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Topic: What happened here?!? |
Cartwright Thompson
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Rick Alexander
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Florida, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 27 Dec 2005 2:22 am |
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That's a lotta loot for a Deluxe6.
A bidding war can do that . .
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George Manno
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chicago
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Posted 27 Dec 2005 5:00 am
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Lets wait to see if this item gets relisted in a few days. The market doesn't make a jump like that without an explaination.
I bought a Fiesta REd D8 that had the legs still in plastic bags from the factory for half of that selling price.
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Cartwright Thompson
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Posted 27 Dec 2005 6:46 am
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Yeah, I'll bet there's some eBay shenanigans afoot here. We'll probably see it again in a few days.
George, I'd love to see a photo of your Red Deluxe. What vintage is it? I've never seen a "custom color" single neck.
What does anybody think about the binding on the eBay one? |
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Herb Steiner
From:
Briarcliff TX 78669, pop. 2,064
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Posted 27 Dec 2005 7:35 am
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I think the "binding" is either paint or vinyl pinstripping.
As to the price, look at the bidding history. Everyone dropped out at $690 for this post-1963 guitar (not a 50's model), except "sarweseth." Fortunately for "sar," he was saved from himself by the dubious wisdom of "binsys," a man who will eventually break even on this guitar if he holds on to it for 5 to 10 years.
My prediction, anyway.
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George Manno
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chicago
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Posted 27 Dec 2005 7:41 am
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I sold the Fender about a year ago to a fellow in Milan Italy who had a triple neck the same color. He sent me his CD with a picture of him and the two guitars on the cover.His name is Enzo Falzone. He bills himself as the Italian Slide Wizard. Never heard of hime before the sale.
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Rick Alexander
From:
Florida, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 27 Dec 2005 9:32 am
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| "binsys," a man who will eventually break even on this guitar if he holds on to it for 5 to 10 years |
That's for sure - maybe even less than that. Prices of Stringmasters have roughly doubled in the last 2 years. |
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Les Green
From:
Jefferson City, MO, R.I.P.
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Posted 27 Dec 2005 10:28 am
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| Whoever changed the last set of strings did a 'bang-up' job! Strings 3 and 4 are even laying against the side of the tuning pan. |
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Andy Zynda
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Wisconsin
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Posted 27 Dec 2005 2:36 pm
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Looking at the bid history, and seeing what the two "at war" bidders have recently bought, they obviously have a ton of money to spend, and it's not an object.
($1420.00 for a pair of Vox silverbell speakers???)
-andy-[This message was edited by Andy Zynda on 27 December 2005 at 08:05 PM.] |
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Rick Alexander
From:
Florida, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 27 Dec 2005 3:32 pm
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And now ol' sarweseth is busy jacking up the price of that 57 D8 I got my eye on. He's a busy guy.
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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Posted 27 Dec 2005 6:21 pm
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Wow... these dueling bidders are not afraid to spend money, sometimes way over market value, especially sarweseth. Both bidders have excellent feedback however.
Maybe the winning bidder just had to own this guitar for personal reasons? Like maybe this was his dad's guitar years ago? Something like that might explain such wild uncontrolled spending.
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Michael Winslow
From:
San Francisco, California, USA
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Posted 27 Dec 2005 6:34 pm
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| I see someone's already posted a new listing for a Fender Deluxe S-8. Bet he was watching the Deluxe 6 auction....he has a reserve on the S-8.... |
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Rick Alexander
From:
Florida, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 27 Dec 2005 7:07 pm
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Yep, he probably thinks it's worth $2400 ($1800 for a 6 string, so . .)
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| Something like that might explain such wild uncontrolled spending. |
Or maybe he's high . .  |
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Gary Boyett
From:
Colorado/ Lives in Arizona
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Posted 28 Dec 2005 6:37 am
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I think sarweseth is the ebay buyer for Guitar Center. That would explain the insane price on their steels.
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Rick Alexander
From:
Florida, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 28 Dec 2005 11:13 am
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Oh okay, so I can just wait and get that D8 from gcrep for $4800.
Seems fair . . |
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John Bechtel
From:
Nashville, Tennessee, R.I.P.
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Posted 29 Dec 2005 6:14 pm
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I wouldn’t buy a (6)-str. steel guitar from anyone, if I planned to use it! (7)-strs. would be my personal minimum!
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