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| Has that devalued signature. I'm keeping a close eye on it, would go very well with my 1687 RI. |
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Location: NJ | Damn.
I think that guy scribbled his name on anything he could get his hands on . . . |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | #4289: It's a 1987; last year for the dual Knob FET electronic's: my black -5 1688 was #4563 from 1988 and had OP-24...
nice clean color...If I didn't have my '83, I'd be on it...get it g8r...you won't be sorry! |
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Location: NW Washington State | Originally posted by cliff:
Damn. I think that guy scribbled his name on anything he could get his hands on . . . The label fell out of my Academy. Do you think he'd scribble on that if I sent it to him?
-Steve W. |
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Location: Germany | Sure, he even scribbled on my OFC's label.
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Location: Tidal Mudflats of Virginia | Dadump...dadump...dadump........ |
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Location: Brighty in Blighty | I wonder what the reserve is |
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| Originally posted by dweezil:
I wonder what the reserve is We'll find out after I bid (which won't be until the end of the auction), or as soon as some foolish impatient idiot runs the price up early in the auction. I know what it's worth, and I know what I'm willing to part with for this guitar (a not inconsiderable sum). I have a feeling the seller's not too ignorant about the worth, either. I've emailed some questions, awaiting a response. |
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Location: closely held secret | "valume & tone control" for the anxious player. |
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| Well, we know what the reserve was now. Guess somebody needed some "valume," or a lesson in how not to bid up an ebay item too damn early. :mad: Still, nowhere near what it could (and should) go for as of now. |
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Location: closely held secret | That's curious... and stupid. He doubled the initial bid. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Maybe the bidder is a member here and maybe he knows exactly what he's doing. |
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Location: closely held secret | The auction doesn't end for 6 days... what exactly would he hope to accomplish by driving up the price so soon? (maybe I'll learn something) |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | He didn't drive the price up at all. If you bid lower than the reserve and are the high bidder, it will jump you only higher than the 2nd place bid.
But if you bid higher than the reserve and you are the high bidder, it jumps you automatically to the reserve.
The bidder knows he's gonna have to exceed the reserve to win it anyway, so why not do it now and get it over with. He didn't drive the price up at all, only to the reserve. The only ones disappointed are those who usually salivate for a week thinking they will win a guitar like this for $800.
No matter how you slice it, the winner is always the one willing to place the highest bid. Period.
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Location: closely held secret | Did you recently take a new job in HR at a northeastern paper company? |
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Location: Cincinnati | Originally posted by The Wabbit Formerly Known As Waskel:
The auction doesn't end for 6 days... what exactly would he hope to accomplish by driving up the price so soon? (maybe I'll learn something) He may have just wanted to know what the reserve was. Or he may have put in a high bid so that snipers can't beat him in the last seconds. There are diferent ways to play it. I prefer the last second bid myself. |
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Location: closely held secret | Ok, those are all good points. |
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Location: NW Washington State | Originally posted by Gallerinski:
Maybe the bidder is a member here and maybe he knows exactly what he's doing. Aren't "a member here" and "knows exactly what he's doing" mutually exclusive? |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | No. I think there are some very savvy ebays in our ranks. This'll be interesting to see whos snipe service works best. |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | It's worth at least a grand more...I wouldn't sell mine for under 3 large...
And I always wait till the last 15 seconds and bid to win...
but, not this time... |
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| Agreed on all points except the "not this time", Mike. I'll be throwing my bid in during the last seconds. When this auction ends I'll be visiting the outlaws in north central WVa, about a 3 hour drive from the seller. I've already confirmed with him that if I happen to win I'll drive up and pick it up in person. |
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Location: Tidal Mudflats of Virginia | I've lost out on three GP's in the last month...this one, deal me in...and now you know the reserve, you're welcome! :D |
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Location: Tidal Mudflats of Virginia | Now it's getting up around where other 1688 have been selling for... |
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Location: SoCal | These are such great 12's. We had friends over last night and the guy who's just a monster guitar and mando player picked up my Adamas 12 and as he always does, commented that it was the best 12 string he had ever played. High praise from a Martin/Gibson guy (no Taylors)...... |
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | Too bad it's not a cutaway. |
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