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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | This is probably the most frequently asked question, and the hardest to answer. There are so many factors involved in pricing a musical instrument. Is is collectable? Is it rare? Is it popular? You can check some online resources such as www.eBay.com. To find out how much an intstrument, similar to yours, has recently sold for. Check "completed items." Another online resource is www.gbase.com and www.guitarlist.com Your best bet, unless you need it appraised for insurance or other reasons, is to try and ask yourself "How much is this instrument worth to me?"
More value related resources include the "The Blue Book of Acoustic Guitars" and "The Blue Book of Electric Guitars" both edited by S. P. Fjestad and available in paperback by Gurney Brown are also resources. There is also the software version "The Book of Guitars" by S. P. Fjestad. Click here to connect to Blue Book Publishing, Inc.
Hope this helps folks.
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Location: Las Cruces, NM | Thanks Miles
The most useful thing said here for all of us who aren't dealers is "How much is it worth to you"
as the instruments we discuss on this board in many cases are no longer made, and if you've owned them or it for years as I have some of my instruments, they have a character and familiarity that couldn't be replaced even if you could buy the same year and make. (You or I couldn't replace a husband or wife of many years with someone the same age and appearance) Every time I pick one up and play it all those memories are there. If you don't have any memories yet, get a good instrument and play every where you can, starting right now, and before long you will have a priceless instrument.
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Location: Las Cruces, NM | Sorry
I got the quote wrong.
It is "How much is this instrument worth to me?" but the thought is the same.
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What is value of my guitar?