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Location: SoCal | Just for fun. I am sure that there are some OFC'ers that exceed this list but this is the 48 that I have sold or traded:
TRADE/SALE
OVATION 1127-4 6-STR 1972 GLEN CAMPBELL ARTIST
OVATION 1619 CL 6-STR 1979 CUSTOM LEGEND, DRK SUNB
OVATION 1719-30CM 6-STR 2004 CUSTOM LEGEND, 30TH ANNIV, 1 of 300
OVATION 1719-30CM 6-STR 2004 CUSTOM LEGEND, 30TH ANNIV, 1 of 300
OVATION EAB68 4-STR BASS 1995-6 VIPER, CHERRY/RED
OVATION FD-14 6-STR 2003 FOLKLORE DELUXE, 43/50
OVATION 2002-AC 6-STR 2002 COLLECTORS, AFRICAN CHERRY
OVATION 4861 6-STR 1989 BALLADEER, BLACK,
ADAMAS SMT 6-STR 2002 OPTIMA, RUBY RED
OVATION 1537 6-STR 1983 WOOD TOP ADAMAS
ADAMAS 1688-R 12-STR 2003 ADAMAS I, CUSTOM, -7, OP-50
ADAMAS 1685-5 12-STR 2003 ADAMAS TEXTURED TOP, SHALLOW
OVATION 1869 6-STR, 2003 CUSTOM LEGEND, BLK, SHALLOW BOWL
LARRIVEE OMV-03K 6-STR 2004 BEAR CLAW TOP, KOA BACK & SIDES
OVATION 6759 CL 12-STR 2002 CUSTOM LEG, NATURAL, OPTIMA
OVATION 1619 CL 6-STR 1982 CUSTOM LEG, DRK SUNB
OVATION 1769 ADII 6-STR 2004 AL DI MEOLA SIGNATURE
ADAMAS 1885-5 12-STR 2004 TEXTURED TOP, BLACK, SHALLOW, OPTIMA
OVATION 1658 CL 12-STR 1982 CUSTOM LEG, DSB, SLOTHEAD
ADAMAS SMT-1597 6-STR 2003 OP-50, RUBY RED
OVATION CE768 6-STR 1997 CUSTOM ELITE, CE778 DEEP BOWL
TAKAMINE F-389 12-STR 1981 MAHOGANY
OVATION 1624- 6-STR 1985 COUNTRY ARTIST, NYLON, DARK SUNBURST
ADAMAS U681T 6-STR 2005 12-FRET
OVATION 1719-30CM 6-STR 2004 CUSTOM LEGEND, 30TH ANNIV, 1 of 300
OVATION 1769-ADII 6-STR 2004 AL DIMEOLA, BLACK
MARTIN D-15S 6-STR 2004 MAHOGANY SLOTHEAD
OVATION 1118 12-STR 1981 GLEN CAMPBELL, DRK SUNB, SLOTHEAD, ACOUSTIC
OVATION 1618 12-STR 1981 GLEN CAMPBELL, DRK SUNB, SLOTHEAD, A/E
OVATION ELITE 1537 6-STR 1983 ADAMAS PROTOTYPE, WOOD KNOBS
ADAMAS 1681-7 6-STR 1990 ADAMAS II, -7
ADAMAS 1687-7 6-STR 1987 ADAMAS I, -7, OP-24
TURSER JT-142 6-STR 2003 BLUE ARCHTOP
ADAMAS 1685-8 12-STR 1993 ADAMAS II, -8, 12-STR, OP-24
OVATION 1763 6-STR 1988 CLASSIC (NYLON)
OVATION 2009-FKOA 6-STR 2009 2009 Collectors, Koa, Studio
HAMER NEWPORT 12-STR 2002? BIRDSEYE MAPLE
OVATION 1776 6-STR 1976 PATRIOT
OVATION 6759 CL 12-STR 2000 ELTON JOHN 2000 TOUR
OVATION B-108 6-STR 1968 THUNDERHEAD, NUTMEG, STORM SERIES
OVATION K-1240 4-STR BASS 1968 TYPHOON, ALSO CALLED WILLIWAW, RED, STORM SERIES
OVATION COLLECTOR'S 6-STR 2005 ENGLEMANN SPRUCE, CONTOURED BOWL
ADAMAS U681T 6-STR 2005 12-FRET, slothead
OVATION 2009-FKOA 6-STR 2009 2009 Collectors, Koa, Studio
OVATION 1624-4 6-STR 1981 COUNTRY ARTIST, NYLON
OVATION 1651-7 6-STR 2005 JOHN LENNON REISSUE
ADAMAS 1687-8 6-STR 2006 ADAMAS I, -8, 2-knob, reissue, run of 100, blue
TAKAMINE TVN360SC 6-STR 2007 SPRUCE, ROSEWOOD, D, A/E 9/07, 1 3/4"
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Location: Louisville, OH 44641 | Tony:
Your list makes me ask "what do you have left and what do you still have for sale or trade"? Hopefully those lists are much shorter.
I've never traded a guitar but have sold 8....all Ovations or Adamii. To be exact, that would be 17% of the number you've sold or traded. You've been busy. |
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Location: SoCal | StellarJim,
about 61 Adamas, Ovation, Martin, Takamine, and a few others like my Wurlitzer (6 and 12 strings, peghead and slothead). Most of them are A's and O's. Will eventually get down to 20-30.
No hurry as it is so much more fun to find/buy, hard to let go. Each of the Adamas and Ovation models are distinctly different and it is a joy to have experienced them over the years.
My condolences, yet respect for those that have avoided GAS.
Usually, someone contacts me to see if I have what they are looking for. Wonderful hobby which takes up a lot less room than that many cars... |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | This is what GAS looks like. That I actually keep a list is another symptom.
asterisk(*) means SOLD or traded or something. "[]" has date sold or whatever.
No asterisk means that I still have it.
Step 1 is to admit that you are powerless over this disease.  
40th Anniversary Balladeer K1111 #017 with 9158 case -- 11/18/14
(rhoadsscholar, DVD, John Bange, then Me)
Composite Acoustics Cargo Raw with bag -- 8/27/14
Morgan Monroe M-00-TBV Blues 32 with gig bag -- 8/20/14
Composite Acoustics X Performer -- 7/29/14
1861LX Red Ovation Balladeer with case -- 6/23/14
Adamas W587t-8 from Alpep -- 5/13/14
1735 Legend Elite with bag -- 3/28/14
Traveler EG-1 with bag -- 3/18/14
Traveler Acoustic AG-105 with bag -- 1/31/14
* BC Rich NT Warlock -- 1/23/14 [11/3/14]
* Celebrity Long-Neck DCS 247S with case -- 12/23/13 [8/19/14]
Steinberger Trans-Scale Demon with bag -- 12/12/13
BC Rich Mockingbird Beater with Coffin Case -- 10/22/13
97 Collectors’ Edition Beater -- 9/13/13
Traveler EG-2 with Bag -- 8/30/13
* Parker PM20 Gold Top with bag -- 8/13/13 [sold 9/11/14]
Traveler MK II -- 7/22/13
* Ovation CV68 Korean Viper with gig-bag -- 6/19/13 [sold to seesquare 3/9/14]
* Traveler Pro Series -- 5/31/13 [6/2/13] that was Quick!
1114 Folklore with real beat-up case -- 5/13/13
* Jasmine ES34CFM cheap no case -- 4/22/13 [sold to pawn shop 7/12/13]
* 1771LX-CCB Scratched-Up -- 3/14/13 [sold 5/19/14]
* BC Rich Perfect 10 Bich Dragon’s Blood with case -- 2/6/13 [9/23/13]
* Line 6 Variax 300, Red with Line 6 gig-bag -- 2/6/13 [12/30/13]
* Bell & Head Cassandra Elk headless guitar with bag -- 1/10/13 [2/12/13]
* Ovation VXT with case -- 12/21/12 [5/4/14 to Mark in Boise]
Epiphone Les Paul Ultra II with case -- 12/6/12
CC29S-4C Cedar Contour Celebrity with bag -- 11/9/12
* BC Rich Eagle Classic Deluxe no case -- 11/2/12 [1/31/13]
1778T with case -- 10/16/12
Hamer SAFT(?) no case -- 10/10/12
* Squier Deluxe Hot Rails Strat, no case -- 10/11/12 [12/31/12]
* 1778TX, iDea module, Zero Gravity bag -- 9/25/12 [12/5/12 Kept ZG Bag]
* Parker P-44 with Gig Bag -- 9/24/12 [sold 7/24/13]
Spirit by Steinberger Blue V -- 9/11/12
1121-1 Artist Balladeer Beater, no case -- 7/25/12
Epiphone AJ220S with case -- 7/13/12
* Steinberger GU Project, no case -- 6/25/12 [8/20/12]
* Morgan Monroe M-00-BTV Blues 32 with case -- 6/18/12 [9/12/12]
* Line 6 Variax 300 with adapter and gig-bag -- 5/22/12 [9/21/12]
* Fender Affinity Franken-Strat with an ugly case -- 5/2/12 [pawned 10/23/13]
* 35th Anniversary Edition AN35-5 with Case -- 4/6/12 Great Deal! [1/27/13]
* Ashland by Crafter POS phony O with bag -- 4/4/12 [4/28/12]
1778T Red Flame GCXT with Case -- 2/29/12
1868T Shallow T with case -- 2/11/12
* Traveler EG-1 in Natural from GC -- 1/18/12 [1/26/13]
* Peavey Generation EXP acm with case -- 12/28/11 [3/10/12]
* 1685 Adamas 12-string ala Woody -- traded Uber-Deacon 11/22/11 [7/21/14]
* Oscar Schmidt Delta King OE30 Blue-Burst with Case -- $150 11/4/11 [12/4/12]
* Antonio Hermosa AH50 Nylon Electric no case -- 10/20/11 [8/3/12]
* Traveler EG-2 with Case -- 9/2/11 [10/25/12]
* 6778LX-NEB no case (Maggie) -- 8/8/11 [9/30/12]
* BC Rich NJ Classic Bich with gig-bag -- 7/25/11 [6/13/12]
* S771-4 with case -- 7/12/11 [10/28/12]
* Epiphone SG G-400 with case -- 7/2/11 [10/3/12]
* Blake Pseudo-Steinberger -- 6/1/11 [1/2/12]
* Pignose Guitar PGG-100 no case -- 5/19/11 [6/1/11]
* BC Rich Trace Warbeast no case -- 4/28/11 [12/12/11]
* Ocean Acoustic OA-047 -- 3/5/11 [10/2/11 Keep the ZG Case]
* Steinberger Spirit GT-Pro -- 2/25/11 [11/2/12]
* Squier Deluxe Hot Rails Strat with case -- 1/23/11 [7/10/11]
* 1114-Beater with case -- 2/15/11 [11-10-11 to Nordic norm]
* 1115 Flames & Skulls Pacemaker -- 12/30/10 [3/10/12]
* CC54i-PL iDea Guitar no case -- 10/17/10 [to Alison 7/7/11]
* 2778LX-4 with case -- 12/21/10 [2/5/12]
2078T-? with case -- 10/9/10 (painted Red 11/11/10... painted black 7/5/14)
* Traveler Speedster with Pocket Rock-it -- 12/10/10 [5/21/11]
* Academy KA-17 with crappy Case -- 9/28/10 [sold to Cholloway]
* Jay Turser JT Hawk 12-String with soft foam case -- 8/26/10 [sold]
* CSE44-HB with case -- around 8/2010 [sold]
* CSE24-5 with NICE Zero Gravity soft case -- 8/17/10 [sold]
* 2778LX-5 -- 8/9/10 [sold]
* 4861-1 with case -- 8/2/10 [10/11/10]
* 1771LX-CCB with case -- 7/26/10 [sold 12/27/10]
* Celebrity CC24 with case -- 7/13/10 [8/13/10]
* BC Rich Draco with Dean case -- 6/24/10 [12/30/10]
* 1867 Legend with case -- 6/24/10 [12/17/10]
* Epiphone Les Paul Special II with case -- 6/22/10 [sold 7/13/10]
* Uber-Deacon VXT by Woody -- 6/8/10 [trade for 1685 11/18/11]
* 1114-4 with case from TJ -- 5/28/10 [5/28/12 I’m gonna miss her]
* BC Rich KKV V2 -- 5/1/10 [Return for refund]
* BC Rich Draco no case -- 4/27/10 [Sold]
* Morgan Monroe MV-45 with Case -- 4/24/10 [8/12/10]
Sweetwater T with case from Slipkid -- 3/26/10 It Is MINE again!
* BC Rich Perfect 10 no case -- 3/13/10 [sold with heavy coffin case 7/7/10]
* 1612-4 Beater with case -- 2/23/10 [sold to Jack 7/21/12]
* Parker PM20 with gig bag -- 1/29/10 [10/8/12]
* Ultra GS with case -- 1/17/10 [2/1/10]
1778T-OF Flame T with case from TJ -- 1/6/10
* Parker P-36 with gig bag -- 1/5/10 [1/9/12]
* First Act VW GarageMaster with stand and bag -- 12/24/09 [sold 2/27/10]
* BC Rich Masterpiece Bich no case -- 11/23/09 [sold 5/5/10]
* BC Rich Bich 10 junky case -- 11/20/09 [sold 12/26/09]
* Ovation Celebrity Viper CV68 -- 11/17/09 [sold 2/12/10]
* Epiphone G-310 with beat-up Gibson case -- 10/23/09 [sold 1/20/10]
* Ibanez Montage MSC550TRD -- [sold]
* BC Rich “Trace” Warbeast / Coffin Case -- 9/28/09 [sold no case 3/14/10]
6778LX NEB Ovation Elite -- 9/16/09 $410
* CK047-FKOA with 9158 Case -- 9/5/09 [sold Kept the case]
* CK047-FKOA with case - 8/25/09 [6/25/10]
* 1111-CG Balladeer no case -- 8/9/09 [sold w/ TKL case]
* Epiphone Demon V with case -- 7/25/09 [sold 10/21/09]
* 1778T OP-Pro (2006) no Case -- 7/22/09 [sold to Alison with a 8158 case]
* Academy KA-17 -- [Sold to Woody, not sure when I got it]
* CC2474 Bass with case -- 6/20/09 [sold to Kevin]
Adamas 1681 with case -- 4/14/09
* 2007 Collectors’ with case -- 3/28/09 [Sold 6/11/10 AstroDan]
* Epiphone Les Paul Special II with gig bag -- 3/24/09 [sold 12/11/09]
* 1860 Custom Balladeer with case -- 3/23/09 [sold]
* Oscar Schmidt Delta King no case -- 3/18/09 [sold with Oscar Schmidt gig-bag]
* BC Rich Body Art Warlock no case -- 3/10/09 [sold with case]
* Trekker TC012 with gig bag and stool -- 3/4/09 [sold 11/27/09]
* BC Rich NJ Bich with gig bag -- 3/2/09 [sold to Hawaii]
* 40th Anniversary K1111 #006 -- 1/22/09 [Sold 11/16/09 to Kevin]
* Viper 1271 sez ‘Viper’ on it -- 12/20/08 [6/3/10 to Woody for Deacon VXT]
* Viper 1271 -- Got from Woody in trade [sold on 1/25/09]
* 1627 Glen Campbell with case -- 12/16/08 [sold]
* 2178 Ultra with case -- 12/1/08 [to Woody]
* 2071 Ultra no Case -- [sold with case package deal with 1627GC]
* 1771-CG Balladeer -- 10/30/08 [sold on 12/7/08]
* 1617 Legend with case -- Bought Locally [sold on 3/10/09]
* BC Rich Exotic Classic Bich 10 with case -- 9/23/08 [sold on 11/28/08]
* BC Rich Exotic Classic ASM -- 8/26/08 [sold on 2/27/09]
* BC Rich Red Warlock no case -- 7/29/08 [sold]
* S771 with case -- 5/26/08 [sold on 10/21/08]
* Sweetwater T 2078T -- 5/6/08 [sold to Jukebox Joe… 9/24/09] Bought it BACK
* 2058T 12-string with case -- 4/15/08 [sold to Woody]
* 1778T-OF -- 3/16/08 [sold on 2/24/09]
* 1778T OP-30 (2002) with gig bag only -- 2/5/08 [sold with a case 4/1/10]
* 1718 with case -- 1/30/08 [sold to Bowl Playing Boy on 9/24/08]
* Takamine G330 with case -- 1/20/09 [sold]
* Takamine EG561C -- 1/5/08 [sold on 5/7/08]
* Vinci crappy guitar -- 12/23/07 [Sent it on to Granddaughter Emilie]
* CS257 with case -- 12/1/07 [sold on 7/23/08]
* Oscar Schmidt Burst Delta King with case -- 11/12/07 [sold on 9/9/08]
* 1112-4 with case -- 9/21/07 [sold on 4/6/08]
* CC255 with case -- 8/27/07 [sold on 4/26/08]
* 1115 Pacemaker with case -- 6/17/07 MotherShip rebuilt [sold to David Lutes 4/11/09]
* 1312 Ultra with case -- 6/15/07 [sold 9/29/07]
* 1121 Artist -with case - 6/11/07 [sold on 3/1/09 after FedEx broke the neck]
* CC57 with case -- 6/4/07 [sold]
* CC44 with case -- 3/15/07 [sold on 1/1/08]
* Stellar Pluto 002 12-string with case -- 12/17/06 [Mom had it, Burnt in Home Fire]
* 1621 with case -- 12/16/06 [sold to Serge 5/12/09]
* GC057 with case -- 11/12/06 [11/16/07]
* 1112-1 with case -- [sold]
* 4861 Korean Balladeer with case -- 9/25/06 [11/27/07]
Lyon Pseudo-Strat with gig bag, amp, DVD -- 11/25/05 $97
Just trying to put this in perspective... I currently own 31 guitars. 
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Tony, you posted while I was composing this post.
Everybody needs a hobby. And this one has (mostly) kept me outta trouble for a while.
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(actually that is wrong... some people KEEP a bunch of guitars, not sell/trade)
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Location: Muenster/Germany | Buying and selling or trading guitars is one of the basic parts of my guitarist´s life, I`m a self-confessed hunter and gatherer. I did not journalize all but here´s a list of those I can remember, but only the Ovations, a complete list would be a three-digit one:
1115 Pacemaker
1615 Pacemaker
1618 Glen Campbell 12
1621 Artist
1613 Classic
1624 Country Artist
1657 Anniversary
1718 Elite
1769 Custom Legend
N 769 Custom Legend
1619 Custom Legend*
1719-30 Custom Legend
1659 Custom Legend 12
1687 Adamas
1681 Adamas WT
1638 Elite 12
1866 Legend 12
(* my first Ovation, 1979 model, a battered barn-find with lots of finish cracks and even a rusty trussrod, but I must say one of the best sounding and playable guitars I ever had.)
I still have different guitars, but will always have a number of Ovations. Finally I can say that my highest valued Ovation is the 1687 Adamas, the only Ovation I bought again after having sold one. Mine was made in 1982, and it looks and plays like a brand-new guitar, incredible.
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Location: Muenster/Germany | The fifth.. 1613 classic was the only loss I did not regret: I gave this guitar to a very poor guy who could play (seriously) better than I, and whose guitar got irreparably damaged...maybe the best "deal" I ever did. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | I'm more impressed by the fact you not only have kept an accurate list but that you typed them all out. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | I have pics of some of my former guitars that I do not remember owning. How sad is that?
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Even going back to the 70s, I haven't sold as many as some of you guys do in a year.
Univox H-2?
Homemade fingerbuster
Then jump 30 years:
Ovation Celebrity Deluxe
Applause 12 string
Ovation 99 Collector
Ovation Patriot
Ovation Custom Balladeer
Ovation Country Artist
Hamer Duotone
I gave an 83 Collector and an 87 Collector to my daughters, but I won't count guitars I've given away.
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Location: Canada | I have a frugal buy & hold personality and still "own" all guitars I have ever bought even though most are living with other people (I hope) and may not be accessible any more. So for you frequent traders - how does it work out from a financial point of view? Do you try to break even or get a profit from a trade, or do you have a pre-set loss level (e.g. 20 or 30%) that you can tolerate, or do you just not really care about what you initially invested into a guitar as long as it generates enough revenue to buy the next? |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I don't consider myself a frequent trader, so there's no method to the madness. I sold my first two guitars at about a 100% profit to fund the purchase of my Matrix ($245) in 1977. The Celebrity Deluxe I traded for the 99 Collector and then sold it to someone who really wanted it for more than I paid for it. The Applause 12 I sold for a little less than I paid for it to partially fund a Balladeer 12. The Patriot, Balladeer and CA I sold for slightly less than I paid in order to raise funds for Haiti earthquake relief after my daughter was there. The Duotone for a little more than I paid, just because it was wasted on me. Over all, I'd say I broke even, but that wasn't what I was trying to do. |
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Location: NH | When I was getting back into guitar, I bought and sold dozens of Celebrity guitars and a few Taylors mostly to try out different models. But along they way I noticed I was making a net gain. The result of which funded the purchases of my 1537 and 2771 LX, as well as a couple of electrics. I play mostly electric these days and am quite satisfied with the guitars I've acquired and do very little trading these days. But I still get afflicted with sporadic GAS attacks.
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | merlin666 - 2015-01-21 2:44 PM
So for you frequent traders - how does it work out from a financial point of view? Do you try to break even or...
When I first started buying and selling in 2007 or so, it was a different world.
You could buy an Ovation on eBay for $300, play it for six months... then Sell it for $400.
I bought different guitars to try them out back then.
You could buy a guitar, play it for a while...
and at least get your money back to try something else.
A while ago I did the arithmetic on whether I had made a profit on my guitar buying/selling.
I discovered that I had Lost thousands of dollars.
But I was not trying to make a profit back then.
Nowadays, if I sell a guitar I would like to get close to my money back.
That doesn't seem to be happening on eBay these days.
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Location: Phoenix AZ | There's a database on my website of every Ovation I have owned. Click on REFERENCE (left side menu bar) and then choose Database. Once there you can click CURRENT at the top right and the list will collapse to only those that I still own.
There's some I regret selling and some I regret ever buying.
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Location: Route 66, just east of the Cadillac Ranch | arthurseery - 2015-01-21 7:15 PM "A while ago I did the arithmetic on whether I had made a profit on my guitar buying/selling. I discovered that I had Lost thousands of dollars." I did that on a single guitar. sigh |
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Location: Utah | I've only gotten rid of one acoustic guitar as an adult, the 2007BCS Collector's Edition. It was redundant with my Adamas 2080, and school funds were needed for the kids' tuitions. I also sold a solid body electric, an Ibanez SZ520. It was a good guitar but didn't fit my needs or style.
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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | arthurseery - 2015-01-21 8:15 PM merlin666 - 2015-01-21 2:44 PM So for you frequent traders - how does it work out from a financial point of view? Do you try to break even or... When I first started buying and selling in 2007 or so, it was a different world. You could buy an Ovation on eBay for $300, play it for six months... then Sell it for $400. I bought different guitars to try them out back then. You could buy a guitar, play it for a while... and at least get your money back to try something else. Other than my trusty 1755 C. Balladeer, which I bought new back in the 80's, this is how I acquired every guitar I now own. As a social worker, I could never afford to outright buy such nice instruments, so I dabbled in a bit of capitalism over the years. It also helped pay the occasional unexpected bill. I would also add that John Budny and Kim Keller helped considerably with some very grand gestures on their part. I can't thank them enough. |
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Location: Canada | Standingovation - 2015-01-21 6:47 PM There's a database on my website of every Ovation I have owned. Click on REFERENCE (left side menu bar) and then choose Database. Once there you can click CURRENT at the top right and the list will collapse to only those that I still own. There's some I regret selling and some I regret ever buying. www.ovationgallery.com How do you have enen time to play the guitars with all the wheeling and dealing and packing ... and haven't you tried some other brands as well? |
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Location: Tennessee | The ones that come to mind (and still pain me)
DS768-CCB
Josh White
1968 Balladeer 12 Shiny Bowl
1537
Book Elite
OFC1
2000C
82 Collectors
Rickenbacker 360/V64-12
Cole Clark FatLady2
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Location: Suisun City, Ca | All these lists make me feel better. (I see a couple I've bought on noted posts 07C and 1537)
I've let a few go. Maybe folks should just list the one single regret...
For me, I regret most letting the 1538 go. I thought the "one out, one in" would help with SWMBO, but she'd've forgiven me by now and I'd have it AND the 1617ALE! |
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Location: Jet City | Most disgusted over? Hmm... it's a toss-up between these (probably the Adamas a bit more)...
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I know the Ultra GP was way over-valued, but I was still surprised that an electric player like you would let it go. I figure that someday they'll drop back down into the garage sale novelty category and I'll get one. I can't believe that Josh and the QOTSA influence, or whatever that was, has lasted this long. He quit playing them a long time ago. |
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Location: Indiana | In 40 years I've only sold 2 of my Ovations. My first Pacemaker and midi Viper. Regret both but necessary at the time. |
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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | AstroDan - 2015-01-22 5:10 PM All these lists make me feel better. (I see a couple I've bought on noted posts 07C and 1537) I've let a few go. Maybe folks should just list the one single regret... For me, I regret most letting the 1538 go. I thought the "one out, one in" would help with SWMBO, but she'd've forgiven me by now and I'd have it AND the 1617ALE! Yep. I know exactly how you feel about that 1538. |
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Location: Jet City | Mark in Boise - 2015-01-22 2:45 PM I know the Ultra GP was way over-valued, but I was still surprised that an electric player like you would let it go... Exactly why I let it go. It was over valued. I traded it for a Book Elite that was owned by some gas station dude. An Asian made Les Paul copy for that? A no-brainer for me. Both parties were (and still are I think) happy with our decisions. I'd still like to have it back. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I always thought the Book Elite would be a great replacement for the 87 Collector that I gave to our daughter. |
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