Aceman
I am your doctor of love!
Re: How do you guys prefer to sell your gear?
Whatever you don't need - I could use it.
Whatever you don't need - I could use it.
How do you guys prefer to sell your gear?
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superpete
Active member
Re: How do you guys prefer to sell your gear?
yeah i know. i've worked at many music stores over the years (including GC). but if you're selling gear to get new stuff, it certainly helps.
yeah i know. i've worked at many music stores over the years (including GC). but if you're selling gear to get new stuff, it certainly helps.
Oinkus
New member
Re: How do you guys prefer to sell your gear?
You probably have way more and better stuff then me but there really isn't anything remotely exciting in my not being used pile at the moment.Just pulled a unused case off the shelf in the garage for the Vox , there's a crappy gig bag or 2 if you need one ?
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Funkfingers
Guest
Re: How do you guys prefer to sell your gear?
Profitably.
I have made deals with a few SDUGF members but, in my location, eBay is the easiest way to reach the largest number of potential customers.
Profitably.
I have made deals with a few SDUGF members but, in my location, eBay is the easiest way to reach the largest number of potential customers.
Securb
One of Jerry's Kids
Re: How do you guys prefer to sell your gear?
Mail me a pick I will send you 50 cents. I do expect free shipping of course.
Mail me a pick I will send you 50 cents. I do expect free shipping of course.
muttznmongrelz
New member
Re: How do you guys prefer to sell your gear?
Ca$h Money...but I usually list on CL, SDUGF and Kramer Forum and finally, eBay. Unfortunately, eBay seems to be the most successful option.
Ca$h Money...but I usually list on CL, SDUGF and Kramer Forum and finally, eBay. Unfortunately, eBay seems to be the most successful option.
HKZSquared
New member
Re: How do you guys prefer to sell your gear?
I've had very limited success selling any of my gear but Craigslist has been the only thing making real sales for my bigger stuff. I've sold a few pickups over ebay that went alright, but I still lost out after all the fees.
However, I traded a guitar I just traded for a week ago, and saw it up on craigslist the next morning, being advertised at twice what it's worth, (almost $100 over new value). New it went for $160. It had maybe $50 worth in upgrades to it. I couldn't sell it on Reverb at $135 (missing the trem arm). The guy is now trying to ask $250 for it without the trem arm, or even a trem arm. I'm gonna flip sh*t if it sells at so much as $200, however I won't be too mad. I traded $60 worth in gear for it+ a gigbag... (And shhh I never gave (nor told) craigslist guy (about) the gigbag). So either way I look at it, I'm still coming out of this okay. Especially since the guitar I traded it for is still worth more (and closer to my needs) than the one I traded.
That all said, I have had a guitar of mine posted there for months, and I keep getting people asking to keep them informed on if it sells because "I'm hoping to have the cash for it next week"
Thankfully none have wasted my time coming to "try" it with no intention to buy.
... For that guitar anyway. Only once in general though.
Had a guy who was gonna make a great trade deal with me over CL, I knew I was getting a slightly lower value guitar as a straight trade, but I wanted that model anyway. I get all ready and set up etc and the guy never shows. Thankfully a few weeks later I got the better end of the trade with another guy for another guitar.
Long story short, selling privately sucks.
Oh and I had a guitar posted on ebay, it got a bid right after being posted, couple days later, like 4 1/2 days before the auction was to end, the bidder emailed to apologize that he couldn't pay if the auction won because of surprise home repairs. I accepted it, with hopes that "hey now nobody else can get it at minimum bid" but nobody else bidded at all. That guitar's been up on reverb, and here, and craigslist, over a long few months, but still no takers. Hopefully it'll finally sell somewhere.
However, my first craigslist sale (an LTD KH-202) went quite well, and I only got talked down $10 by a man with cash in hand, and it was only listed a week.
Still, selling with any hope for any profit at all sucks.
I've had very limited success selling any of my gear but Craigslist has been the only thing making real sales for my bigger stuff. I've sold a few pickups over ebay that went alright, but I still lost out after all the fees.
However, I traded a guitar I just traded for a week ago, and saw it up on craigslist the next morning, being advertised at twice what it's worth, (almost $100 over new value). New it went for $160. It had maybe $50 worth in upgrades to it. I couldn't sell it on Reverb at $135 (missing the trem arm). The guy is now trying to ask $250 for it without the trem arm, or even a trem arm. I'm gonna flip sh*t if it sells at so much as $200, however I won't be too mad. I traded $60 worth in gear for it+ a gigbag... (And shhh I never gave (nor told) craigslist guy (about) the gigbag). So either way I look at it, I'm still coming out of this okay. Especially since the guitar I traded it for is still worth more (and closer to my needs) than the one I traded.
That all said, I have had a guitar of mine posted there for months, and I keep getting people asking to keep them informed on if it sells because "I'm hoping to have the cash for it next week"
Thankfully none have wasted my time coming to "try" it with no intention to buy.
... For that guitar anyway. Only once in general though.
Had a guy who was gonna make a great trade deal with me over CL, I knew I was getting a slightly lower value guitar as a straight trade, but I wanted that model anyway. I get all ready and set up etc and the guy never shows. Thankfully a few weeks later I got the better end of the trade with another guy for another guitar.
Long story short, selling privately sucks.
Oh and I had a guitar posted on ebay, it got a bid right after being posted, couple days later, like 4 1/2 days before the auction was to end, the bidder emailed to apologize that he couldn't pay if the auction won because of surprise home repairs. I accepted it, with hopes that "hey now nobody else can get it at minimum bid" but nobody else bidded at all. That guitar's been up on reverb, and here, and craigslist, over a long few months, but still no takers. Hopefully it'll finally sell somewhere.
However, my first craigslist sale (an LTD KH-202) went quite well, and I only got talked down $10 by a man with cash in hand, and it was only listed a week.
Still, selling with any hope for any profit at all sucks.
MkIII Renegade
New member
Re: How do you guys prefer to sell your gear?
The last time I sold a guitar was in 2008 at the beginning of the recession on Craig's list, but that route is full of deadbeats and sometimes criminals. Before that, I hadn't sold a guitar in ~15 years, when the intrawebs was unheard of. In those days (when I was perpetually very short on cash), I would trade to/receive rape from local guitar store.
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Now, I hardly ever buy or sell anything major from the local guitar store, it's usually evilbay. I stalk the item online for at least 6 months after the idea pops in my head to see the REAL price range and read reviews before buying.
The last time I sold a guitar was in 2008 at the beginning of the recession on Craig's list, but that route is full of deadbeats and sometimes criminals. Before that, I hadn't sold a guitar in ~15 years, when the intrawebs was unheard of. In those days (when I was perpetually very short on cash), I would trade to/receive rape from local guitar store.
oNow, I hardly ever buy or sell anything major from the local guitar store, it's usually evilbay. I stalk the item online for at least 6 months after the idea pops in my head to see the REAL price range and read reviews before buying.
TIGEREYELASER
New member
Re: How do you guys prefer to sell your gear?
I've got a guy right now who wants me to leave my Morley pedal outside and he'll leave the money. Umm, no. I gave him my reason of nosy neighbors (which is true) walking off with the money (still a highly likely possibility in my 'hood) For crying out loud it's been on hold almost two weeks if he really wanted it he'd have it by now. I gave him two days to pick it up until I release the hold... It seems I'd get better results dealing with my local music store. They're usually pretty good with me.
I've got a guy right now who wants me to leave my Morley pedal outside and he'll leave the money. Umm, no. I gave him my reason of nosy neighbors (which is true) walking off with the money (still a highly likely possibility in my 'hood) For crying out loud it's been on hold almost two weeks if he really wanted it he'd have it by now. I gave him two days to pick it up until I release the hold... It seems I'd get better results dealing with my local music store. They're usually pretty good with me.
