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Old Man Arthur
Posted 2008-01-20 7:21 PM (#308325)
Subject: Decisions, Decisions... What to sell...



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Okay, I'm having another mid-life crisis. Hypothetical Question--

If you find that you have too many guitars for your space...
But you like all your guitars (which is why you have them)...
But you figure that you have to make room...

How Do You Decide Which One(s) to Sell? :confused:
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sj022698
Posted 2008-01-20 7:24 PM (#308326 - in reply to #308325)
Subject: Re: Decisions, Decisions... What to sell...


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Buy more room...Problem solved :D
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gh1
Posted 2008-01-20 8:12 PM (#308327 - in reply to #308325)
Subject: Re: Decisions, Decisions... What to sell...


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Well, some of your guitars cover the same sonic spectrum. You have a collection that spans pure electric to acoustic.

Pick one favorite from each spectrum and get rid of the rest.

Then with the proceeds start collecting again. But don't hang on to a guitar that does not "speak" to you.

At one point i had close to 20 guitars. I'm down to five and three of those are on the block.

_____
gh1
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stephent28
Posted 2008-01-20 8:33 PM (#308328 - in reply to #308325)
Subject: Re: Decisions, Decisions... What to sell...



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Start slow and pick the one that has been played the least and sell it.

Take the one you play the most and put it to the side.

Now you just have to do this 6 more times :D
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stephent28
Posted 2008-01-20 8:34 PM (#308329 - in reply to #308325)
Subject: Re: Decisions, Decisions... What to sell...



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by the way....they are just guitars.

Unless there is some really strong sentimental attachment, it doesn't really matter.

I have sold some awesome guitars and while I had short term sellers remorse, it never lasted long.
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Damon67
Posted 2008-01-20 9:04 PM (#308330 - in reply to #308325)
Subject: Re: Decisions, Decisions... What to sell...



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Start with the non-Os of course!
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AussieJames
Posted 2008-01-20 9:24 PM (#308331 - in reply to #308325)
Subject: Re: Decisions, Decisions... What to sell...



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I like the sound of my LP Standard but it is heavy and unbalanced. Like gh1 said, it doesn't speak to me.
My Ultra GP is currently in transit from the US, if sounds as good when I get it I might move the LP on.
But then again!!!
Skyhooks Arthur, Skyhooks.
Some people like to put mirrors on the ceiling, why not guitars?
AJ :D
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stuart
Posted 2008-01-20 10:14 PM (#308332 - in reply to #308325)
Subject: Re: Decisions, Decisions... What to sell...


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sell guitars buy a bigger house start again
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Mark in Boise
Posted 2008-01-20 10:25 PM (#308333 - in reply to #308325)
Subject: Re: Decisions, Decisions... What to sell...


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Don't start collecting until you get a big house and the kids are gone. Or you could do like my neighbor did and build a small studio in the back of your garage. He kept bunches of guitars in there and his wife hardly ever looked. Wish he still lived there. Maybe he could hide some of mine over there.
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Old Man Arthur
Posted 2008-01-20 10:42 PM (#308334 - in reply to #308325)
Subject: Re: Decisions, Decisions... What to sell...



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What started this... I cleaned-up my Beater 1112-1, and took photos of this decrepit POS for eBarf. So I put strings on it so I can tell folks that it is still playable. Maybe good for camp/beach/whatever.
Then I play it, and it still plays nice, sounds great, easy on the fingers, and a real boomer.
But it is a POS that a BFLG-er MIGHT be able to salvage. I'm figuring that it might cost more to ship it than I would get for it.


Yeah, I have sold most of the guitars that migrate to the back of the stack. But I am stuck (in my own mind) cuz I know I won't get what "I" feel that they are worth!
"Hey! That is a 35 year-old Classic! Whaddaya mean $50! :mad: "
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Tupperware
Posted 2008-01-20 11:09 PM (#308335 - in reply to #308325)
Subject: Re: Decisions, Decisions... What to sell...


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Originally posted by Old Man Arthur:
How Do You Decide Which One(s) to Sell?
First of all get rid of the redundencies: You've got a 1621-4 and a 1121-4. They are the same guitar. Get rid of one. When is the last time you needed to play plugged in? You've got a '76 1112-1 and and '81 1112-4. Do you need both? Ditch one of them.

I've been through this process, believe me. I had 4 Thunderheads and 3 Tornados. Every one was "special" yet every one was the same. It was stupid. I sold 6 of them and I'm just as happy. Once you get used to selling them off, it's not such a big deal. The joy is in knowing that everythign you sell off can get replaced with something even better.

Dave

Dave
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ElevatorMD
Posted 2008-01-20 11:44 PM (#308336 - in reply to #308325)
Subject: Re: Decisions, Decisions... What to sell...


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Hey there,
I know. Lend each guitar out one at a time. You will either lose your mind over the guitar or not as it is gone. Then you will know which ones you can bear to part with.
Hey What a coincidence, I am in the area. A perfect lending location. (LOL)
Seriously, I lent my first Ovation Celebrity to a kid at church who was dying to learn to play, but his family could not afford a guitar. After a while I did not miss it, and gave it to him because he cherished it so. (He's 17 now and a pretty decent player.)
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Mark in Boise
Posted 2008-01-21 12:18 AM (#308337 - in reply to #308325)
Subject: Re: Decisions, Decisions... What to sell...


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Send the beater to Elliot Meldoy and let him send it to Iraq. That will make you and someone else feel much better. That's worth a lot.
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Old Man Arthur
Posted 2008-01-21 2:12 AM (#308338 - in reply to #308325)
Subject: Re: Decisions, Decisions... What to sell...



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Nice idea Mark, but I've spent two hours (literally) composing an eBarf listing for the 1112.

And Doctor Otis, I have lent-out my Johnson 620 and the Ukulele... The (old) girls down the hall have them... But I never hear them playing them. (which may be a Good Thing - As Martha Stewart would say)

[And No, the 1121 and 1621 are not the same guitar, the 1621 won't fit in the 1121's case.]
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Trader Jim
Posted 2008-01-21 8:54 AM (#308339 - in reply to #308325)
Subject: Re: Decisions, Decisions... What to sell...


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You're not asking me,...right?
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Old Man Arthur
Posted 2008-01-21 2:36 PM (#308340 - in reply to #308325)
Subject: Re: Decisions, Decisions... What to sell...



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Sorry Jim... You surely woulda been the Authority on the subject.
The Beater 1112-1 is gone already.
I promptly sold it, cheap.
I haven't even loosened the strings and I miss it already

Now I gotta decide between 1121 and 1621.
Both have pseudo-sentimental value....
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Trader Jim
Posted 2008-01-21 9:04 PM (#308341 - in reply to #308325)
Subject: Re: Decisions, Decisions... What to sell...


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OMA, very nice listing you put together there. Should have priced it higher, but at least it's gone. I just sold my Strat on Craigslist. The guy came by, gave me cash, took the guitar (no shipping involved) and it didn't cost me a thing. That's the way I like to move guitars. ;)
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Old Man Arthur
Posted 2008-01-21 10:28 PM (#308342 - in reply to #308325)
Subject: Re: Decisions, Decisions... What to sell...



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Aw Jim... Now you got me started. That sold in Hours, to someone who is just gonna re-sell it.
I wanted it to go to a Newbie or a Poor Tramp.
I don't have that Killer Business Sense to sell a Beater for $200 [which is what I paid for it].

My CC57 sold to a reseller... They relisted it in days for BIN at double the price.
It didn't sell, and they ended-up listing it again, and selling it for what they paid for it.

Maybe somewhere down the line the Beater will end-up in the hands that will appreciate it!

Yeah... I'm glad you liked the listing. I'm gonna use that template again. It looks nice.
Practice Makes Perfect... Now if I can translate that to my guitar playing...
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