this same guitar sold a few weeks ago for around $2,500. the first seller made it clear the guitar at one time had a replaced bridge and because of this needed two holes plugged. the second seller,(this seller) left that point out of his original description. i emailed the seller and insisted he add it to his description or his ad may be considered fraud . As well, i asked him his reserve and he told me $3,900 to which i replied. wow! three weeks ago you paid $2,500 for the guitar and now you claim your wife is making you sell yet you want to almost double your money. this is what he had to say
If someone gave me this guitar, would you expect me to give it away? If I had bought it for $ 100.00, is that what you would offer? If I paid $20,000.00, would you pay that? The point is not what I paid, but what it is worth. If someone cannot afford it, that is not my problem. It is worth what someone else will pay. I'm not a dealer per se, nor am I a charity organization. Perhaps you should have bid a month ago. This is economics 101.
The seller seems like a real charmer. I replied
You will tell yourself anything. The point is the guitar was for sale in auction on the high profile site eBay just weeks ago. The sale reflected market value as auctions commonly do. On eBay you tell a sob story involving your wife and most importantly you hid information about the guitars originality that would effect the price. Those are signs of greed and cunning nothing more or nothing less. I do not judge your petty greed but instead am simply calling a spade a spade. Good luck
