My Gibson Gem *gasp* and my Gretsch G5222 for sale!

Re: My Gibson Gem *gasp* and my Gretsch G5222 for sale!

If I had $750 I would just take it, Nothing is better than a Blue Paul with some character!

My only question is . . . . "my gosh! what kind of spiked belt buckle do you wear?"
 
Re: My Gibson Gem *gasp* and my Gretsch G5222 for sale!

:) Thank you! All of the finish damage was done by the last owner, and before him. Well, where my right arm rest, I probably wore plenty of that off. But besides that, everything was done before I bought the guitar nearly 2 years ago. She's been my favorite! Except of course for the Green Buddy, and the Duo Jet. And the guitar that's replacing her.

Still - it is my first Gibson. I'll miss her.
 
Re: My Gibson Gem *gasp* and my Gretsch G5222 for sale!

BigAlTheBird said:
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Your offer was beaten by many people on eBay, and I turned them all down. I've got an offer at the moment for close to my asking price, I'll probably take it.

"Schit state" huh? :chairfall
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Well, it's being sold w/o pickups & the factory routes are all messed up... it needs a new bridge, has "substantial" fret wear, tons of dings, dents & finish checking...

I mean, you've got to admit that it's not in the best of condition.

If you've got someone offering close to what you want go get it!

As a body blank, it's just not worth that much to me...
 
Re: My Gibson Gem *gasp* and my Gretsch G5222 for sale!

J Moose said:
Well, it's being sold w/o pickups & the factory routes are all messed up... it needs a new bridge, has "substantial" fret wear, tons of dings, dents & finish checking...

I mean, you've got to admit that it's not in the best of condition.

If you've got someone offering close to what you want go get it!

As a body blank, it's just not worth that much to me...
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Does need a new bridge. lol I don't know where you keep coming up with "substantial fret wear," these frets are A) the nicest frets I've ever played on, B) not worn and C) the exact frets I'm having subsequent guitars refretted with.

There are dings, no dents, some finish chipped off in places, and a whole ton of checking. To me - and some other people - checking actually raises the value of a guitar. I'm willing to pay far more for a well checked guitar than a basic one.

The factory routes being messed up is a huge deal, I admit. That's really the only reason this isn't going to get $1,000+. And I'll admit it, I wouldn't pay $1,000+ for this. But knowing what I know, I would happily pay $700-$800. And luckily for me, it looks like someone on eBay will too.

It's a great guitar that has been loved. And some dumbass routed the poor thing, badly. But that's not the end of the world, to me at least. It plays and sounds better than many Gibsons I've played, and it's pretty darn cool looking (if you can get past the little dings).

But I respect and understand if you don't 'get' it. I completely understand that. No hard feelings!
 
Re: My Gibson Gem *gasp* and my Gretsch G5222 for sale!

SOLD! I'm sad, but at the same time very happy! Whew.

Didn't get as much as I wanted from eBay, but in looking at the whole market, I actually came out alright. Not to mention I closed outside of eBay with a buyer (as in he sent a best offer and I said 'close outside eBay and I'll accept'), so I saved $50 in closing fees.

And overall, I made about $300 more than what I paid for it. So even though I was very attached to the guitar, as a monetary thing, it went just fine. Great investment. :)
 
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