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Topic: SHO-BUD LDG sold on E-Bay for big bucks |
James Heady
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Manton, Michigan, USA
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Posted 17 Nov 2008 9:49 am |
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| Don`t know if this is the place for it but I wanted to get your attention...An LDG with Sho-Bud seat/volume pedal and small amp went for $4550.00 +S/H on E-bay yesterday.WOW...I should of invested in guitars instead of the stock market...Jim |
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Skip Ellis
From:
Bradenton, Fl USA
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Posted 17 Nov 2008 11:30 am
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I saw that when they first put it up. They bought the guitar for their daughter who played it a couple years and then it went in the closet. The amp was a piece of poop Univox or something but the guitar looked like the day it left the factory - talk about a time capsule!!
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chris ivey
From:
california (deceased)
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Posted 17 Nov 2008 11:31 am
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| i can hear the forum supersalesmen drooling now! |
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Ricky Davis
From:
Bertram, Texas USA
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Posted 17 Nov 2008 12:02 pm
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That wasn't even a "round front" LDG...ha.
You can see there was a bidder in there with ZERO transactions....that seem to bid bid bid; and kept running up the bids...>obviously a "sand bagger"....that's a shame.
Yes a steel is worth whatever someone will pay for it....but that particular LDG; to me, ain't worth anything over 2 grand > if that.
Ricky
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Antolina
From:
Dunkirk NY
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Posted 18 Nov 2008 2:18 am
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Let's see if it gets relisted. It's not unusual to see something go for seemingly big bucks only to see the bidder back out.
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Bobby Boggs
From:
Upstate SC.
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Posted 18 Nov 2008 9:09 am
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The buyer may have tipped his hand. I saw that last summer. A buyer offered a high buy it now price. The seller realized how bad he wanted it. And they, the sellar and friends worked him over pretty good. Off course I have no proof of this. But it makes sense if you think about it. This kind of thing has gone on in auto auctions for 70 years.bb
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Bill Hatcher
From:
Atlanta Ga. USA
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Posted 18 Nov 2008 10:00 am
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It is always worth what someone will pay for it.
Mint condition instruments always bring a big premium. If it indeed was unused, then it was worth it to the fellow who got it. |
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Chris LeDrew
From:
Canada
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Posted 18 Nov 2008 8:08 pm
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There is NO WAY that guitar actually sold for $4,500. That guitar will either relist, or the seller will take a lower price outside Ebay. Some joker bid up the ying-yang out of testosterone and is now either sweating or laughing about it, depending on his concern about feedback. Even a round front closet classic wouldn't fetch close to this price.
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Randy Gilliam
From:
San Antonio, Texas, USA
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Posted 18 Nov 2008 11:11 pm Great Price
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69 Telecaster 12500 Mint LDG 4500 Might Not Be To High After all. MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM.  |
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mike nolan
From:
Forest Hills, NY USA
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Posted 19 Nov 2008 10:33 am
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| I can't see how the $4500.00 is real, considering that an immaculate round front LDG has failed to sell twice for $2500.00 and is now sitting at $1750.00 with 4 bids...... if I didn't already own 2 73 LDGs, I would be all over that one. |
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 19 Nov 2008 6:02 pm
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| Yeah, like "Where's the buyer's head?". There was a mid '60s Fender 400 on ebay with missing parts that's got 40 bids and has gone for $2275 - over twice what it's worth (that is, if the auction is real). What was that old saw about a fool and his money being soon parted? |
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Gary Preston
From:
Columbus, Ohio, USA
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Posted 19 Nov 2008 6:26 pm
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Hi Donny . Saw you guys on the Opry last Saturday evening . That Show~Pro sounded great . I was hoping they would let you have a ''great big'' solo but Randy hawged it all  I know all of us steel players would like to see more steel solos but people didn't come to hear that did they ? I'm thankful for the singers that are still using a steel guitar in their act . When i hear a singer live on tv he better have a steel player if he wants to keep my attention ! Anyway it was great to see Randy and the gang on the Opry . G.P. |
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Bobby Boggs
From:
Upstate SC.
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Posted 19 Nov 2008 11:45 pm
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Thanks for the heads up. I didn't know Donnie was playing with Randy or the Opry or a Sho Pro. Has he grown his hair long to?....bb
To drift back on topic. That E-bay is something else.  |
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chris ivey
From:
california (deceased)
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Posted 20 Nov 2008 7:51 pm
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| by all means..let's get back to buying, selling and profit margin! |
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Tom Quinn
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Posted 22 Nov 2008 2:33 pm
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I think that given the current economic climate, prices on lots and lots of things will come down.
Chris, I offered you 600 bucks for the world's ugliest Emmons and you declined. Heck, you would have made a 100 bucks on that transaction... :- ) That's 1/50th of your latest biopsy procedure -- I thought you would be muy impressed by my boundless generosity.
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James Cann
From:
Phoenix, AZ
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Posted 22 Nov 2008 4:51 pm
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So, now, the question:
What's the value of an LDG (or any guitar, for the matter) that's "not for sale"? |
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Chris LeDrew
From:
Canada
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Posted 23 Nov 2008 12:12 am
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| James Cann wrote: |
So, now, the question:
What's the value of an LDG (or any guitar, for the matter) that's "not for sale"? |
If you look at completed Ebay sales of LDG's both on the forum and Ebay, you'd be hard-pressed to find a REAL sale over $2,500. In this sense, Not for sale" can mean "overpriced". But anything over $2,000 is pretty darn good for an instrument that does not register on most musicians/listeners' radar screens.
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Michael Strauss
From:
Delray Beach,Florida
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Chris LeDrew
From:
Canada
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Posted 23 Nov 2008 3:36 pm
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This is just freaky. I guess it's for real. It's amazing how a few auctions like this can drive up a guitar's worth.
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 23 Nov 2008 7:11 pm
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| Gary Preston wrote: |
| Hi Donny . Saw you guys on the Opry last Saturday evening . |
Sorry Gary (and Bobby), that wasn't me on the Opry. I'm nowhere near good enough for those guys!  |
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Glen Derksen
From:
Alberta, Canada
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Posted 23 Nov 2008 7:29 pm
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| I don't think it's Ebay's fault for the retarded prices, I think it's the fault of the people who don't know when to quit bidding! I think Ebay is a good place to sell, but a lousy place to buy. |
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