on over the edge?

Sounds like your mind is really already made up - I say go for it if the funds are there and you like it. Go get it and post pictures!

Scott

May 8th, 2008, 06:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
garytelecastor Friend of Leo's Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,638 18 Photos	Need Help pricing a guitar, Please I have the opportunity to purchase a 84 MIJ 52 RI. I need to know what a fair market price would be for this guitar. It still has the case and ashtray. Neck has a little play wear other than that it is in great shape. This guy is a friend and I don't want to undercut him so please give some ideas of a "fair" price. Thanx. __________________ éí 'aaníígÓÓ 'áhoot'é Would you mind holding this bag while we go through the custom shop????? Redd Volkaert is a Jedi Knight at one with the Force!!!

May 8th, 2008, 06:55 PM	#2 (permalink)
twangcaster1 Tele-Holic Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Utah Posts: 621	SLC Twangsmith If you're talkin' about "material, re-sellable worth", I wouldn't pay more than five or six hundred for it. If your talking about vibe-value, well, that totally depends on what you want in a guitar. And of course, a little playin' wear never hurt anything, it gives it character and makes it play better, in my opinion. It ain't broke, it's broke-in!

May 8th, 2008, 06:58 PM	#3 (permalink)
Mark Davis Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bakersfield Ca. Age: 58 Posts: 12,846	Id need to know if its a vintage collectable series or the STD series. Vintage collectable $500-750 STD series $300-350 __________________ I'm so blind my seeing eye dog needs glasses.

May 8th, 2008, 08:31 PM	#4 (permalink)
garytelecastor Friend of Leo's Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,638 18 Photos	Mark-I called the guy and the serial number is: A000341 Is there any way to tell me how I can identify whether it is one or the other? He got the guitar on a trade with a different axe and he is trying to be honest about the whole thing. According to the lists of serial numbers I found A is 85-86. __________________ éí 'aaníígÓÓ 'áhoot'é Would you mind holding this bag while we go through the custom shop????? Redd Volkaert is a Jedi Knight at one with the Force!!!

May 8th, 2008, 08:53 PM	#5 (permalink)
Mark Davis Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bakersfield Ca. Age: 58 Posts: 12,846	They all have A as the serial number. So you really cant go by that but that is a really low serial #. The Vintage style ones look like a 50's Fender. Thaus just got an early 80's 62 MIJ for $530 on Ebay. Id have him pull the neck and see what the date is and have a look at the switch and pots. __________________ I'm so blind my seeing eye dog needs glasses.

May 9th, 2008, 01:02 AM	#6 (permalink)
garytelecastor Friend of Leo's Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,638 18 Photos	Mark- The neck says Oct 84 __________________ éí 'aaníígÓÓ 'áhoot'é Would you mind holding this bag while we go through the custom shop????? Redd Volkaert is a Jedi Knight at one with the Force!!!

May 9th, 2008, 04:07 AM	#7 (permalink)
Mark Davis Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bakersfield Ca. Age: 58 Posts: 12,846	$500-750 is the range I see the ones with all vintage specs sell for. Offer him $500 you can always sell it for that if you dont like it for some strange reason. The early MIJ's are usually really good great necks! __________________ I'm so blind my seeing eye dog needs glasses.

May 10th, 2008, 10:28 PM	#8 (permalink)
garytelecastor Friend of Leo's Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,638 18 Photos	So I played this guitar today, it is KILLER. I am getting GASSY. He'p me... __________________ éí 'aaníígÓÓ 'áhoot'é Would you mind holding this bag while we go through the custom shop????? Redd Volkaert is a Jedi Knight at one with the Force!!!

May 10th, 2008, 10:40 PM	#9 (permalink)
Scott McCray Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Charlotte (and Cullowhee), NC Age: 49 Posts: 297 21 Photos	Nudge, nudge...BOOT! There...did that push ya on over the edge? Sounds like your mind is really already made up - I say go for it if the funds are there and you like it. Go get it and post pictures! Scott __________________ You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline - it helps if you have some kind of a football team, or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a beer. -- Frank Zappa