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Topic: foot pedals |
Roy Thomas
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Louisiana, USA
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Posted 3 Mar 2020 5:41 am |
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i have a bunch of foot pedals of various brands, all used. i plan on refurbishing them cosmetically and changing out pots with mil grade wire pots where needed.
some of these i would class as antique due to age. the issue i have is what are pedals going for as ebay is not a good indicator of value. as case in point, a dude was trying to sell a carter starter for 1700 dollars claiming it to be very rare. |
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Brian Hollands
From:
Geneva, FL USA
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Posted 3 Mar 2020 7:23 am
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When you search Ebay, search "Sold" items in Completed auctions. Anything else from Ebay is worthless.
If you join Reverb, you can search past sales as well.
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'81 Sho-bud LDG, 2 EMCI's |
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Roy Thomas
From:
Louisiana, USA
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Posted 5 Mar 2020 5:57 am re: foot pedals
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| thanks, i'll try that |
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Larry Welter
From:
Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 5 Mar 2020 7:39 am starter carter (ebay)
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i seen that ad for a rare carter,,,it was priced over $1800,, plus around $85 shipping,when the ad first came out,,like roy said it was just a starter carter,,,i sent him a message ,,but no reply,,the thought of someone new to the hobby being ripped off makes me furious,,,,,,,,,, 
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a few guitars,(Rickenbacker /610/ 40,s lap steel, 2007 emmons legrande,student Gs emmons,,,nashville 112
....,peavey classic 30 ,Nashville 400,,a few effect pedals,,everything except talent,(everyone wants to go to heaven,but no one wants to die to get there,) "steven jobs"? |
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Bobby Snell
From:
Austin, Texas
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Posted 6 Mar 2020 6:34 am
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| Just like any older collectible, the original innards are going to keep the value up. Don't know if the time and $$ spent on refurbishing would pay off. Most good music stores have shelves of used pedals. Look at Craigslist for what stuff is going for, too. |
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ajm
From:
Los Angeles
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Posted 6 Mar 2020 8:18 am
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What Bobby Snell said.
Changing any innards would most likely be a bad move in the eyes of a collector.
That is, if you disclosed that you changed out some parts to begin with.
If the pots are bad (scratchy) they may just need some contact cleaner (the safe for plastics kind).
If you just want to sell them for top $$$ I'd just sell them as is.
Disclose that the controls are scratchy/whatever and the buyer can figure out what they want to do. |
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Donny Hinson
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Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 6 Mar 2020 5:11 pm
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If you just want to sell them for top $$$ I'd just sell them as is.
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Excellent advice, IMHO. |
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