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Location: Texas | I've been looking at Ebay for a few years now, looking for (and at) old Ovations. It seems there are fewer quality instruments, and the ones that do show up are being listed at premium prices. Craig's List down here in Austin doesn't list many, and those listed are usually Korean models with high prices. I also notice less older guitars for sale here on the forum. |
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Location: south east Michigan | My humble, now "vintage", collection has become more valuable to me over the last couple years. |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | Attrition sucks. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Kinda makes me regret most of the ones that I sold... :mad: :rolleyes: |
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Location: south east Michigan | I know of one you got back that was a pretty good one. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | by Slipkid:
I know of one you got back that was a pretty good one. So True... Thanx. |
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Location: Orlando, FL | That's because all of us bought the nice old Ovations and we want a premium if we sell. So if nobody buys them, we keep em! |
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Location: Colorado | Originally posted by Designzilla:
That's because all of us bought the nice old Ovations and we want a premium if we sell. So if nobody buys them, we keep em! There is that. |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | It's about time the used prices started moving toward what the guitars are actually worth. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | In a couple ebay sales I was watching, an Ultra GS went for $100 and a 1651 went for $490. I thought the first one was cheap and the second a bit high. I've been looking at Vipers recently, too, and they seem to be offered or selling for more than they were a couple years ago.
Craiglist Ovations around here are usually overpriced Celebrities and an occasional USA model that is often misadvertized. With fewer new USA models coming to market every year, maybe the used values are going up, but I haven't noticed too much difference. |
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Location: south east Michigan | There was a time, and I kept a copy of the ebay sale somewhere, when an early Breadwinner sold for $1500. |
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Location: Michigan | Originally posted by Slipkid:
My humble, now "vintage", collection has become more valuable to me over the last couple years. Maybe that is because you are becoming "vintage"? |
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Location: south east Michigan | "Oh I was so much older then, I'm younger then that now." |
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Location: NH | Originally posted by FrankSmith:
It seems there are fewer quality instruments, and the ones that do show up are being listed at premium prices. Not sure about this one, but I think that's the basic tenant of supply & demand. |
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Are The Old Good Ones Disappearing?