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Location: Glendora CA | Hi, I just came into possession of a very nice white(1975-1976)Breadwinner. I would like to sell it but know nothing about guitars especially electric ones. is there any one out there that can help me with some information? P. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | First, you need to post pics.
This conversation is useless without pics.
Otherwise there is no way to determine the condition of the guitar. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | $25-$30. |
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Location: Utah | Beal, you're too cheap. I'll go as much as $33.50 if it comes with the case.
Frigg, the best thing to do is to post a bunch of pictures. |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Welcome to the Ovation Family!
Go to the FAQ and page down to the 17th Q, post some pics and your high end asking price with an 'or best offer'.
Nice model 'O'. Good luck! Tough sellers market right now... |
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Location: Tennessee | Hey there frigg ... welcome. You can get a pile of information about the Braedwinner here: http://www.doremi.co.uk/breadwinner/. It would be a good starting point for you. |
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Location: Glendora CA | Thank you 2ifbyc and stonebobbo, I appreciate your input, as for the old man and his little buddies, I do not appreciate small minded people with big mouths sticking their fingers up their noses and flinging it, in other words, if you can't contribute intelligently then keep your mouths shut and your fingers off the key board.
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| tread lightly...as the saying goes.. or something like that... speak softly.. whatever..
they were joking.
"what's my guitar worth" is the most common question here.
welcome to the OFC frigg.. get to know us.. you'll be surprised who you are actually interacting with.
Best Regards,
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Originally posted by Old Man Arthur:
First, you need to post pics.
This conversation is useless without pics.
Otherwise there is no way to determine the condition of the guitar. Frigg50
If you think this is useless information then you are from another planet. You ask for information but get insulted when someone asks for additional info that is ALWAYS required when asking what something is worth. |
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| btw Stephen.. love the new sig line..
hope you and your bride are doing ok.
Glenn |
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Location: Upper Left USA | There are so many model variations and post Factory alterations out there that good photos are a must for sizing up the
A- Stock or not
B- Condition
C- Prototype or mass produced
D- Whether or not I've had a chance to butcher it or not?
In my signature line you'll see Paul Dowthwaite's Solidbody site as well as Jerome's, they are the Wikepedia of Ovations!
Try not to be so thin skinned, you may end up as a Moderator... :D |
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Location: on the web | Originally posted by frigg50:
Thank you 2ifbyc and stonebobbo, I appreciate your input, as for the old man and his little buddies, I do not appreciate small minded people with big mouths sticking their fingers up their noses and flinging it, in other words, if you can't contribute intelligently then keep your mouths shut and your fingers off the key board.
Thanks again to the nice people out there. Oh that's just lovely. And people here get upset at Caravan and me. I do so hope Mr. frigg stays around long enough that I can have some fun. Too easy. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Just curious, do Caravan, Usual and ?? all share the same IP address?
As you know, all of the "real" members state where their from... :cool: |
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Location: Glendora CA | That's Mrs. Frigg to the usual suspect, I didn't know a simple request would be so full of worms. If you would go back to the original post "Hi, I just came into possession of a very nice white(1975-1976)Breadwinner. I would like to sell it but know nothing about guitars especially electric ones. is there any one out there that can help me with some information? P" you might notice that I requested some help as I am a novice at guitars, I did not ask about pricing, I got the first line of the old mans reply (post pics), but the next comment was not so helpful "this conversation is useless without pics." and then to be followed by the two numb nuts who offered $30.. for a guitar that is worth over $1,000.00, was insulting. As you can see I asked politely and got these three, you might wonder why I came back? well there are others out there who are helpful and by the way I am not stupid I just don't play.
And for the usual suspects---I am not sticking around for your childish pleasure, go pick on someone else.
OH! YEA! the old man has a very dirty keyboard that needs to washed with soap.
Thanks to those who in-between the fall-der-all gave me some really helpful information. I may have a buyer or two in negotiations already, not bad for two days work.
Mrs. P. |
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Location: Flahdaw | Originally posted by frigg50:
as for the old man and his little buddies, I do not appreciate small minded people with big mouths sticking their fingers up their noses and flinging it, in other words, if you can't contribute intelligently then keep your mouths shut and your fingers off the key board. Yeah, that'll teach you guys :D |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | I didn't even know that I had "little buddies"... :eek:
[but I am kinda honored to be lumped-together with Beal and FlySig] |
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| what a jerk... |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Wow Friggy, in 3 posts you have accomplished the following:
- requested info about a guitar (good start)
- informed us how you do not appreciate small minded people with big mouths sticking their fingers up their noses and flinging it (nice way to start making friends)
- instructed us that if we can't contribute intelligently then keep our mouths shut and your fingers off the key board (thank god that after 7000 members somebody finally came out and said it)
- informed arthur to go clean his keyboard (obviously an inside joke between arthur and you)
I'd say you've done well. Now don't go spending that $1000. all at once.
8. CLICK. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by MWoody:
Just curious, do Caravan, Usual and ?? all share the same IP address? As far as I know they are different people. |
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Location: Vernon CT | Originally posted by Gallerinski:
Wow Friggy, in 3 posts you have accomplished the following:
- requested info about a guitar (good start)
- informed us how you do not appreciate small minded people with big mouths sticking their fingers up their noses and flinging it (nice way to start making friends)
- instructed us that if we can't contribute intelligently then keep our mouths shut and your fingers off the key board (thank god that after 7000 members somebody finally came out and said it)
- informed arthur to go clean his keyboard (obviously an inside joke between arthur and you)
I'd say you've done well. Now don't go spending that $1000. all at once.
8. CLICK. I think Mr Frigg is one of Caravans and/or U.S. "Nicer" mulitple personalities emerging from deep down in their twisted psycy. ;) |
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Location: Cicero, NY | WHAT?!? Those with twisted psychy's can get in line for "nicer personalities"?!?
In all this time, you would think that someone would have keyed me into that little gem of knowledge. Now, where's the line start...?
Ahh, never mind. Line's too long. |
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Location: on the web | My (our) psyche is just fine, thank you. So are my id, ego and supergo. We all thank you for your concern, though.
Mr. Woodward, are those individuals living under the bed in a van down by the river at the terminal end of a bad run in a land of large lizards all the while being both north and south of others within the third spiral arm of the Orion cloud of the Milky Way, therefore, not "real?" They might argue the contrary.
We are everywhere, and we are Legion! |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Numb nuts huh??
Well, glad we got that straightened out.
$1000 for a white wonderbread weiner?
Dreaming on that one too.
Frigg, nice handle
#11. click. |
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| Good old frigg definitely missed the memo on "How to Win Friends and Influence People"
Hey frigg - if it wasn't for Beal and his family, you wouldn't have that little old guitar you think you're gonna make a killing on.
Go troll somewhere else... |
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Location: Flahdaw | Now THIS is turning into a good thread! Thanks, Frigg |
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Location: GA USA | Frigg, you got me wondering, so I searched the completed auctions on ebay. The only one comparable to yours sold for $570. My honest opinion is that if it's very nice, you may get $100 more than that.
But when you come here and tell the world's leading experts that it's worth over $1000 when we know it's not, you can expect a certain amount of ridicule. It's not gonna fetch $1000. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Sorry, one potato(e) chip just doesn't do it!
Arthur - Go wash your mouse out with soap.
Mrs. Frigg - Beal built your freaking guitar.
If you have a pristine early issue White Breadwinner with the Torroidal pickups, side jack, nylon saddles, simple chrome Battery Plate, non-textured Neck Plate with a serial number without the "E" and the tuners aren't damaged or replaced AND the original case (which was not a hard shell) then with good photos and a clear write up you might obtain the $1000 price.
Two years ago yes, today's market is really soft.
This Breadwinner
just went at $456.00
Here's mine:
And then, there are the Deacons:
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Location: NW Washington State | Is that one of yours, Mike? Auction has a note that it was refinished.
-Steve W. |
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Location: Vernon CT | Man, you'd think people all knew what they're talking about around here??? ;) |
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Location: Upper Left USA | No Steve, but it does make the point that its getting hard to find 30 year old guitars that are bone stock.
Specially with those stinkin Black Plastic Tuners on the early O's. |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | Hey Frigg, I hope you stick around. The folks around here tend to treat everyone as family, which means friendly jabs to the new guy like they've known you for years.
On the other side of the coin you state you "know nothing about guitars especially electric ones" and want to know "is there any one out there that can help me with some information?"
The only truely legit answer to this question is "yes", and I'm sure that would have appeared as a smart-ass answer. If you would read the email you received when you signed up, or the FAQ, or most of the search results, you should have realized this is THE place with information about your guitar most notably from those who built them and those others who collect them.
I'm going to close this topic so maybe we can try this again (I really hope you stick around). You ask the same or more directed question, and the folks will try to remember that there are new people here everyday, and while on one hand treating everyone like family seems like a good idea... maybe not always appropriate, especially when someone is likely not even part of the culture (know nothing about guitars).
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